The ABC of It

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January 22, 2019 by Betsy Bird

Behind The ABC of It: A Talk With Curator Lisa Von Drasek

When I heard that Lisa Von Drasek, the curator of the Children's Literature Collection at the University of Minnesota had given a home to a new ABC of It (the children's literature exhibit that Leonard Marcus curated in NYC), I was intrigued. And when she allowed me to interview her about it? I was thrilled. Here's Lisa explaining how she managed to right a great wrong, and contribute something mighty to the world of children's literature.

May 21, 2014 by Betsy Bird

Fusenews: “What’s the matter with kids today?” – with apologies to Bye, Bye, Birdie

Giving birth! All the kids are doing it these days. And you know what giving birth means, right? It means having a little extra time to blog and get my non-work related projects done. Though, naturally, I wrote 50% of this post a day ago and then must have failed to save the darn thing. […]