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#32 - Betsy Bird

Published: Aug. 22, 2017, 3:17 a.m.

Intro

Hi everyone and welcome to Books Between - a podcast for teachers, parents, librarians and anyone who wants to help connect kids between 8-12 to books they will love. \\xa0I\\u2019m your host, Corrina Allen - a mom, a teacher, and really excited that I got to see the solar eclipse this afternoon! Here in Syracuse we had about 70% (ish) coverage and my daughters and husband and I hung out in the backyard with glasses our neighbors so kindly gave us and we saw the light dim and the shadows get eerie. I couldn\\u2019t quite get the colander trick to work but that\\u2019s okay - I loved all of your photos of your experiences that you shared online.

This is Episode #32 and today, as promised last week, I\\u2019m sharing with you a conversation with Betsy Bird - librarian, host of the new Fuse 8 n\\u2019Kate podcast, and the editor of the fabulous new short story anthology called FUNNY GIRL! \\xa0We chat about the book, what makes her laugh, our least favorite picture books, and, and......I challenge her to a fart noise contest!

Take a listen\\u2026.

Interview Outline - Betsy Bird

For those listening who may or may not be familiar with you, can you give us a little introduction of who you are and what you do in the world of children\\u2019s literature?

Where does the name Fuse 8 come from?

Funny Girl

You\\u2019ve mentioned that Funny Girl was the result of noticing that kids wanted funny books and there weren\\u2019t too many options written by women. So you proposed the idea to your editor..

Once this project was a go, how did you go about finding authors to contribute and what was your criteria when you pitched the idea to them?

Have you read any of the stories with your own kids ?

So, you\\u2019ve mentioned that girls are often discouraged from using humor as a coping mechanism. In your own life - either now or as a kid - what were some times when using humor has helped you?

It was interesting - when I got the book and looked at the Table of Contents and I was browsing all the authors, i was thinking \\u201cOoooo...this is going to be awesome!\\u201d

But - the authors whose stories made me laugh the most, were NOT the ones I was expecting! I actually loved that - it helped me find new people to get to know.

Aside from stories like those in Funny Girl, what are some things that make you laugh? \\xa0What\\u2019s your sense of humor like?

Fuse 8 n\\u2019 Kate Podcast

So you have a new podcast! \\xa0What made you decide to jump back into podcasting? \\xa0

What is a popular picture book that you don\\u2019t like?

Your Reading Life

What were some of your favorite books as a child?

As a parent, how do you make time for reading with your family? And what does that that look like?

What have you been reading lately that you\\u2019ve liked?

Where do you see a gap in the world of children\\u2019s books?

Thank You!

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Closing

Alright - that wraps up our show this week. We have some great topics and interviews and book talks coming up including some thoughts on building a community of readers, conversations with Celia Perez about The First Rule of Punk, and Alan Gratz about Refugee AND Ban This Book. \\xa0So be on the lookout for those.

And if you have a question or an idea about a topic we should cover, I would love to hear from you. You can email me at booksbetween@gmail.com or connect on Twitter/Instagram at the handle @Books_Between.

Thank you so much for joining me this week. You can find an outline of interviews and a full transcript of all the other parts of our show along with all of our previous episodes at AlltheWonders.com.

And, if you are liking the show, please help others find us too by telling a friend, sharing on social media, or leaving a rating on iTunes or Stitcher.

Thanks again and see you soon! \\xa0Bye!

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Episode Links:

Betsy Bird \\u2019s Fuse 8 Production Blog on School Library Journal

Listen to Fuse 8 n\\u2019 Kate Podcast here on iTunes or Soundcloud

Betsy\\u2019s Books:

Giant Dance Party

Wild Things!: Acts of Mischief in Children\\u2019s Literature

Funny Girl

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Books and Other Things We Discussed:

Sipping Spiders Through a Straw: Campfire Songs for Monsters by Kelly DiPucchio & Gris Grimly