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April 8, 2020 by Betsy Bird

Unexpected Jolts of Children’s Literature

To tide you over, and fill your days with visions of sweet books, it's time for another edition of Unexpected Jolts of Children's Literature! The adult world is keen, but it's also filled with books that have something to do with literature for kids. Here then is the latest crop of books with a very specific bent.

April 20, 2017 by Betsy Bird

Surprising Jolts of Children’s Literature: Spring 2017 Edition

Not a terribly long list today, I’ll confess, but want to know a little secret? Come close. I’m buying a house. Yep! After living in nothing but apartments (and currently renting a home that doubles as both a mystery house and a hospice for yellow jackets) I’m finally being a great big grown-up and owning […]

September 8, 2016 by Betsy Bird

Fusenews: Born and raised in South Detroit . . .

This blog has spoiled me beyond all hope or recognition. Over the years I’ve used it to find nannies, to get books re-published, and now it has solved a mystery that lay dormant for years. Back in November of 2009 I decided I wanted to track down a book from my childhood. Writing stumpers into […]

RIP Gene Wilder: Children’s Literature’s Avatar

August 30, 2016 by Betsy Bird

Consider, if you will, the life of Gene Wilder. Since his death, many people have been doing precisely that. It makes me happy, but since I’ve harbored a not-so-secret crush on the man for decades (a quick search of this blog will back that up) I felt it necessary to point out that for all […]

Fusenews: Different cultures. Same battlefield.

February 29, 2016 by Betsy Bird

Happy Leap Day! Unlike Leap Day William here I have no candy to bestow upon the weeping children of the world, but I do have some keen links. First and foremost, this old newspaper article (possibly The New York Times) courtesy of Andrew Fairweather. It’s a little difficult to read here but it says, “THE […]

Video Sunday: Because clearly Alice in Wonderland wasn’t trippy enough

November 2, 2014 by Betsy Bird

The We Need Diverse Books campaign has kicked it up a notch with an Indiegogo campaign. They’re raising money to support authors, diversify classrooms, develop educational kits, promote diverse programming, you name it. As of my writing this they are $40,000 or so away from their goal. Check it out: Diverse Campaign w Thanks Card […]

Fusenews: “Red Nine doth here stand by”

October 15, 2014 by Betsy Bird

Me stuff. You have been warned. So the first thing to know today is that this coming Saturday I’ll be speaking at the Eric Carle Museum about Wild Things: Acts of Mischief in Children’s Literature. It will prove to be an amusing talk and if you live in the area I’d desperately love it if […]

Fusenews: Confessions of a syllabus addict

January 4, 2013 by Betsy Bird

Allrighty then (remember when this phrase was a thing?). Time to whip out a Fusenews in this new format. Let’s crank her up and see what she can do! Let’s start with the me stuff. This happened while I was on vacation: The folks at the New York Times asked me to be a part […]

Top 100 Children’s Novels #31: Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll

May 31, 2012 by Betsy Bird

#31 Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll (1865) 58 points A full out absurdist assault at the arbitrary nature of language, Carroll challenges everything about the way we speak and write, from homonyms to idioms. When people talk about children’s movies and books being entertaining for both kids and adults, they usually mean that […]

Fusenews: Like you for always shudder

December 8, 2011 by Betsy Bird

Actually, that little icon here is a touch misleading, but I took it since it talks about our first news item of the day. This l’il here ole blog got itself nominated for an Edublog Award, which is mighty nice. SLJ wrote an article about me and my fellow nominees, Joyce Valenza’s NeverEndingSearch, Karyn Silverman […]