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Tag: French children's books

November 12, 2020 by Betsy Bird

Review of the Day – Mr. Invincible: Local Hero by Pascal Jousselin

Without a doubt, this is one of the most original books I’ve read for kids, teens, adults, you name it, in years. Incroyable? You don’t know the half of it.

April 21, 2017 by Betsy Bird

Review of the Day: My Valley by Claude Ponti

My Valley By Charles Ponti Translated by Alyson Waters Elsewhere Editions (an imprint of Archipelago Books) $24.00 ISBN: 978-0914671626 Ages 4-8 On shelves now. I’ve written a lot about the state of translated children’s books in America lately. It is what it is. Generally speaking, Americans can be a bit cagey when it comes to […]

October 12, 2016 by Betsy Bird

Review of the Day: What Color Is the Wind? by Anne Herbauts

What Color Is the Wind? By Anne Herbauts Translated by Claudia Zoe Bedrick Enchanted Lion Books $19.95 ISBN: 978-1-59270-221-3 Ages 5 and up On shelves now I’m going to have a hard time of it when my kids grow up. When I had them I swore up, down and sideways that I wouldn’t turn into […]

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Fusenews: Bemoaning, Lamenting, and Generally Carrying On

October 28, 2014 by Betsy Bird

A stumper to begin the day. I got this message from my aunt and I simply do not know the answer. Librarians of the world, do you know? Just to clarify beforehand, the answer is unfortunately not Are Your My Mother? by P.D. Eastman: “… seeking info on a children’s book that was [a] favorite […]

Fusenews: The Bear grumbleth “mum mum”

May 31, 2014 by Betsy Bird

Honestly, I don’t quite know why I even bother doing Fusenews posts on Saturdays.  As you might suspect, my readership dips considerably when the weekends hit, but an old Fusenews post is like a week old fish.  Time does it no favors.  As such, I shall cut through my seething envy of everyone at BookExpo […]

Benjamin Chaud: You Know Him. You Just Don’t Know You Know Him.

May 23, 2014 by Betsy Bird

Tell me and tell me true, what do the following have in common? From the title of this post you have no doubt concluded that they all share the same illustrator.  However, had you asked me prior to my recent meeting with French artist Benjamin Chaud, I don’t know that it would have necessarily occurred […]

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Review of the Day: A Funny Little Bird by Jennifer Yerkes

June 4, 2013 by Betsy Bird

A Funny Little Bird By Jennifer Yerkes Sourcebooks Jabberwocky (an imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc.) $15.99 ISBN: 978-1-4022-8013-9 Ages 3-7 On shelves now When I was a kid I tried to learn how to draw by reading Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain. A lot of the book was dedicated to showing your average […]

The French Are Here . . . And They Want Your Children

February 20, 2012 by Betsy Bird

I was going through a box of new Candlewick releases the other day when I came across a charming little board book by the name of Peekaboo Baby.  It’s your standard lift-the-flap reveal-the-baby number, the kind Karen Katz has perfected to an art.  A person can’t have too many lift-the-flaps in the house, of course, […]

Review of the Day: Press Here by Herve Tullet

March 10, 2011 by Betsy Bird

Press Here By Herve Tullet Chronicle Books $14.99 ISBN: 978-0-8118-7954-5 Ages 4-8 On shelves March 30th When we talk about interactive picture books we’re usually talking about pop-up books or tactile books with fuzzy/bumpy details. When we talk about picture books that break down the fourth wall, we’re usually talking about titles that approach the […]

Review of the Day: Big Wolf and Little Wolf by Nadine Brun-Cosme

October 26, 2009 by Betsy Bird

Big Wolf and Little Wolf By Nadine Brun-Cosme Illustrated by Olivier Tallec Enchanted Lion Books $16.95 ISBN: 978-1-59270-084-4 Ages 4-8 On shelves now. It’s seems strange to say that different countries produce different flavors of children’s literature, but it’s true. The Dutch books feel one way, the Japanese another. And the French books… well, where […]

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