My library puts stickers on books to guide readers. They tagged Oren Lavie’s The Bear Who Wasn’t There and the Fabulous Forest with a sticker […]
Everybelly
Thao Lam’s 2025 picture book Everybelly is a blast. To be more specific, it is lovely and original, with illustrations and focus that are unlike […]
Hey Diddle Diddle (board book)
Since I’m working on a picture book built around reworking a classic song, I’m reading picture books built around songs. Recently I read Eve Bunting’s […]
Wiggle Up, Giddy Up!
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, […]