Betsy Bird

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November 24, 2025 by Colby Sharp

A Conversation with Betsy Bird about A Fuse 8 Production

COLBY: I had the best time chatting with SLJ blogger and librarian Betsy Bird for The Yarn. We chatted about the origins of her blog, her 31 lists and 31 days project, and the current state of children’s literature. I hope you’ll give it a listen on your podcast listening app of choice. If you […]

November 16, 2025 by Travis Jonker

POP! Betsy Bird is on The Yarn

Back in late June I talked with author, librarian, and Fuse #8 Production blogger Betsy Bird about her excellent 2025 picture book POP! GOES THE NURSERY RHYME.

November 14, 2021 by Travis Jonker

‘Shoot – David Small believes in me!’ Betsy Bird and the LONG ROAD TO THE CIRCUS

Betsy Bird takes us behind the scenes of her first middle grade novel, LONG ROAD TO THE CIRCUS.

‘Do You Want to Hear My Joke?’ Betsy Bird’s FUNNY GIRL

May 21, 2017 by Travis Jonker

Travis: Betsy Bird is funny. It only makes sense that she would want to help bring funny into the lives of young readers. Last spring I sat down with Bird at the Evanston, IL public library to talk about her all-female humor anthology Funny Girl. In this episode Betsy shares how it all went down: from […]