Children's literature is not for the weak. It is a ruthless cutthroat business with lots of gnashes of the teeth. Children's librarianship, in contrast, is a sweet sweet ride. Now you can hear me as I growl, gargle, and kvetch my way through news, reviews, and interviews. Kidlit podcasting = scary new world.
Hey, kids. The new Edge of the Forest is up for perusal this month. Do a little old librarian like myself a favor and check out the What's In Their Backpack? section for a larf. End of shameless self-promotion for 8/26.
True story. And I won't even TALK about what I did to a stack of late 1800s bound editions of Harper's Magazine (or, as it was known back then, "Harper's") when I was a Serials Manager. *shudder*
The joy of working with children is that compared to them I'm infinitely more careful than they are. Sure, I might have spilled droplets of milk on a bunch of pages of the book I was reading while I was eating my Product 19, but at least I didn't chew "Frog and Toad Are Friends" to itty bitty pieces! By comparison, I always end up looking good.
Great interview! Love the way you came to realize that being an archival librarian wasn't for you.
ReplyDeleteClearly, this is your calling.
- Jay
True story. And I won't even TALK about what I did to a stack of late 1800s bound editions of Harper's Magazine (or, as it was known back then, "Harper's") when I was a Serials Manager. *shudder*
ReplyDeleteThe joy of working with children is that compared to them I'm infinitely more careful than they are. Sure, I might have spilled droplets of milk on a bunch of pages of the book I was reading while I was eating my Product 19, but at least I didn't chew "Frog and Toad Are Friends" to itty bitty pieces! By comparison, I always end up looking good.
Nice interview.
ReplyDeleteI'm still catching up on the Fuse #8 book reviews I missed while away on vacation. I knew this would happen.