I enjoyed the 2025 picture book Awesome Earth: Concrete Poems Celebrate Caves, Canyons, and other Fascinating Landforms. Written by Joan Bransfield Graham and illustrated by […]
A Kiss for Little Bear
Recently I read and discussed Father Bear Comes Home (because Sendak illustrated it). I was disappointed with it, but I wanted to see what more […]
exclamation mark
I almost feel like I should just put ! for the title of this 2012 picture book written by Amy Krouse Rosenthal and illustrated by […]
little blue and little yellow
Leo Lionni was a towering figure in picture books. He published dozens of books, won multiple awards (including four Caldecott Honors), and…little blue and little […]
The Book of Mistakes
Corinna Luyken‘s 2017 picture book The Book of Mistakes is great. It does something rare: it is directly didactic, teaching clear and specific lessons, but […]
102
102 is a 2026 picture book by Caldecott medalist Matthew Cordell. It is unified, ambitious, and, in a way, breaks one of the classic rules […]
The People’s Painter
Sometimes I realize just how much I don’t know. That was the case when I stumbled across a mention of Ben Shahn and looked him […]
Mice, Morals, & Monkey Business
I picked up Mice, Morals & Monkey Business : Lively Lessons From Aesop’s Fables because I saw a social media mention of Christopher Wormell’s illustrations. […]
C is for Country
C is for Country isn’t bad, but it isn’t that good either. I say this as someone who has really enjoyed the work of the […]
Un dia muy normal
My Spanish is rusty, but I picked up Un dia muy normal because it was the first book by Mark Jannsen my library had available–and […]