Heavy Medal
August 2, 2024 by Betsy Bird
It's that time again. Time to discuss cases in which the world of adult literature and the world of children's books intersect in all new and interesting ways.
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.
January 16, 2023 by Betsy Bird
We've an annual tradition here at Fuse 8 n' Kate where I present Kate three potential winners and she considers which ones have the best chance. This year Kate feels that there is one clear cut winner . . . and a book that can only be called a complete and utter loser in comparison.
March 11, 2022 by Betsy Bird
“Maybe because blue has such a complicated history of pain, wealth, invention, and recovery, it’s become a symbol of possibility, as vast and deep as the bluest sea, and as wide open and high as the bluest sky.” I consider a truly gorgeous bit of picture book history in the magnificently written and illustrated BLUE.
Politics in Practice
by John Chrastka
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