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Tag: illustrator videos

January 20, 2024 by Betsy Bird

The Belle of the Bologna Book Festival A Conversation With Beatrice Alemagna

Folks, when you have a chance to interview an absolute legend in the field, you take that chance and you run with it. Today's legend in question: none other than the illustrious Beatrice Alemagna.

September 1, 2021 by Betsy Bird

Warrants a Discussion: David Wiesner Discusses His Carle Museum Exhibit

Multi-Caldecott Award winning creator David Wiesner gives me a rundown on the history of wordless picture books (worth an academic course right there) and the exhibit he curated with the Carle called Speechless: The Art of Wordless Picture Books.

January 26, 2021 by Betsy Bird

Wisdom of Trees: An Interview and Video Reveal for the Latest from Lita Judge

Hope you like trees because today you're getting a bird's eye view. Author Lita Judge answers my questions and reveals a video for her latest dendrophile accomplishment.

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Video Premiere: The Making of Nerp

July 22, 2020 by Betsy Bird

"Fancy monster foods inspired by 1950s recipes." Today I share Sarah Lynne Reul's new behind-the-scenes video on the complex creation of her latest picture book, Nerp!

Thoughts (and Videos) of Hans Christian Andersen: The Journey of His Life

May 19, 2020 by Betsy Bird

Hans Christian Andersen was a weird dude. Today I premiere a video that shows some art from a book about him. Whatta fella.

Book Chat Premiere: The Bad Mood and the Stick by Lemony Snicket, ill. Matthew Forsythe

September 5, 2017 by Betsy Bird

On occasion I will do a presentation that encapsulates the history of children’s literature on social media. It’s fairly simple. You start with listservs, move on to blogs, work in the rise of Twitter, and then close with a variety of examples of children’s books (or YA, though that’s a different animal for the most […]

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Video Sunday: Yesss! Boyz II Men Inclusion Accomplished!

November 27, 2016 by Betsy Bird

Morning folks. I’ll start today with a video that contains some classy tunes. It’s my recent interview with Eric Rohmann about his new book GIANT SQUID. Delicious delicious giant squids. Sorry. This interview occurred on a day when I was half hoping the staff recording the interview would have a big steaming plate of calamari […]

Video Sunday: Have a think in your head

September 11, 2016 by Betsy Bird

I do not know where Monica Edinger found our first video today.  All I know is that she discovered a video that is absolutely the most interesting thing you’ll see all week.  It’s a young Maurice Sendak.  He’d recently won the Caldecott for Where the Wild Things Are.  I’ve never seen anything like this before.  […]

Video Sunday: Be Kind to Your Web-Footed Friends

July 3, 2016 by Betsy Bird

Aww. Didja miss these? It’s not like I see as many videos these days, y’know. Not for lack of interest. They just don’t float in front my nose the way they used to. Fortunately there are a couple that I’ve collected in my travels and I’m featuring them here today. They may be a bit […]

Video Sunday: Meeting All Your Sleer n’ Thneed Needs

January 11, 2015 by Betsy Bird

2014 marked a distinct increase in attention spent on children’s books with diverse characters. However, this is not to say that all books with diverse characters got the same amount of attention.  Take, for example, Saving Baby Doe by Danette Vigilante.  It was one of the only middle grade books in 2014 to sport a […]

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