http://www.blogtalkradio.com/brainburpsAre you a teacher who needs 'book extenders' for your classroom? Or are you an aspiring children's writer who'd like to know the inside scoop on how others got published? Or you're already published and want to hear from booksellers, agents, and editors? Maybe you simply need a great book recommendation for the children in your life? Brain Burps About Books is the show author/illustrator Katie Davis hosts - a fun (true), funny (hopefully), informative (totally), and globe-trotting (sort of) show about everything kidlit. SLJ blogger and New York Public children's librarian Betsy Bird will round out every show with her regular review, Bird Bytes. You're going to love this show so much you'll want to marry it. enCopyright Katie Davis (C/O Blogtalkradio)Fri, 14 Jun 2019 21:00:00 GMTMon, 26 Jul 2010 21:30:00 GMTBooksBlogTalkRadio Feed v2.0https://dasg7xwmldix6.cloudfront.net/hostpics/2952af6b-98d0-41f1-821a-e3b60cee38aa_applgicon.jpghttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/brainburpsAre you a teacher who needs 'book extenders' for your classroom? Or are you an aspiring children's writer who'd like to know the inside scoop on how others got published? Or you're already published and want to hear from booksellers, agents, and editors? Maybe you simply need a great book recommendation for the children in your life? Brain Burps About Books is the show author/illustrator Katie Davis hosts - a fun (true), funny (hopefully), informative (totally), and globe-trotting (sort of) show about everything kidlit. SLJ blogger and New York Public children's librarian Betsy Bird will round out every show with her regular review, Bird Bytes. You're going to love this show so much you'll want to marry it. feeds@blogtalkradio.comBlogTalkRadio.combooks,childrens books,writing,betsy bird,ala,awards,baby mouse,children's books,creativity,deathBrainBurpsnoAre you a teacher who needs 'book extenders' for your classroom? Or are you an aspiring children's writer who'd like to know the inside scoop on how others gotepisodichttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/brainburps/2010/07/26/newbery-winners-rebecca-stead-and-linda-sue-park-talk-about-how-their-lives-changed-after-the-callBookshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/brainburps/2010/07/26/newbery-winners-rebecca-stead-and-linda-sue-park-talk-about-how-their-lives-changed-after-the-call/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/brainburps/2010/07/26/newbery-winners-rebecca-stead-and-linda-sue-park-talk-about-how-their-lives-changed-after-the-callMon, 26 Jul 2010 21:30:00 GMTNewbery winners Rebecca Stead and Linda Sue Park talk about How Their Lives Changed After The CallNewbery winners Rebecca Stead and Linda Sue Park talk about How Their Lives Changed After The Call. One day you're a writer with a book you're trying to get noticed and the next, everyone in the children's book world is buzzing about your tome. What does it feel like to win a Newbery medal? How does your life change? If you get more invitations to speak at schools and conferences, how do you fit it in with your family life? Rebecca Stead and Linda Sue Park tell all!01:00:00BrainBurpsnonewbery,when you reach me,awards,childrens books,writingNewbery winners Rebecca Stead and Linda Sue Park talk about How Their Lives Changed After The Call. One day you're a writer with a book you're trying to get nothttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/brainburps/2010/07/15/how-to-submit-a-picture-book-for-publicationBookshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/brainburps/2010/07/15/how-to-submit-a-picture-book-for-publication/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/brainburps/2010/07/15/how-to-submit-a-picture-book-for-publicationThu, 15 Jul 2010 23:00:00 GMTHow To Submit A Picture Book for PublicationSo, you have a story you think would make a great picture book. You're an illustrator, too . . . or not. Either way, you have no idea how to submit your picture book to a publisher. Okay, you know where the post office is, - you just can't figure out in what form to send the project. There is an industry standard. It's called a dummy. Even if you aren't an illustrator and you're submitting text only, a manuscript might read better in dummy form. I’m not talking about you putting in stick figures or do any drawing. Just place the