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October 17, 2024 by Betsy Bird

Where’s All the Short Fiction for Kids? A Talk with Renée Watson and Torrey Maldonado on These Much Needed Books

Why is so little short fiction for older readers published in America today? We talk with two middle grade expert authors on the topic and get some insights into why that might be.

March 22, 2024 by Betsy Bird

Review of the Day: Black Girl You Are Atlas by Renée Watson, ill. Ekua Holmes

Funny, whipsmart, emotionally resonant, and quick. When I want to hand a book to kids, I want to hand them the best. I want to hand them this.

August 27, 2021 by Betsy Bird

Review of the Day – The 1619 Project: Born on the Water by Nikole Hannah-Jones & Renée Watson, ill. Nikkolas Smith

“Their story does not begin with whips and chains”. Today I review a marvelous testament to not just the power of reclaiming your own story, but the story of your ancestors as well.

Review of the Day: Ways to Make Sunshine by Renée Watson

April 2, 2020 by Betsy Bird

Sharp and smart. Kind and caustic. Occasionally acidic, but in a nice way, today's review is of the kind of book that wakes up dreamy readers and forces the darned kids to think a little. Precisely what we would have all been waiting for, had we but known to want it.