100 Scope Notes
January 22, 2024 by Betsy Bird
Today's 1972 release came out long ago but has aged remarkably well in the interim. If you're looking for a first-time-sleepover title, this one still fits the bill.
August 14, 2023 by Betsy Bird
On today's podcast episode we discuss armless nuns, "piles of water," and the fact that the true moral of this story appears halfway through the book.
March 11, 2019 by Betsy Bird
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
#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
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 […]
Heavy Medal
by Steven Engelfried
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