text on the pages you feel it belongs. This can help enormously during the writing process. Suddenly the whole story will flow differently. My first editor told me it sometimes helps her evaluate a picture book manuscript because it can slow her down when she's reading it – that’s a good thing! They don't necessarily expect it from a writer, but it can really help. 00:30:00BrainBurpsnoPublishing,childrens books,picture book,writing,SCBWISo, you have a story you think would make a great picture book. You're an illustrator, too . . . or not. Either way, you have no idea how to submit your pictuhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/brainburps/2010/07/12/comiccon-smackdown-babymouse-vs-the-lunch-ladyBookshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/brainburps/2010/07/12/comiccon-smackdown-babymouse-vs-the-lunch-lady/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/brainburps/2010/07/12/comiccon-smackdown-babymouse-vs-the-lunch-ladyMon, 12 Jul 2010 20:00:00 GMTComicCon Smackdown: BabyMouse vs. The Lunch Lady!It's the BabyMouse/Lunch Lady Smackdown! ComicCon gets underway in less than a week, and I thought this would be the perfect time for a show with Jenni Holm, author of the hugely popular graphic novel series, BabyMouse, and Jarett Krosoczka, the author/illustrator of the new but also seriously gi-normous, Lunch Lady series. We will also end the show with yet another fabulous review from Betsy Bird, from A Fuse#8 Production.00:33:00BrainBurpsnoGraphic Novels,Baby Mouse,Lunch Lady,Childrens books,writingIt's the BabyMouse/Lunch Lady Smackdown! ComicCon gets underway in less than a week, and I thought this would be the perfect time for a show with Jenni Holm, auhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/brainburps/2010/06/28/live-from-ala-the-american-libraries-association-cBookshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/brainburps/2010/06/28/live-from-ala-the-american-libraries-association-c/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/brainburps/2010/06/28/live-from-ala-the-american-libraries-association-cMon, 28 Jun 2010 20:00:00 GMTLive from ALA! The American Libraries Association conference!If you have ever partied like a rock star then you probably have been to ALA and know that librarians can party. Yes, you heard me. I may be biased, as when I meet a librarian (or a teacher, for that matter) I exclaim, "My PEEPS!" like a goofball. But I digress. The ALA midsummer conference is the time when all the gigantic and prestigious awards are bestowed and the Newbery and Caldecott winners give their big speeches. It's a celebration of children's books by the people who love them the most. And then there are the parties...oops. Digressing. Anyway, on today's show, I will be interviewing New Orleans native and storyteller extraordinaire, Dianne de las Casas. She travels to Asia for month-long performance gigs, writes a newsletter that goes out to 14,000 dedicated subscribers, and knows how to work a crowd. We'll talk about how to promote oneself, how to tell a story, and maybe even do a little walk around the ALA aisles and see what we can discover. Stay tuned for an exciting show!01:00:00BrainBurpsnostorytellers,childrens books,libraries,Dianne de las Casas,ALAIf you have ever partied like a rock star then you probably have been to ALA and know that librarians can party. Yes, you heard me. I may be biased, as when I mhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/brainburps/2010/06/14/how-poetry-google-and-craigslist-helped-susan-taylBookshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/brainburps/2010/06/14/how-poetry-google-and-craigslist-helped-susan-tayl/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/brainburps/2010/06/14/how-poetry-google-and-craigslist-helped-susan-taylMon, 14 Jun 2010 20:00:00 GMTHow poetry, Google, and Craigslist helped Susan Taylor Brown find the family she never knew she hadPoet and children's writer Susan Taylor Brown will tell the amazing story about how she discovered that the father who had abandoned her as a child left her with family members she never knew she had - siblings. It was through the April Poetry month challenge she took on, writing a daily father/daughter poem on her blog that led her to meet a teacher who was interested in genealogical research. Teacher and blogger. In our second half we visit with Lee Wind, author of the