In the Dark is a 2023 picture book written by Kate Hoefler and illustrated by Corinna Luyken. I’ve really enjoyed works by each of these […]
The Worlds of Tomie dePaola
Barbara Elleman’s 2021 book The Worlds of Tomie dePaola: The Art and Stories of the Legendary Artist and Author was a genuine eyeopener. Like many […]
Paper Mice
Paper Mice is a 2019 picture book written by Megan Wagner Lloyd and illustrated by Phoebe Wahl. I picked it up because I’m a Wahlflower […]
I Am The Subway
I Am The Subway, written and illustrated by Kim Hyo-eun, was first published in Korean in 2016. This English translation by Deborah Smith was published […]
Before They Were Artists
I enjoyed Elizabeth Haidle’s 2021 Before They Were Artists: Famous Illustrators as Kids, and I learned a lot from it. It is a book for […]
Every Dog in the Neighborhood
Sometimes you feel like a book was written for you. That was the case for me with the 2022 picture book Every Dog in the […]
Awesome Earth
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 […]
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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 […]