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Tag: David Diaz

June 16, 2025 by Betsy Bird

Fuse 8 n’ Kate: Smoky Night by Eve Bunting, ill. David Diaz

Notorious not because of the content but because of one of the creators, we address a book about violence in L.A. We chose it because of its illustrator, but now L.A. is in the news. We had no idea.

March 9, 2011 by Betsy Bird

Fusenews: Hunting the snark

After posting a video from the episode of Community where Troy meets his hero LeVar Burton I got a penchant for a little Reading Rainbow.  The universe, it appears, was happy to oblige.  First off you have a woman that I would love to meet one day.  If the name Twila Liggett fails to ring […]

September 25, 2010 by Betsy Bird

Review of the Day: Sharing the Seasons selected by Lee Bennett Hopkins

Sharing the Seasons: A Book of Poems Selected by Lee Bennett Hopkins Illustrated by David Diaz Margaret K. McElderry Books (an imprint of Simon & Schuster) $21.99 ISBN: 978-1-4169-0210-4 Ages 8-12 On shelves now Yesterday I was frustrated. Very very frustrated. I’m a children’s librarian. Patrons tell me what they desire and I find just […]

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