blog "I’m Here, I’m Queer, What the Hell Do I Read?" to discuss books for kids who have gay fathers. We'll finish up with Betsy Bird's regular review, this week on Knightley Academy, by Violet Haberdasher.01:00:00BrainBurpsnoSusan Taylor Brown,Lee Wind,childrens books,poetry,fathersPoet and children's writer Susan Taylor Brown will tell the amazing story about how she discovered that the father who had abandoned her as a child left her withttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/brainburps/2010/05/25/peter-reynolds-and-daryl-grabarek-plus-betsy-birds-bird-bytes-1Bookshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/brainburps/2010/05/25/peter-reynolds-and-daryl-grabarek-plus-betsy-birds-bird-bytes-1/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/brainburps/2010/05/25/peter-reynolds-and-daryl-grabarek-plus-betsy-birds-bird-bytes-1Tue, 25 May 2010 01:49:49 GMTPeter Reynolds and Daryl Grabarek, plus Betsy Bird's Bird Bytes!Author/illustrator Peter Reynolds is the guy who illustrates the hugely popular Judy Moody series by Megan McDonald. He also wrote and illustrated the picture book The Dot as well as one of my favorites, Ish, among others.He's started an animation studio with his twin brother, Paul, and opened a bookstore. Does this guy ever rest? Find out!00:42:00BrainBurpsnoPeter Reynolds,Betsy Bird,Children's Books,Writing,CreativityAuthor/illustrator Peter Reynolds is the guy who illustrates the hugely popular Judy Moody series by Megan McDonald. He also wrote and illustrated the picture bhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/brainburps/2010/05/19/how-do-you-help-a-child-who-has-to-deal-with-deathBookshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/brainburps/2010/05/19/how-do-you-help-a-child-who-has-to-deal-with-death/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/brainburps/2010/05/19/how-do-you-help-a-child-who-has-to-deal-with-deathWed, 19 May 2010 14:30:00 GMTHow do you help a child who has to deal with death?Today on the show I will have New York Times Bestselling author of The Kissing Hand, Audrey Penn. Her new book is called Chester Raccoon and the Acorn of Memories. We’ll also speak to Brenda Ferber, author of Julia’s Kitchen, which won the Sydney Taylor award when it came out. My third guest will be child psychologist Dr. Paul Donahue, author of Parenting Without Fear . He will join us to discuss ways we can help the kids in our lives when they have to face the death of someone close to them. Bird Bytes, our regular feature by SLJ blogger and NY Public librarian Betsy Bird will be a review of Fever Crumb by Philip Reeve. 00:30:00BrainBurpsnoGrief,Death,Childrens books,Writing,Betsy BirdToday on the show I will have New York Times Bestselling author of The Kissing Hand, Audrey Penn. Her new book is called Chester Raccoon and the Acorn of Memorihttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/brainburps/2010/04/27/interview-with-hope-vestergaard-author-of-potty-animalsBookshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/brainburps/2010/04/27/interview-with-hope-vestergaard-author-of-potty-animals/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/brainburps/2010/04/27/interview-with-hope-vestergaard-author-of-potty-animalsTue, 27 Apr 2010 16:00:00 GMTInterview with Hope Vestergaard, author of Potty AnimalsAre you a teacher who needs 'book extenders' for your classroom? Or are you an aspiring children's writer who'd like to know the inside scoop on how others got published? Or you're already published and want to hear from booksellers, agents, and editors? Maybe you simply need a great book recommendation for the children in your life? You're going to love this show so much you'll want to marry it. Brain Burps About Books is the show author/illustrator Katie Davis hosts - a fun (true), funny (hopefully), informative (totally), and globe-trotting (not true) show about everything kidlit. But wait! There's more! Rounding out every show will be a special feature - a book review by Betsy Bird, the fab-u School Library Journal blogger and children's librarian at the Children's Center in the New York Public Library system.00:45:00BrainBurpsnoBetsy Bird,Hope Vestergaard,Potty training,Writing,Childrens BooksAre you a teacher who needs 'book extenders' for your classroom? Or are you an aspiring children's writer who'd like to know the inside scoop on how others got