Funny Girl

By Betsy Bird

Funny Girl is a collection of uproarious stories, rollicking comics, rib-tickling wit, and more, from 25 of today’s funniest female writers for kids. What could be funnier than family? Read stories...

Funny girl

By Betsy Bird

Every kid loves to laugh, so now here are twenty-five brand-new works for middle-grade readers to get their giggles on. From a pet advice column, to a babysitting horror story, to a series of lette...

Giant Dance Party

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Long Road to the Circus

By David Small, Betsy Bird

NAMED ONE OF THE BEST CHILDREN’S BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY THE NEW YORK TIMESThe story of a girl who rides an ostrich straight to her dreams from the award-winning writer and librarian Betsy Bird,...

Long Road to the Circus

By David Small, Betsy Bird

NAMED ONE OF THE BEST CHILDREN’S BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY THE NEW YORK TIMESThe story of a girl who rides an ostrich straight to her dreams from the award-winning writer and librarian Betsy Bird,...

Long Road to the Circus

By Betsy Bird, David Small

NAMED ONE OF THE BEST CHILDREN’S BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY THE NEW YORK TIMESThe story of a girl who rides an ostrich straight to her dreams from the award-winning writer and librarian Betsy Bird,...

Funny Girl

By Betsy Bird

Wild Things! Acts of Mischief in Children's Literature

By Betsy Bird

Secret lives, scandalous turns, and some very funny surprises — these essays by leading kids’ lit bloggers take us behind the scenes of many much-loved children’s books. Told in l...

Giant dance party

By Betsy Bird

Six-year-old Lexy Tanz loves dancing so much that she wants to share her skills with others, and when she is becoming discouraged because no one wants lessons from a girl so small, a herd of hairy...

Wild Things Acts of Mischief in Children s Literature

By Peter Sieruta, Betsy Bird, Julie Danielson