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Betsy Bird@fuse8.bsky.social |
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Blog about kids books? You bet (A Fuse #8 Production). Library degree? You know it. Books for kids? Five. Books for adults about kidlit? Two. Podcasts about kids books? One (Fuse 8 n’ Kate). Having fun! afuse8production.slj.com
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Debut creator Cherry Mo takes a well-loved idea and renders it bright, shiny, and new in this vibrant take on a tale as old as lunchtime. I review HOME IN A LUNCHBOX and also interview her, all at once! #kidlit 📚👍 afuse8production.slj.com/2024/07/11/r...
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So many small pubs are vying for your attention this fall/winter season. Via @pubspotlight.bsky.social its’s a preview of books from @berbaybooks.bsky.social, @childsplaybooks.bsky.social, Cicada, Diamond Books, & @florisbooks.bsky.social: #kidlit 📚👍 afuse8production.slj.com/2024/07/10/p...
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It may not come out until 4/25 but we're doing a deep dive into an upcoming book, chock full of pigeon research with Sandra Nickel. Come hear about Seven, A Most Remarkable Pigeon and its cover reveal: #kidlit 📚👍 afuse8production.slj.com/2024/07/09/q...
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We've a very special guest (@grubreport.bsky.social) and a very special Swedish import from 1974 to discuss on the @fuse8nkate.bsky.social podcast. It's our ALA Annual Conference episode! #kidlit 📚👍 afuse8production.slj.com/2024/07/08/f...
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Yes, powder only. Flakes they can avoid.
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A bevy of beauties is revealed with this very stellar peek at what's coming out for us in the fall. We're looking at Levine Querido and their Fall 2024 titles (and a couple Spring 2025 for kicks!): #kidlit 📚👍 afuse8production.slj.com/2024/07/04/a...
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My huge canister of red pepper is ideal for protecting my tomatoes. Unless. Of course, they acquire a taste for it (they don’t tend to).
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A deep dive with artist Saki Tanaka, who knows a thing or two about what happens when a child moves to a new place without knowing the language there. #kidlit 📚👍 afuse8production.slj.com/2024/07/03/t...
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On the @fuse8nkate.bsky.social podcast we take a quintessential Fourth of July title and put it under a spotlight to see how it’s aged. #kidlit 📚👍 afuse8production.slj.com/2024/07/02/f...
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You wanna see the picture book science title that reads aloud to large groups like a dream? Then you better not miss The Noisy Puddle by Linda Booth Sweeney & Miki Sato. Roughly speaking? A visual delight. #kidlit 📚👍 afuse8production.slj.com/2024/06/23/r...
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The interviews this week are on fire! Today, Amy Hest and Erin E. Stead talk up their latest title and how they're "still on the kids' side" when it comes to creating their books. You're not going to want to miss this one. #kidlit 📚👍 afuse8production.slj.com/2024/06/27/t...
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I know of no studies myself but would LOVE to hear the results of this study. I can speak to ways to alleviate that feeling people have, though.
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Oh yeah. First timer over here. Recently taught my daughter in the ways of almost landing on the water at LaGuardia in NYC so this will be a nice sequel for me.
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Elisha Cooper joins us to day to talk about baby goats, grouchiness, occasional rants, the beauty of a successful picture book, and so much more. I cannot stress enough what a good interviewee he is. Check it out: #kidlit 📚👍 afuse8production.slj.com/2024/06/26/f...
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A wild array of new titles await you at the end of 2024. Today I'm looking at 4 books from @transitbooks.bsky.social. Get ready for books that look NOTHING like what we usually see on the U.S. market. #kidlit 📚👍 afuse8production.slj.com/2024/06/25/p...
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Considering the heat, I offered Kate two picture book choices featuring nude protagonists to consider for the podcast. Kate opted for the baby. A wise choice. #kidlit 📚👍 afuse8production.slj.com/2024/06/24/f...
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Happy Juneteenth! To celebrate, we discuss a work of historical fiction with its author Sandra Headen and get the inside scoop on her influences, upcoming titles, and more! #kidlit 📚👍 afuse8production.slj.com/2024/06/19/t...
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Good News: You have literal LOADS of time!
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Whoo! The comments are already getting spicy. Time for the Newbery/Caldecott 2025 Summer Prediction Edition! And along the way we're providing some Coretta Scott King and Batchelder Award thoughts as well. #kidlit 📚👍 afuse8production.slj.com/2024/06/18/n...
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Oh, it is a raucous delight.
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Usually you might associate a book of this sort with titles of a European bent, but Asch & son are 100% 'merican. With enough weirdness to choke a cat, Mr. Maxwell's Mouse is the subject of today's @fuse8nkate.bsky.social episode: #kidlit 📚👍 afuse8production.slj.com/2024/06/17/f...
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Happy Father's Day! We're highlighting my favorite dad book of 2024 MY DADDY IS A COWBOY from C.G. Esperanza, & Stephanie Seales, and talking about it (though I do get a little distracted by these creators' killer headshots): #kidlit 📚👍 afuse8production.slj.com/2024/06/16/f...
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Then we get into the whole Miss-Clavel-is-not-nun bit. And so it goes.
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Happy Father's Day! We're highlighting my favorite dad book of 2024 MY DADDY IS A COWBOY from C.G. Esperanza, & Stephanie Seales, and talking about it (though I do get a little distracted by these creators' killer headshots): #kidlit 📚👍 afuse8production.slj.com/2024/06/16/f...
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But that is why we LURV him!
