Okay, put Matthew Diffee on the Folks to Watch list, because Zip Zap Wickety Wack: A Story About Sharing (2025) is a good and intriguing […]
Help Wanted Must Love Books
Help Wanted Must Love Books (2020) is a good solid picture book written by Janet Sumner Johnson and illustrated by Courtney Dawson. It has a […]
Giant on the Shore
Giant on the Shore (published in 2022 in Mexico, 2024 in English) is a lovely picture book. Written by Alfonso Ochoa and illustrated by Azul […]
The Fox on the Swing
The Fox on the Swing (written by Evelina Daciute and illustrated by Ausra Kiudrulaite) is pleasant and surreal, or pleasantly surreal. It struck me as […]
Picture Book Month
November is Picture Book Month. Use this as an excuse to celebrate picture books–and don’t be surprised if your local library has posters up to […]
C is for Chupacabra
The 2026 picture book C is for Chupacabra: A bilingual ABC of Latin American monsters is kinda genius. It is published by Lil’ Libros, a […]
Under the Blanket Sky
I had a mixed response to Tim Fischer’s 2023 picture book Under the Blanket Sky. I love the idea behind it: a strange creature visits […]
Look Up
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 […]