Fuse 8 n’ Kate
@fuse8nkate.bsky.social
Two sisters consider the wide world of picture books and deserve which should be remembered as “classics” and which ones are “crrrrrrrap!” Follow the podcast at https://m.soundcloud.com/user-745466600
We hate to ask this, but could someone crank up the psychedelic atmosphere on this imagine by, like, 20%? Oh. And do it quick before these poor giraffes get flattened by that falling french horn. [On the Night You Were Born, 2005]
November 17, 2025 at 6:56 PM
We hate to ask this, but could someone crank up the psychedelic atmosphere on this imagine by, like, 20%? Oh. And do it quick before these poor giraffes get flattened by that falling french horn. [On the Night You Were Born, 2005]
- Hey, we need a castle in one of the scenes of this book.
-How about the Tower of London?
-Perfect! Nothing bad has ever happened there!
[On the Night You Were Born, 2005]
-How about the Tower of London?
-Perfect! Nothing bad has ever happened there!
[On the Night You Were Born, 2005]
November 17, 2025 at 6:54 PM
- Hey, we need a castle in one of the scenes of this book.
-How about the Tower of London?
-Perfect! Nothing bad has ever happened there!
[On the Night You Were Born, 2005]
-How about the Tower of London?
-Perfect! Nothing bad has ever happened there!
[On the Night You Were Born, 2005]
Imagine looking out your window one night to find this trio staring at you with their dead dead eyes. [On the Night You Were Born, 2005]
November 17, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Imagine looking out your window one night to find this trio staring at you with their dead dead eyes. [On the Night You Were Born, 2005]
And then, right smack dab in the middle of this innocuous bedtime book comes the Creepy Scarecrow From Hell. Dudes. What the heck?!? [On the Night You Were Born, 2005]
November 17, 2025 at 6:50 PM
And then, right smack dab in the middle of this innocuous bedtime book comes the Creepy Scarecrow From Hell. Dudes. What the heck?!? [On the Night You Were Born, 2005]
At, the duckface moon. Anyone who wants to write a picture book by that name, it’s all yours. Just credit us, please. [On the Night You Were Born, 2005]
November 17, 2025 at 6:49 PM
At, the duckface moon. Anyone who wants to write a picture book by that name, it’s all yours. Just credit us, please. [On the Night You Were Born, 2005]
Who wore it better? On the Night You Were Born Baby or Teletubbies Baby? [On the Night You Were Born, 2005]
November 17, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Who wore it better? On the Night You Were Born Baby or Teletubbies Baby? [On the Night You Were Born, 2005]
Betsy feels an impotent rage when she observes sentences cut in half like this.
Kate just wonders why the frog is croaking a treble clef. [On the Night You Were Born, 2005]
Kate just wonders why the frog is croaking a treble clef. [On the Night You Were Born, 2005]
November 17, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Betsy feels an impotent rage when she observes sentences cut in half like this.
Kate just wonders why the frog is croaking a treble clef. [On the Night You Were Born, 2005]
Kate just wonders why the frog is croaking a treble clef. [On the Night You Were Born, 2005]
We don’t know pretty much anything about Nancy Tillman, but there is one thing we’re certain about: She loves loves loves this wacky little note. It appears approximately 500 times in this book. Why? Because it just looks cool, man. [On the Night You Were Born, 2005]
November 17, 2025 at 6:42 PM
We don’t know pretty much anything about Nancy Tillman, but there is one thing we’re certain about: She loves loves loves this wacky little note. It appears approximately 500 times in this book. Why? Because it just looks cool, man. [On the Night You Were Born, 2005]
A Bible quote at the start of your picture book is a clear message of what team you’re playing for. And this quote, we must concede, is fairly badass. [On the Night You Were Born, 2005]
November 17, 2025 at 6:15 PM
A Bible quote at the start of your picture book is a clear message of what team you’re playing for. And this quote, we must concede, is fairly badass. [On the Night You Were Born, 2005]
Is this our first discussion on the podcast of a self-published picture book that got picked up by a major publisher later? Perhaps. It's the certainly the first recommended by a Kardashian. afuse8production.slj.com/2025/11/17/f...
Fuse 8 n’ Kate: On the Night You Were Born by Nancy Tillman
Is this our first self-published picture book that got picked up by a major publisher later? Perhaps. It's the certainly the first recommended by a Kardashian.
afuse8production.slj.com
November 17, 2025 at 12:25 PM
Is this our first discussion on the podcast of a self-published picture book that got picked up by a major publisher later? Perhaps. It's the certainly the first recommended by a Kardashian. afuse8production.slj.com/2025/11/17/f...
Ours is the kind of podcast where you dive down a deep deep rabbit hole sometimes. The “dingley” can was named after a congressman long ago. [Arlene Sardine, 1998]
November 3, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Ours is the kind of podcast where you dive down a deep deep rabbit hole sometimes. The “dingley” can was named after a congressman long ago. [Arlene Sardine, 1998]
If the concept of “Monday” was a fish, we’re 90% certain it would look like this. [Arlene Sardine, 1998]
November 3, 2025 at 6:17 PM
If the concept of “Monday” was a fish, we’re 90% certain it would look like this. [Arlene Sardine, 1998]
Two words for you here: “brisling” and “thronging”. Accurate terms? We’re curious. [Arlene Sardine, 1998]
November 3, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Two words for you here: “brisling” and “thronging”. Accurate terms? We’re curious. [Arlene Sardine, 1998]
Gotta respect that hand-lettering. Glad they didn’t go the cursive route. After all, in just a few years here, no parent will be able to read it anymore. [Arlene Sardine, 1998]
November 3, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Gotta respect that hand-lettering. Glad they didn’t go the cursive route. After all, in just a few years here, no parent will be able to read it anymore. [Arlene Sardine, 1998]
"Then she was smoked, delicately. She was delicately smoked. Delicately smoked was she." Like it when your picture book protagonists are killed off halfway through a book? Then you're gonna LOVE today's book on the podcast. #kidlit 📚👍 afuse8production.slj.com/2025/11/03/f...
