I recently read Croco by Azul Lopez. It was both visually striking and original. Lopez clearly has her own vision, and it speaks to me […]
How to Scare a Mouse and Bear
Even though it is October 29, it is actually just a coincidence that I’m discussing How to Scare a Mouse and Bear, a 2026 picture […]
Duel
What a well-designed book! I’m referring to Shawn Harris’s 2026 picture book Duel. A brief quote from the author inside the front cover mentions that […]
A Ball for Daisy
I have a great appreciation for wordless picture books. They are a very pure form of picture books, telling entire stories with images alone. Chris […]
Ernesto Cisneros /SCBWI
Yesterday I took part in a webinar with Ernesto Cisneros hosted by SCBWI Socal (the Southern California regional group of the Society of Children’s Book […]
a bear, a bee /a bear, a fish
Recently I read a bear, a man, and a donut van. Since I both enjoyed the book and found it well done, I sought out […]
Lotte’s Magical Paper Puppets
Lotte’s Magical Paper Puppets: The Woman Behind the First Animated Feature Film (2020) is an interesting but uneven picture book. Written by Brooke Hartman and […]
I Built a Rocket Ship
I almost cried reading I Built a Rocket Ship. This recent (2026) picture book written by Anna Lazowski and illustrated by Jennica Lounsbury tells a […]
The Hat
Jan Brett’s picture book The Hat was published in 1997, but it could easily have been published 10, 20, even 50 years earlier. It has […]
Gifts From Crows
Gifts From Crows is a recent (2026) picture book written by Gideon Sterer and illustrated by Shadra Strickland. The book is nonfiction: it shares the […]