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Tag: The Mysteries of Harris Burdick

December 3, 2018 by Betsy Bird

Fuse 8 n’ Kate: The Mysteries of Harris Burdick by Chris Van Allsburg

Truly a book for our times. Is there any other picture book out there that causes kids to question what they’ve been told right from the start, more than this one? I make the argument in the podcast that this book is timely. It prepares children, in an era of news that is not always […]

May 29, 2012 by Betsy Bird

Top 100 Picture Books #50: The Mysteries of Harris Burdick by Chris Van Allsburg

#50 The Mysteries of Harris Burdick by Chris Van Allsburg (1984) 38 points This is such a great mysterious book. I love sharing this book with a group of students who think they have it all figured out. This book never fails to stop them in their tracks. After we read it, they always have […]

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