Walter Dean Myers

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May 30, 2022 by Betsy Bird

Fuse 8 n’ Kate: Harlem by Walter Dean Myers, ill. Christopher Myers

How well is this Caldecott Honor title remembered today? We take a look at a classic Myers & Myers work, considering its legacy and occasional fashion choice.

March 20, 2014 by Betsy Bird

Fusenews: Abundant Smart Cookies

Oh, what fun we shall have now that the weather is better. Here in New York spring sprang yesterday and all the New Yorkers, as one, exhaled in relief. We are perfectly aware that it can’t last (can anything?) but we’re enjoying it while we can. So sit back and glue your eyes to a […]

January 5, 2012 by Betsy Bird

Fusenews: When “going green” is a bad thing

The last time I did a Fusenews was more than a week ago. As such my links all seem a bit out of date. Ah well. Let’s have fun with a partially abbreviated Fusenews today then. However, to begin . . . Sometimes it feels like we always lose some of the best ones at […]

Who Should Be the Next National Ambassador of Young People’s Literature?

September 15, 2011 by Betsy Bird

Had a conversation with someone the other day about the next potential National Ambassador of Young People’s Literature. A position created in 2008 by its sponsors The Center for the Book in the Library of Congress, the Children’s Book Council (CBC) and Every Child a Reader, from 2008-2009 the job went to Jon Scieszka. In […]

Video Sunday: Weirdly supple crystal balls

September 11, 2011 by Betsy Bird

Oh good. Now we have a rallying cry. Bonus. Thanks to Maureen Johnson for the link. Travis at 100 Scope Notes recently discovered the author video cache to beat all author video caches. As he puts it “I challenge you to a good ol’ fashioned game of ‘I Bet I Can Find a Video Interview […]

Review of the Day: The Chronicles of Harris Burdick by Chris Van Allsburg

June 18, 2011 by Betsy Bird

The Chronicles of Harris Burdick: Fourteen Amazing Authors Tell the Tales By Chris Van Allsburg and more Houghton Mifflin Harcourt $24.99 ISBN: 978-0547548104 Ages 9-12 On shelves October 25, 2011 Chris Van Allsburg has always been the Rod Serling of the children’s literary world. Of that there can be no question. With no other author, […]

Fusenews: Encyclopedia Peck

October 18, 2010 by Betsy Bird

As far as I’m concerned, every good blog post should begin with fiction starring Gregory Peck. What we have here is one of the luscious finds boasted by Greg Hatcher over at the site Comic Book Resources. I’m a big fan of Hatcher because when he does round ups like this one he always takes […]