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buffysilverman.bsky.social
So grateful that STARLIGHT SYMPHONY is on @fuse8.bsky.social 's Fabulous Photography and Readaloud lists!!
#kidlit
fuse8.bsky.social Betsy Bird @fuse8.bsky.social · Dec 12
Day 12: 31 Days, 31 Lists: 2024 Fabulous Photography. I LOVE photography. It's the great unsung, untapped genre of children's books and is vastly deserving of more attention. 2024 had some true beauties and we're going to experience them right now! #kidlit 📚👍 afuse8production.slj.com/2024/12/12/3...
31 Days, 31 Lists: 2024 Fabulous Photography Books for Kids
I LOVE photography. I feel it's the great unsung, untapped genre of children's books and is vastly deserving of more attention. 2024 had some true photographic beauties and we're going to experience t...
afuse8production.slj.com
December 12, 2024 at 4:50 PM
pubspotlight.bsky.social
Hurrah for these new #kidsbooks and for @fuse8.bsky.social 's enthusiasm!
October 8, 2025 at 9:11 AM
pubspotlight.bsky.social
O what fun it is to read @fuse8.bsky.social 's take on #kidsbooks!
July 17, 2026 at 12:06 PM
thehornbook.bsky.social
#CallingCaldecott: @adriennepettinelli.bsky.social on @fuse8.bsky.social 's fall #Caldecott predictions: "We’re always excited to hear her predictions and see where her list and ours overlap and differ." www.hbook.com/story/fuse-8...
Fuse #8's Fall Caldecott predictions
Like autumn leaves, Betsy Bird's fall Caldecott predictions are exciting to see!
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September 22, 2026 at 9:04 PM
pubspotlight.bsky.social
So much #kidsbook goodness here courtesy of @fuse8.bsky.social 's practiced eye! Disocover forthcoming titles from @redcometpressbooks.bsky.social @postwavebooks.bsky.social @rubytuesdaybooks.bsky.social & @scallywagpress.bsky.social too!
September 5, 2025 at 12:01 PM
eastwestlit.bsky.social
SLJ @fuse8.bsky.social TOP PICK SIBERT MEDAL”Mambas…a truly nuanced read..about an anti-poaching unit, yet manages to humanize the poachers while ALSO making it clear that they can’t continue to do what they do.” @kellycrull.bsky.social @carolhinz.bsky.social afuse8production.slj.com/2026/01/06/s...
January 8, 2026 at 8:07 PM
pubspotlight.bsky.social
Tour @nosycrowus.bsky.social 's upcoming season with @fuse8.bsky.social afuse8production.slj.com/2026/07/07/n...
Nosy Crow Publisher Preview (Fall 2026) - A Fuse #8 Production
More new books! More, I say! Let's see what Nosy Crow has on offer. Time to dive in!
afuse8production.slj.com
July 29, 2026 at 2:38 PM
karilavellewrites.bsky.social
Ah! Thank you for thinking of BUTT OR FACE! It's a thrill to be on any of @fuse8.bsky.social 's lists! 🥳
December 11, 2023 at 1:31 PM
nancyhudgins.com
🎈Congratulations🎈 to @fuse8.bsky.social for her hilarious POP! GOES THE NURSERY RHYME, available now! Her comedic timing is impeccable. I can see reading this aloud to a room full of kids, but your kid(s) will have just as much fun at home (and you will, too!) #PB #kidlit
January 18, 2026 at 8:13 PM
jyotigopal.bsky.social
Umm..whaat? DESERT QUEEN is on #Fuse8's list? Someone hand me the smelling salts!!!