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*JUST LAUNCHED* Mega KidLit Feed w/fellow admins @boringstorybook.com & @charlenedraws.bsky.social! One feed pulls in hashtagged posts from moderated #kidlit Lists from multiple users in community.
Browse Feed here
More info & how to post to Feed
Feel free to share graphic on other platforms!
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badly-drawn bee 🐝
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Netflix was roundly mocked for releasing their ridiculous shark film as 'Under Paris' instead of the obvious Shark de Triomphe. So they've just released these alternate posters, which I love.
#UnderParis
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Today we’re looking at late 2024 titles coming out from a slew of small publishers. Check out the offerings from @sweetcherrypub.bsky.social, Albatros & Barefoot Books all courtesy of @pubspotlight.bsky.social: #kidlit 📚👍 afuse8production.slj.com/2024/06/12/p...
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Oh, we covered that as well. It’s another one he re-illustrated: afuse8production.slj.com/2021/09/20/f...
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"...all joy, genius, and play." Not a bad way of describing today's book, Trucky Roads, and this interview with its author, the illustrious Lulu Miller (of NPR fame, no less!): #kidlit 📚👍 afuse8production.slj.com/2024/06/11/t...
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A consideration of the original 1977, and subsequent 2004 update, of a Steven Kellogg classic. On the @fuse8nkate.bsky.social podcast we look at the update of The Mysterious Tadpole and decide which version we prefer. #kidlit 📚👍 afuse8production.slj.com/2024/06/10/f...
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I haven’t! Gonna see if my library has it now.
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I dunno. I remember when the poor actress playing Nellie Olson had to regularly deal with adults angry with her being “so mean to Laura”. As it is, it has always been.
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This isn’t just A werewolf book for kids. It is THE werewolf book for kids. Today I review Benji Zeb is a Ravenous Werewolf by @dekemoulton.bsky.social #kidlit 📚👍 afuse8production.slj.com/2024/06/06/r...
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Pretty sure. It was in my WILD THINGS book certainly. Gandhi was also a fan, as I recall.
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Nyasha Williams is on hand to discuss Hoodoo, daily rituals, and a keen watermelon and orange salad. We discuss her latest picture book on a topic rarely discussed in pbs for younger kids. #kidlit 📚👍 afuse8production.slj.com/2024/06/04/h...
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You know, we lived long, full lives before we became aware of what a katydid looks like. It’s like if Guillermo del Toro commissioned a Muppet. Gah! [Red-Eyed Tree Frog, 1999]
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There are a lot of red-eyed creatures in our trees these days, but today we're looking at a different kind of vermilion-eyed tree denizen. A @fuse8nkate.bsky.social podcast consideration of a 1999 nonfiction book and if it's stood the test of time. #kidlit 📚👍 afuse8production.slj.com/2024/06/03/f...
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Worth. It.
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Quiet, unassuming, delightful, funny, and with just enough science fiction in there, I’m just gonna say it: I love this book. You know who else is going to love this book? Kids. I fall in love today with The Spaceman by Randy Cecil. #kidlit 📚👍 afuse8production.slj.com/2024/05/31/r...
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Thanks to @pubspotlight.bsky.social, I've gotten a peek at a slew of children's books slated to come out in the not-so-distant future. It's Fall/Winter 2024 titles with Walker Books Australia, Black Sands & Kalanoit Books: #kidlit 📚👍 afuse8production.slj.com/2024/05/30/p...
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Meet the charmer of the season. A picture book influenced by both animation and silent films, and that puts those wet, miserable walks in context. A talk today with @estrelalourenco.bsky.social about WALKIES: #kidlit 📚👍 afuse8production.slj.com/2024/05/29/v...
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If you're a small publisher, what can you possible do to raise funds? Introducing the incredible Elsewhere Editions auction. Take a gander and see what entices. Where else can you get your own Peter Sís, after all? #kidlit 📚👍 afuse8production.slj.com/2024/05/28/e...
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If you're a small publisher, what can you possible do to raise funds? Introducing the incredible Elsewhere Editions auction. Take a gander and see what entices. Where else can you get your own Peter Sís, after all? #kidlit 📚👍 afuse8production.slj.com/2024/05/28/e...
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A seemingly simple package of roadside kitsch hides a story of grief, complicated family relationships/friendships, and more cactuses than you ever thought could fit on a page. Today I review Next Stop by @debbiefong.bsky.social: #kidlit 📚👍 afuse8production.slj.com/2024/05/24/r...
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Actually, I have it on good authority that SLJ just interviewed Debbie for an article on BlueSky. So expect that soon!
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A seemingly simple package of roadside kitsch hides a story of grief, complicated family relationships/friendships, and more cactuses than you ever thought could fit on a page. Today I review Next Stop by @debbiefong.bsky.social: #kidlit 📚👍 afuse8production.slj.com/2024/05/24/r...
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A pediatric cardiologist in the Bronx writes three young adult novels then pens a thoroughly touching picture book tale of a girl and her grandfather. Learn more about Abuelo, the Sea, and Me and its origins in this Q&A with Ismee Williams: #kidlit 📚👍 afuse8production.slj.com/2024/05/22/e...
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Today we've ten terrific titles penned for adults but with some sort of connection to the world of children's literature. It's another Unexpected Jolts of Children's Literature Day! #kidlit 📚👍 afuse8production.slj.com/2024/05/21/u...
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What's big, green, and loves minor league baseball? Today on the @fuse8nkate.bsky.social podcast we dive into a Bill Joyce book we've never done before and determine where Bob stands in the pantheon of picture books. #kidlir 📚👍 afuse8production.slj.com/2024/05/20/f...
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