Politics in Practice
February 5, 2019 by Betsy Bird
It just seemed to make sense to do a book this week that could kill two birds with one stone. I've always wanted to do a wider range of children's picture books and we haven't done any by Muslim-American (or, in this case, Muslim-Canadian) authors. So I took a look at New York Public Library's 100 Children's Books, 100 Years list (which I still love and admire) and selected Big Red Lollipop. And who did the illustrations? The latest double Caldecott Award winner, Sophie Blackall, that's who.
February 4, 2011 by Betsy Bird
Well, far be it from me to begin with a Facebook link when I know full well that some of you don’t have Facebook accounts and still others can’t view Facebook links while you’re at work (schools in particular come to mind). But this is just so kinda cool that I can hardly resist. If […]
May 14, 2010 by Betsy Bird
Big Red Lollipop By Rukhsana Khan Illustrated by Sophie Blackall Viking (a division of Penguin) $16.99 ISBN: 978-0-670-06287-4 Ages 4-8 On shelves now. Yeah, I have a little sister. Have since I was six. And like most older siblings I had the usual older sis/younger sis relationship with her you might imagine. We older siblings […]
Politics in Practice
by John Chrastka
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