The Yarn
April 7, 2025 by Betsy Bird
It's our very first Lauren Child on the podcast! We talk picky eating, weird Girl Scouts, and how Charlie and Lola were the Bluey of their day.
April 11, 2023 by Betsy Bird
Welcome to a series I like to produce on the regular. "Unexpected Jolts of Children's Literature" is what happens when an adult book discusses children's literature in some manner.
October 21, 2010 by Betsy Bird
Well, kids, here’s the deal. While I’d love to tell you that I won’t be blogging for the next few days or so because I’ll be at the Kidlitcon in Minnesota this weekend, truth be told the real reason for my sporadic bursts is that it’s my 10-year college reunion and I am in the […]
The Yarn
by Travis Jonker
Politics in Practice
by John Chrastka
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