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November 3, 2019 by Betsy Bird

Press Release Fun: SCBWI’s 3rd Annual Literacy Initiative Gives Books to Readers in Need

Children’s Book Creators Join Forces to Provide High Quality Books Plus a Literary Celebration for REACH in Norfolk, Virginia! Los Angeles, October 10, 2019 The members of the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators join forces once again as part of the organization’s annual SCBWI Books For Readers literacy initiative to collect, curate, and […]

October 9, 2019 by Betsy Bird

Press Release Fun: SCBWI’s Annual Literacy Initiative

The members of the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators join forces once again as part of the organization’s 3rd Annual SCBWI Books For Readers book drive and literacy event to collect, curate, and donate new books created by its members to one of its two 2019 recipients: the Madison Reading Project in Madison, WI. (The other is REACH in Portsmouth, […]

September 29, 2018 by Betsy Bird

Press Release Fun: SCBWI Books for Readers Book Drive

For IMMEDIATE RELEASE SCBWI’s 2nd Annual Literacy Initiative Gives Books and Builds Dreams With Donations of Books to Readers In Need Children’s Book Creators Join Forces to Provide High Quality Books for the Indian Education Program of Fargo and West Fargo Public Schools Los Angeles, CA, and Fargo, North Dakota—September 19, 2018 Members of […]

Press Release Fun: SCBWI Teams With Local Nonprofits To Give Books To Kids

December 19, 2017 by Betsy Bird

Sometimes I’m on top of cool news items and sometimes I get a bit sidetracked until after the fact. I heard about this cool SCBWI Literacy Initiative. The pictures are in. Scroll to the bottom of this post to see them: For IMMEDIATE RELEASE SCBWI’s First-Ever Literacy Initiative Gives Books and Builds Dreams with Donations […]

Fusenews: Saving the Second Penny

September 28, 2015 by Betsy Bird

The problem with this Fusenews feature is that if I don’t do them regularly then the news out there builds up, builds up, builds up, until there’s so much of it out there that I’m almost embarrassed to do anything with it. Such is the case today! And, as per usual, I’ll say that I’m […]

If I Were a Rich Girl: The Children’s Literary Conference and Convention Tour

January 3, 2012 by Betsy Bird

Ever have that moment where you wish you were independently wealthy? Let’s say you are and that you’re also a children’s librarian (dream with me here) who can take leave anytime you wish. What would you ideally love to do? Me, I’ve got a plan in place. When the universe informs me that I’ve won […]

Fusenews: Croquet and Pentanque (together at last)

July 12, 2011 by Betsy Bird

Maybe half a year ago I mentioned that Ms. Lucy Knisley had created a cartoon poster for the first four Harry Potter books. Now with the final Potter movie coming out, the posters are at long last complete. They follow the plots of the books, not the films, but the look of the characters can […]

Video Sunday: It’s the Robinson Crusoe bit, in case you were wondering

July 3, 2011 by Betsy Bird

This week I reviewed Anne Ursu’s Breadcrumbs, a keen look at the weirdness that is Hans Christian Andersen. At the same time the Brit blog Playing By the Book highlighted a ballet take on the Andersen story The Most Incredible Thing. I wasn’t able to grab the video she found but I was able to […]