Heavy Medal
September 29, 2025 by Betsy Bird
With Robert Munsch in the news lately, we thought it an opportune time to visit one of his lesser known titles.
February 11, 2019 by Betsy Bird
I found a nice calm little book and discussed it in a nice calm little way. Fear not, though. There is PLENTY to pick apart. The fact that a Dude In Distress can be simplified to simply "The D.I.D." Who you would cast as the dragon in the movie of this book (which, let's admit it, it's a little weird that it HASN'T been turned into an animated full-length feature film yet)? And how exactly do you pronounce "Munsch"? All will be made clear.
November 6, 2017 by Betsy Bird
That’s right! After a month of good but relatively obscure titles I’m declaring today Very Special Episode Day for the Fuse 8 n’ Kate podcast. Folks have requested this one since our inception and now, for your listening enjoyment, I have the honor of springing this book on someone who has never read it before. […]
May 18, 2012 by Betsy Bird
#86 The Paper Bag Princess by Robert Munsch (1980) 23 points This is deeply satisfying to the children I read it to, and to me as an adult as well. She’s clever, she’s brave and she refuses to subordinate herself. The well placed use of the word “bum” adds a nice bit of levity to […]
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