
Good Comics for Kids
March 21, 2023 by Betsy Bird
"I hadn’t really thought about it specifically, but I guess by the time I was in middle school, I already had the formative understanding of censorship as a political tool to suppress different points of view."
March 17, 2023 by Betsy Bird
Remember Stuntboy, in the Meantime? Well it has a sequel and we're premiering it today along with a slew of interior spreads. Nice!
February 11, 2023 by Betsy Bird
How do you write a book inspired by spoken word, the STEAM curriculum, 90s hip hop videos and Jordan Peele films? I talk with DaVaun Sanders about his series launch and reveal a brand new cover.
January 26, 2023 by Betsy Bird
Alma returns! And as a board book series too. The Caldecott Honor winning character will see new life this September in two books for our youngest of readers, and we've got the covers for you to see!
September 29, 2022 by Betsy Bird
A collaborative title by Monica Edinger and Lesley Younge is seeing its release in spring of 2023. I have the interview and cover reveal here today.
August 19, 2022 by Betsy Bird
ay it is my very great pleasure to not only host the cover reveal for the sequel to the first Danbi book, Danbi's Favorite Day, but to also talk with author/illustrator Anna Kim about what it is that makes Danbi and her friends so amazingly appealing.
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July 20, 2022 by Betsy Bird
In a pandemic era, how do you write an honest book about going to the hospital? Lisa Brown presents the cover of The Hospital Book while she talks about her process.
June 25, 2022 by Betsy Bird
There is an art to a collected biography. Today, I interview author Veeda Bybee about a 2023 release that gets the genre right.
June 8, 2022 by Betsy Bird
When artists write picture books and encourage others to illustrate them, what's the reasoning? Today we've a beautiful interview with Eric Fan and Dena Seiferling on their upcoming NIGHT LUNCH and what this collaboration has entailed.
May 19, 2022 by Betsy Bird
"I want to make art, not taxidermy." A ribald talk with two greats in the field of children's literature. I reveal the cover of their latest: POLAR BEAR!
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by Betsy Bird
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