Tag: new awards

January 30, 2014 by Betsy Bird

Fusenews: Let the wild (mind the gap) rumpus start!

Sometimes I do a little ALA Youth Media Awards wrap-up after all is said and done, but since Lori Ess and I were able to have our say immediately following the awards announcements, I feel like I’ve covered my bases. Moving on! Lest one be so caught up in the thrilling hullabaloo of the ALA […]

September 20, 2010 by Betsy Bird

Fusenews: Call me Al

Sometimes I feel that in midst of all our Newbery/Caldecott predictions we tend to place more attention on the Newbery side of the equation. There are Mock Newbery committees all around the country with blogs. How strange that there are fewer Mock Caldecott committees. You’d think it would be the other way around. After all, […]