Someone recently recommended April Pulley Sayre to me, and so I picked up her 2020 picture book Cityscape: Where Science and Art Meet. I’m glad […]
Meet the Smushkins
I really like Claudia Rueda’s illustrations. (Take a look at her website for a sense of just how colorful they are.) I have enjoyed her […]
Charlotte’s Web (read by E.B. White!)
No, Charlotte’s Web is not a picture book. However, it is, deservedly, considered a classic of children’s literature–and I somehow managed to miss the audio […]
The Long Hike
I can sum up my response to Meghan McCarthy’s new (2026) picture book The Long Hike: The True Story of the First Appalachian Thru-Hike easily: […]
Extra Yarn
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 […]