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Elizabeth Bird

Elizabeth Bird is currently a children's librarian at the Donnell Central Children's Room of the New York Public Library system. She has served on Newbery, written for Horn Book, and has done other lovely little things that she'd love to tell you about but that she's sure you'd find more interesting to hear of in person. Her opinions are her own and do not reflect those of NYPL, SLJ, or any of the other acronyms you might be able to name. You can email Elizabeth at fusenumber8@gmail.com.



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Review of the Day: Diamond Willow

May 9, 2008 | Link This | Email this | Comments (0)




Diamond Willow
By Helen Frost
Farrar Straus Giroux
$16.00
ISBN: 978-0-374-31776-8
Ages 8-14
On shelves now


Poetry Friday, lovelies.  Check out Writer 2b for the round-up.

The sentence "I told you so!" is deeply satisfying. Granted, the satisfaction you feel when you say it only lasts a minute or two, but for a little while, as you do your "I told you so" dance, you
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Fusenews: In Springtime, the Only Pretty Ring Time

May 9, 2008 | Link This | Email this | Comments (3)

  • I'm not sure if this will work but . . . .

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Review of the Day: The Underneath

May 8, 2008 | Link This | Email this | Comments (4)



The Underneath
By Kathi Appelt
Illustrated by David Small
Atheneum (an imprint of Simon & Schuster)
$16.99
ISBN: 978-1-4169-5058-5
Ages 8 and up
On shelves now


I review lots of books. Oodles of caboodles of books. And a lot of the time my thoughts can basically be boiled down to very simple sentences. "Me like book. Book good." or conversely "Me no like book. Book bad.&
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Kidlit Drink Night: Gotta Book Edition

May 8, 2008 | Link This | Email this | Comments (1)



The nice thing about doing Kidlit Drink Nights in New York with editor Cheryl Klein is the freedom with which one is able to go, "You're in town?  You want a Drink Night?  Ka-ZING!"  And it is done.  So when Gregory K of the poetry-laden and very nice blog Gotta Book said to me, "I'm going to be in town May 19th.  Want to do a Kidlit Drink Night then?", my answer was, "Sure!"  Okay, that's not true.  My answer was actually "Uh... uh... uh... I got to check with Cheryl."  And lo and behold Cheryl cannot make it this particular month (boo!) but will be able to next time (yay!).  In he
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Fusenews: If It's Any Comfort, I Hate That Doggone Pop-Up Ad Too

May 8, 2008 | Link This | Email this | Comments (1)


The Donnell Library closes to the public on May 18th and then the first floor magically reopens in early June.  What does that mean for the Central Children's Room in which I currently reside?  It means that we will be closed to the public over the summer.  Make a note of that, oh ye who wish to see it before its final hours at this location.  I will continue to be here at the Donnell Library, at the heart of New York City (though not accesible), during the summer . . . . without air conditioning.  Expect sweaty sticky posts in the coming months.  We're currently trying to convince everyone here that kiddie pools and our office floors would be a perfect match.  And now, some news.

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