Recently I’ve been enjoying listening to some newish singers (newish in general, and new to me for sure). Dasha is one of these. I was […]
Time to Sleep Sheep the Sheep!
Like many people, I’m a big fan of Mo Willems. His pigeon books are pure anarchic fun. Therefore, I was intrigued when I saw a […]
Try a Bite, Trilobite!
Since both the book’s cover says this book includes “easy sight words,” I was confused/amused by “trilobite” in the title. I would bet very few […]
Main Street
The 2026 picture book Main Street: A Community Story About Redlining, written by Britt Hawthorne and Tiffany Jewell and illustrated by David Wilkerson is an […]
Daytime Visions: An Alphabet
I read my first book by Isol today. It very much won’t be my last. American readers may not know Isol (she’s from Argentina) but […]
Stop That Mop!
Each year since 2004, the American Library Association gives the The Theodor Seuss Geisel Award to American books for beginning readers. ALA names both the […]
The Tiny Seed
It is hard to say too much good about Eric Carle‘s work. Everyone knows–or should know–his most famous works, like The Very Hungry Caterpillar. However, […]
Black Diamond Kings
Charles R. Smith Jr.’s 2025 picture book Black Diamond Kings is a multi-faceted pleasure. For a lifelong baseball fan like myself, the book was a […]
Bats in the Library
I recently read the 2008 picture book Bats in the Library, by Brian Lies. This was not sparked by my recent reading of Superbat (though […]
My Friend the Paintbrush
I enjoyed Marcus Pfister’s picture book (2025 in Switzerland, 2026 in English) My Friend the Paintbrush: The Colorful World of Marcus Pfister a lot more […]