Extra Yarn is a picture book written by Mac Barnett and illustrated by Jon Klassen. It was published in 2012, and was a Caldecott Honor […]
The Rabbit Listened
Corry Doerrfeld’s 2018 picture book The Rabbit Listened is a good solid story. It blends appealing child-appropriate randomness with lessons about emotions. A kid (Taylor) […]
Books About Books (and authors), Nonfiction, Perspectives on Children's Literature, Picture Book Adjacent, Review
Who Was A. A. Milne?
This is another picture book-adjacent title, rather than being an actual picture book. Who Was A. A. Milne? (2021) by Sarah Fabiny (and illustrated by […]
All my friends are dead.
All my friends are dead. How’s that for a title! It is the title, though of a 2010 book by Avery Monsen and Jory John. […]
Tight Times
I’ve mentioned several times that my public library puts tags/stickers on picture books to help folks sort them. I mentioned this in part because some […]
I Kissed the Baby!
Today I read Irish author-illustrator Mary Murphy’s 2003 board book I Kissed the Baby! Very nice! Lovely. A nearly perfect example of its kind. By […]
Loops
Loops is a new (2026) picture book by Jashwar Awan. I picked it up because I enjoyed the focus and images in Every Monday Mabel. […]
Foote Was First!
Foote Was First! How One Curious Woman Connected Carbon Dioxide and Climate Change is a recent (2026) nonfiction picture book written by Jen Bryant and […]
Chooch Helped
The 2024 picture book Chooch Helped, written by Andrea L. Rogers and illustrated by Rebecca Lee Kunz is good…and confuses me a little. Several things […]
The Most Beautiful Story
The Most Beautiful Story was first published in Norwegian in 2016, and not published in English until 2021. Brynjulf Jung Tjønn’s work is a picture […]