Teen Librarian Toolbox
February 21, 2024 by Betsy Bird
Take one Alex London, add in one Paul O. Zelinsky, and sprinkle in a bit of snobby artists, broken fourth walls, and sleep-deprive hallucinations and you have yourself a helluva cover reveal and interview.
November 17, 2021 by Betsy Bird
It's Jewish. It's Christian. And it's created by the singular team of Lee Wind and Paul O. Zelinsky. We're talking with this dynamic duo about their latest title RED AND GREEN AND BLUE AND WHITE.
September 6, 2021 by Betsy Bird
Keeping our Into the Woods quotes to a bare minimum we look at Paul O. Zelinsky's first major award winner.
October 23, 2018 by Betsy Bird
I know we Americans don’t talk a lot about the translation of children’s literature for a variety of reasons. Even so, I had hoped it would be bigger news when translator Anthea Bell died recently. Though she did not work exclusively with children’s books, she was probably personally responsible for one of the most successful […]
April 16, 2018 by Betsy Bird
Mother’s Day isn’t exactly around the corner, but this episode is basically our present to our mom. She’s been bugging us to do this particular book for ages. Certainly that Caldecott Honor in the corner of the cover gives it the necessary picture book classics cred. Rumpelstiltskin is, indeed, one of my favorites. As you […]
June 10, 2012 by Betsy Bird
Ladies and gentlemen it is my supreme pleasure to show you today a little somethin’ somethin’ you’ve not seen the likes of before. A star studded cast. A deeply amusing book. A video that is enjoying its world premiere here on A Fuse #8 Production today. So sit back, pop some popcorn, and enjoy the […]
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December 16, 2011 by Betsy Bird
Toys Come Home: Being the Early Experiences of an Intelligent Stingray, a Brave Buffalo, and a Brand-New Someone Called Plastic By Emily Jenkins Illustrated by Paul O. Zelinsky Schwartz & Wade $16.99 ISBN: 978-0-375-86200-7 Ages 5-10 On shelves now I’m feeling tetchy. Let’s set out some rules when it comes to prequels of children’s books […]
April 14, 2011 by Betsy Bird
Howdy, folks. I’m starting off today with a little podcast-related item. Back in the day I tried podcasting for sport. It was fun (I had my own intro music and everything) but after a while it became clear that podcasting is a labor of love best left to the professionals with their prodigious editing skills, […]
August 27, 2010 by Betsy Bird
Dust Devil By Anne Isaacs Illustrated by Paul O. Zelinsky Schwartz & Wade (an imprint of Random House) $17.99 ISBN: 978-0-375-86722-4 Ages 5-10 On shelves September 14, 2010 If Pippi Longstocking is a redhead known for her casual legwear, Angelica Longrider (or just “Angel” for short) would have to be considered her blatantly barefoot ginger-headed […]
August 4, 2010 by Betsy Bird
A night ago I had a dream that I was at the 826NYC Bingo Night and I forgot to take pictures or blog the event. The shame of it all! Boy, you know I won’t make that mistake this Saturday. And SPEAKING of this Saturday, are you guys aware that you rock, and rock hard? […]
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