#LevineQuerido
#SvabhuKohli #HarishKumar #rajasthanifolkdacne #drag #pbbiography

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December 26, 2023 at 10:56 PM
karilavellewrites.bsky.social
It's a always a thrill to see one of my books on @fuse8.bsky.social 's fantastic end-of-the-year lists! Thanks, Betsy! 🦫🥳💩
fuse8.bsky.social Betsy Bird @fuse8.bsky.social · Dec 15
Day #15: 31 Days, 31 Lists - 2025 Gross Books for Kids. Includes everything from tiny head denizens (a.k.a. lice) to collectable "stones" to snot snot snot snot! #31days31lists #kidlit 📚👍 afuse8production.slj.com/2025/12/15/3...
31 Days, 31 Lists: 2025 Gross Books for Kids
Includes everything from tiny head denizens (a.k.a. lice) to collectable
afuse8production.slj.com
December 17, 2025 at 1:44 PM
tigertalesbooks.bsky.social
In BIG AND LITTLE "each animal featured flips with a flap to show its own opposite" and that is just ONE reason it's on @fuse8.bsky.social 's #BestBoardBooks 2024 list! afuse8production.slj.com/2024/12/01/3...
December 3, 2024 at 12:09 PM
toonbooks.bsky.social
Wow! PRETTY UGLY is pretty well loved by all the end of the year #BestBooks list makers! Thanks LAPL, Evanston PL, @imaginationsoup.bsky.social @fuse8.bsky.social ! www.publisherspotlight.com/celebrating-...
Celebrating Titles Featured on 2024's Best Books for Kids Lists - Publisher Spotlight
PinLinkedInEmailFacebook It’s the end of another publishing year and the best lists are snowing upon us! What we love about the plethora of these lists from children’s literature experts, review publi...
www.publisherspotlight.com
December 19, 2024 at 11:43 AM
lernerbooks.bsky.social
Associate Publisher @carolhinz.bsky.social shares how an SEL Tool Kit can help readers in the classroom and beyond in this interview with @fuse8.bsky.social!
afuse8production.slj.com/2025/02/12/s...
Social Emotional Learning Skills For All: A Carol Hinz Interview About the SEL Tool Kit
Today we're talking about feelings. BIG feelings! A dip into some SEL books and why they're important.
afuse8production.slj.com
February 21, 2025 at 6:56 PM
juliekidsbooks.bsky.social
Reading @fuse8.bsky.social 's 'Best of' lists brings back fond memories of Odd Bods on her 2021 Science and Nature list. She said, "We see a fair number of strange-animals-in-nature books out there, but few are quite as tight and succinct as this." On Christmas Day, it was a lovely gift.
December 6, 2023 at 4:46 AM
pubspotlight.bsky.social
Great to see an interview by @fuse8.bsky.social with Ukrainian author Oleksandr Shatokhin on the seminal--and now year-old-wordless book YELLOW BUTTERFLY brought to North American readers by Red Comet Press! afuse8production.slj.com/2024/02/23/t...
The War in Ukraine, Part One: A Yellow Butterfly Interview with Oleksandr Shatokhin
In the first of our two-part series commemorating the anniversary of the War in Ukraine, we talk to Oleksandr Shatokhin about the impact of 2023's YELLOW BUTTERFLY.
afuse8production.slj.com
February 23, 2024 at 3:59 PM
exlibrismrhunt.bsky.social
Heard about Cat Nap; saw @fuse8.bsky.social review/interview w/ Brian Lies.

Sounds like an intriguing art specimen. Now on future orders list. Esp since I can’t not think of #ReadAlikes for #HatTrickLit, #FourScores or more pairings…
(See ALT re: logic)
afuse8production.slj.com/2025/04/10/s...
Little PicCollage with Cat Nap larger in the middle, with rows of read alike books all around it. Text says, “My brain hears about a new, intriguing book coming out next fall and I start thinking of #ReadAlikes…” in one spot, then two other text boxes say, “Possible CAT NAP #HatTrickLit pairings…?” and “Possible CAT NAP #FourScores or more pairings…?” Books pictured: For museum/art museum connections: You can’t take a balloon into the Metropolitan Museum of Art; Where’s the Artist; I spy an alphabet in art; A night at the museum. For dogs (instead of a cat) jaunting into and through famous paintings: Dogs’ Night. Griso the one and only: it’s also about transformed works of world art—with unicorns. For weird, wonderful, often surreal cat (and mouse) adventures with multi-artistic styling or tie-ins: Mimi’s Dada Catiifesto; Inside Cat; A most mysterious mouse; Mr Wuffles.
May 30, 2025 at 2:13 AM
heatherahmie.bsky.social
Check out @fuse8.bsky.social 's latest interview with all three creators of this heartwarming early reader from Red Comet Press. #kidlit #shelterdogs
Interview Triumvirate: A Three-Way Rescues Interview with Tommy and Charlie Greenwald and Shiho Pate
It's been a good year for dog books. As proof, you should probably check out The Rescues. I interview its three creators about bringing this monumentally cute story to life.
afuse8production.slj.com
October 12, 2023 at 2:41 PM
tigertalesbooks.bsky.social
ADVENTURE BABIES is on @fuse8.bsky.social 's #BestBoardBooks list for 2024! "the combo of counting and faces (which babies do adore) makes this a cut above the rest of a lot of the board books out there" afuse8production.slj.com/2024/12/01/3...
December 2, 2024 at 12:03 PM
mywholepersonality.bsky.social
If you have anything at all to do with kids - you're an auntie, you're a teacher, you stock a little free library in your neighborhood - you CANNOT miss Fuse8's 31 Days, 31 Lists.
afuse8production.slj.com/2023/12/26/3...
31 Days, 31 Lists: 2023 Unique Biographies for Kids
Today, I'm celebrating those biographies that focus on their subjects with a bit of creativity. The ones that could only tell their tales their own particular ways. Biographies for the masses! Biograp...
afuse8production.slj.com
December 28, 2023 at 5:23 PM