Todd Parr doesn’t need my reviews. No one who is a New York Times bestseller does, but this 2023 title is the first of Parr’s […]
Dog On a Frog?
Ah! This book was a pleasure. The images are perfectly designed: bold colors, simple faces with expressions that are easy to read, backgrounds that change […]
Murphy’s Three Homes
Jan Levinson Gilman’s 2009 picture book Murphy’s Three Homes is well-intentioned but mediocre. But that may not matter. It may not matter because of the […]
Henry Wants More!
I picked up Henry Wants More! because I had been impressed by Brooke Boyton Hughes works where she was both author and illustrator. I was […]
I’m Increasingly Convinced…
The more picture books I read, the more I think people misunderstand them. In fact, I’m increasingly convinced that while some picture books are indeed […]
Dog Vs. Strawberry
Okay, I misread the cover of Nelly Buchet’s 2024 picture book Dog Vs. Strawberry. I focused on the dog’s snout extending across the page toward […]
Pirate’s Perfect Pet
While I like the idea behind Beth Ferry’s 2016 picture book Pirate’s Perfect Pet, I have to be honest: the real draw is the illustration […]
I Love You Like a Pig
Man, does Mac Barnett get kids. Barnett wrote I Love You Like a Pig, a 2017 picture book, and Greg Pizzoli did the clear, simple, […]
Max and Benedict
My library has an area where they set out free books and magazines. I skim through, looking for treasures, but also looking for random things […]
Independence…Cake?
Yep, that’s the title–but that’s also why I picked up Independence Cake. This 2017 picture book written by Deborah Hopkinson and illustrated by Giselle Porter […]