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October 5, 2026 by Betsy Bird

Fuse 8 n’ Kate: Cold Feet by Cynthia DeFelice, ill. Robert Andrew Parker

"Dead's dead. But I'm alive. And I could use some boots." This book is... different, let's say, and we are HERE for it! If you haven't encountered it before, prepare yourself for a heckuva thing.

September 21, 2026 by Betsy Bird

Fuse 8 n’ Kate: Flossie and the Fox by Patricia C. McKissack, ill. Rachel Isadora

Today we consider a tale of tricking the trickster with a good old-fashioned existential crisis. A title I could have sworn we already did on our podcast, but, until now, has left a great gaping hole.

Fuse 8 n’ Kate: Whatever Happened to the Dinosaurs by Bernard Most

September 14, 2026 by Betsy Bird

Clowns! Misspellings! And guns guns guns. That's what we're getting with this legitimate 1984 charmer today.

Fuse 8 n’ Kate: Tootle by Gertrude Crampton, ill. Tibor Gergely

September 7, 2026 by Betsy Bird

I, for one, stand behind this book's message, which I interpret as "Trains shouldn't go off their rails because they could freakin' kill someone!"

Fuse 8 n’ Kate: The Butter Battle Book by Dr. Seuss

August 24, 2026 by Betsy Bird

"Why do you keep giving me books with such delectable behinds?" Oh yes. We're clearly having a very serious conversation on the podcast today about the nuclear arms race. You have been warned.

Fuse 8 n’ Kate: The Adventures of Sparrowboy by Brian Pinkney

August 17, 2026 by Betsy Bird

"Does this book date itself with its first three words?" Those words? "Henry the paperboy..." Yet surely, if kids can read about steam trains they can read about paperboys, right? We debate any and all aspects of this, our first Brian Pinkney title on the podcast.