100 Scope Notes
February 24, 2024 by Betsy Bird
You're in another country and back at home a war breaks out. What do you do? Today we find out what Anna Desnitskaya did and reveal the cover of her latest picture book.
February 23, 2024 by Betsy Bird
In the first of our two-part series commemorating the anniversary of the War in Ukraine, we talk to Oleksandr Shatokhin about the impact of 2023's YELLOW BUTTERFLY.
September 22, 2023 by Betsy Bird
If you think the 2020 COVID-19 lockdown, the famine in Ukraine in the 1930s, and Brooklyn at that same time makes for an awkward tri-narrative, you are wrong. And if you also think that it would be highly difficult to weave three such perspectives together, there you are correct, but it can be done. The Lost Year proves as much.
November 30, 2022 by Betsy Bird
Today we host Oksana Lushchevska as she discusses the value of Ukrainian books for children. An invaluable talk on the subject.
September 22, 2022 by Betsy Bird
Coming in December, a book on Ukraine's national anthem and how it applies to their current straits today. I interview authors and illustrator about this exciting upcoming release.
Teen Librarian Toolbox
by Karen Jensen, MLS
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