If you've never visited Betsy Bird's blog A Fuse #8 Production, then you're missing out on one of the pillars of the kidlitosphere. No jive. Now housed on the prestigious School Library Journal website, Fuse #8 examines children's books in illuminating and entertaining detail, as well as covering other topics related to the world of children's literature. Betsy is a children's librarian for the NYPL system.
In her capacity as Round I Judge for this year's Graphic Novels panel, Betsy took a look at Cybils nominee Meanwhile: Pick Any Path. 3,856 Story Possibilities. by Jason Shiga. This unique graphic novel puts the appeal of a good Choose Your Own Adventure book into a comic-style format. According to Betsy:
Simple enough in its concept and art that a ten-year-old would feel confident picking it up, yet jam packed with an insane degree of whimsy and darkness, the book isn’t afraid to trust the brains, and the decisions, of its audience.
Click here for the full review.