
The Yarn
April 1, 2025 by Betsy Bird
What do you get when you combine April Fool's Day with the first day of Poetry Month? A poetry graphic novel about dino poets, of course!!
October 5, 2014 by Betsy Bird
You know, it’s been a while since I showed you some of the fan-freakin’-tastic Wild Things videos we’ve been playing on the old Wild Things: Acts of Mischief in Children’s Literature website. I know some of you haven’t gone over to it lately so I’ll make it easy for you. Here’s a quickie synopsis of […]
June 16, 2010 by Betsy Bird
The Strange Case of Origami Yoda By Tom Angleberger Amulet Books (an imprint of Abrams) $16.95 ISBN: 978-0-8109-8425-7 Ages 9-12 On shelves now. Let us now sit back and consider what the ultimate boy/girl middle grade novel would contain. By which I mean, the novel that perfectly balances out the stereotypical vision of what boys […]
Politics in Practice
by John Chrastka
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