Tag: Bernard Waber

March 11, 2019 by Betsy Bird

Fuse 8 n’ Kate: Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile and The House on East 88th Street by Bernard Waber

You see, there's a bit of a problem with old Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile. Most people remember the title of the second book in the series, but are we to ignore Book #1? I gave Kate the chance to decide which one to do, so what did she decide? To do both, of course!

May 16, 2012 by Betsy Bird

Top 100 Picture Books #96: Ira Sleeps Over by Bernard Waber

#96 Ira Sleeps Over by Bernard Waber (1972) 20 points While I can remember many favorite chapter books from my childhood, there are only a handful of picture books that I distinctly remember reading and enjoying (my mother saved many of my picture books, so I know I had quite a library of picture books). […]

March 1, 2012 by Betsy Bird

Re-Seussification Project: The Results

It was kind of a kooky idea, I admit it. I’ve seen plenty of sites where artists will reinterpret someone like Maurice Sendak in their own styles. What I wanted was something a little different. I wanted to see what would happen if great children’s book illustrators illustrated one another. If a Lobel illustrated a […]