Fuse 8 n’ Kate: Arlene Sardine by Chris Raschka
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November 3, 2025 at 12:20 PM
"Then she was smoked, delicately. She was delicately smoked. Delicately smoked was she." Like it when your picture book protagonists are killed off halfway through a book? Then you're gonna LOVE today's book on the podcast. #kidlit 📚👍 afuse8production.slj.com/2025/11/03/f...
We’ll give the man this. His skies are utterly gorgeous. [Hallo-wiener, 1995]
October 27, 2025 at 5:47 PM
We’ll give the man this. His skies are utterly gorgeous. [Hallo-wiener, 1995]
What we learned from this book is that males have ties and females have pearls. Still, extra points for the Shar-Pei with cleavage. [Hallo-wiener, 1995]
October 27, 2025 at 5:45 PM
What we learned from this book is that males have ties and females have pearls. Still, extra points for the Shar-Pei with cleavage. [Hallo-wiener, 1995]
Nope. No no no. That is a pun but it is not a phrase. No one shows up “looking frank.” You do not say to someone, “My, aren’t you looking frank today!” Do over. Show your work. [Hallo-wiener, 1995]
October 27, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Nope. No no no. That is a pun but it is not a phrase. No one shows up “looking frank.” You do not say to someone, “My, aren’t you looking frank today!” Do over. Show your work. [Hallo-wiener, 1995]
Ah, the rotary phone. An archaic piece of technology for kids today. What was the equivalent for children of the 80s? [Hallo-wiener, 1995]
October 27, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Ah, the rotary phone. An archaic piece of technology for kids today. What was the equivalent for children of the 80s? [Hallo-wiener, 1995]
Okay. Three notes here.
1. Incredible tie. Ten out of ten. No notes.
2. Can we assume the dog biscuits on the desk is the canine equivalent of an apple on a human teacher’s?
3. That book title. Dated, yes, and awesome.
[Hallo-wiener, 1995]
1. Incredible tie. Ten out of ten. No notes.
2. Can we assume the dog biscuits on the desk is the canine equivalent of an apple on a human teacher’s?
3. That book title. Dated, yes, and awesome.
[Hallo-wiener, 1995]
October 27, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Okay. Three notes here.
1. Incredible tie. Ten out of ten. No notes.
2. Can we assume the dog biscuits on the desk is the canine equivalent of an apple on a human teacher’s?
3. That book title. Dated, yes, and awesome.
[Hallo-wiener, 1995]
1. Incredible tie. Ten out of ten. No notes.
2. Can we assume the dog biscuits on the desk is the canine equivalent of an apple on a human teacher’s?
3. That book title. Dated, yes, and awesome.
[Hallo-wiener, 1995]
We’ve a bit of a disagreement on this pup. Goggles or glasses? You be the judge. [Hallo-wiener, 1995]
October 27, 2025 at 5:14 PM
We’ve a bit of a disagreement on this pup. Goggles or glasses? You be the judge. [Hallo-wiener, 1995]
An interesting change in the board book edition of today’s title. See if you can spot the difference. [Hallo-wiener, 1995]
October 27, 2025 at 5:12 PM
An interesting change in the board book edition of today’s title. See if you can spot the difference. [Hallo-wiener, 1995]
Oh no! It's a Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer Situation! We tackle our first Dav Pilkey on the podcast and stumble on an overly familiar trope. #kidlit 📚👍 afuse8production.slj.com/2025/10/27/f...
Fuse 8 n’ Kate: The Hallo-Wiener by Dav Pilkey
Oh no! It's a Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer Situation! We tackle our first Dav Pilkey and stumble on an overly familiar trope.
afuse8production.slj.com
October 27, 2025 at 11:26 AM
Oh no! It's a Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer Situation! We tackle our first Dav Pilkey on the podcast and stumble on an overly familiar trope. #kidlit 📚👍 afuse8production.slj.com/2025/10/27/f...
Huh.
Well, if anyone ever asks you if something like this has ever occurred in a picture book before, I guess you have an answer now. [What Was I Scared Of?, 1961]
Well, if anyone ever asks you if something like this has ever occurred in a picture book before, I guess you have an answer now. [What Was I Scared Of?, 1961]
October 20, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Huh.
Well, if anyone ever asks you if something like this has ever occurred in a picture book before, I guess you have an answer now. [What Was I Scared Of?, 1961]
Well, if anyone ever asks you if something like this has ever occurred in a picture book before, I guess you have an answer now. [What Was I Scared Of?, 1961]
Anyone seen that TikTok video of people flailing about in boats in Central Park? Can’t imagine why I’m thinking of that right now… [What Was I Scared Of?, 1961]
October 20, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Anyone seen that TikTok video of people flailing about in boats in Central Park? Can’t imagine why I’m thinking of that right now… [What Was I Scared Of?, 1961]