Good Comics for Kids
October 24, 2017 by Betsy Bird
We start with the Me Stuff, and then it’s all downhill from there, as they say. First up, I’m slated to be in NYC this weekend! *enter noisemaker sound here* Yup! It’s Bookfest time at the Bank Street College of Education and this guy is gonna lead a discussion on humor with Jon Scieszka, […]
June 16, 2016 by Betsy Bird
You know what’s even better than serving on an award committee? Having someone else write about it. As I’ve mentioned in the past, I was on the judging committee for this year’s Boston Globe-Horn Book Awards alongside Chair Joanna Rudge Long and Roxanne Feldman. It was Roxanne who reported on our discussion, and even took […]
June 4, 2012 by Betsy Bird
#26 Winnie-the-Pooh by A.A. Milne (1926) 65 points Time to scrub our minds of Disney and go back to the original. Yes, I was a proud member of a student initiated “A.A. Milne Society” in college. – Aaron Zenz This book has been part of my life for as long as I can remember. I […]
September 5, 2011 by Betsy Bird
Happy Labor Day! I’ve no special post of my own but I know someone who has created the ultimate list of Labor Songs. That would be Professor Phil Nel and at this point I’ve only seen the first of three posts but it is truly fantastic. For one thing, he includes Moxy Früvous on his […]
Teen Librarian Toolbox
by Rachel Strolle
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