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
This is the face of a cat that 100% knows something is up and does NOT approve. [The Borrowed Hanukkah Latkes, 1997]
November 30, 2025 at 3:45 PM
This is the face of a cat that 100% knows something is up and does NOT approve. [The Borrowed Hanukkah Latkes, 1997]
Young lady! There is SNOW on the ground! Get yourself a decent coat and something on your legs RIGHT NOW! [The Borrowed Hanukkah Latkes, 1997]
November 30, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Young lady! There is SNOW on the ground! Get yourself a decent coat and something on your legs RIGHT NOW! [The Borrowed Hanukkah Latkes, 1997]
We appreciate mom’s style here. Kind of retro. Kind of Betty Boop. And that apron? Ten outta ten, no notes. [The Borrowed Hanukkah Latkes, 1997]
November 30, 2025 at 3:42 PM
We appreciate mom’s style here. Kind of retro. Kind of Betty Boop. And that apron? Ten outta ten, no notes. [The Borrowed Hanukkah Latkes, 1997]
While Kate always appreciates a shout out in a book, we suspect that this is a far more personal “Kate” worked in as an inside joke. [The Borrowed Hanukkah Latkes, 1997]
November 30, 2025 at 3:38 PM
While Kate always appreciates a shout out in a book, we suspect that this is a far more personal “Kate” worked in as an inside joke. [The Borrowed Hanukkah Latkes, 1997]
We greatly appreciated that illustrator Nancy Cote hedged her bets here and included BOTH sour cream and applesauce in this latke recipe. [The Borrowed Hanukkah Latkes, 1997]
November 30, 2025 at 3:34 PM
We greatly appreciated that illustrator Nancy Cote hedged her bets here and included BOTH sour cream and applesauce in this latke recipe. [The Borrowed Hanukkah Latkes, 1997]
Reposted by Fuse 8 n’ Kate
Our first dual podcast episode! Just in time for the Hanukkah season. Enjoy The Borrow Hanukkah Latkes as we pair today with @bookoflife.bsky.social on the @fuse8nkate.bsky.social podcast! #kidlit 📚👍 afuse8production.slj.com/2025/11/30/f...
Fuse 8 n’ Kate: With Special Guest Heidi Rabinowitz, The Borrowed Hanukkah Latkes by Linda Glaser, ill. Nancy Cote
Our first dual podcast episode! Just in time for the Hanukkah season.
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November 30, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Our first dual podcast episode! Just in time for the Hanukkah season. Enjoy The Borrow Hanukkah Latkes as we pair today with @bookoflife.bsky.social on the @fuse8nkate.bsky.social podcast! #kidlit 📚👍 afuse8production.slj.com/2025/11/30/f...
On the other hand, we’ll forgive a lot if you choose to name your frilly pink unicorn “Uncle Umberto.” [Alligator Arrived with Apples, 1987]
November 24, 2025 at 6:50 PM
On the other hand, we’ll forgive a lot if you choose to name your frilly pink unicorn “Uncle Umberto.” [Alligator Arrived with Apples, 1987]
Then, almost precisely halfway through the book, they drop the whole start-the-word-with-the-right-letter schtick and intermittently forget all about it. Again. Calculated to drive us nuts.[Alligator Arrived with Apples, 1987]
November 24, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Then, almost precisely halfway through the book, they drop the whole start-the-word-with-the-right-letter schtick and intermittently forget all about it. Again. Calculated to drive us nuts.[Alligator Arrived with Apples, 1987]
No real critique here. We just think it was a missed opportunity not to have the flamingo skate in on one leg. [Alligator Arrived with Apples, 1987]
November 24, 2025 at 6:44 PM
No real critique here. We just think it was a missed opportunity not to have the flamingo skate in on one leg. [Alligator Arrived with Apples, 1987]
For those looking to write an ABC book of their own, we offer this advice: Parse out your letters equally. Three K foods but zero R animals makes us twitch in odd (but interesting) ways. [Alligator Arrived with Apples, 1987]
November 24, 2025 at 6:17 PM
For those looking to write an ABC book of their own, we offer this advice: Parse out your letters equally. Three K foods but zero R animals makes us twitch in odd (but interesting) ways. [Alligator Arrived with Apples, 1987]
"This is the episode of Kate being annoyed by the silliest of things." In honor of the Thanksgiving holiday we tackle a 1987 publication, complete with kohlrabi on the podcast. #kidlit 📚 afuse8production.slj.com/2025/11/24/f...
Fuse 8 n’ Kate: Alligator Arrived with Apples: A Potluck Alphabet Feast by Crescent Dragonwagon, ill. Jose Aruego and Ariane Dewey
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November 24, 2025 at 12:22 PM
"This is the episode of Kate being annoyed by the silliest of things." In honor of the Thanksgiving holiday we tackle a 1987 publication, complete with kohlrabi on the podcast. #kidlit 📚 afuse8production.slj.com/2025/11/24/f...
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]