The Weather’s Bet is another of those picture books that is wonderful in its way, but where I’m not sure it is a picture book […]
The Crocodile Under the Bed
I’m apparently mapping a spectrum of Judith Kerr books. At one end you’ve got you’ve got The Tiger Who Came to Tea: lovely, magical, ideal. […]
Ten Little Rabbits
Reading Maurice Sendak’s Ten Little Rabbits was an odd experience. I read it eagerly, because, you know, Sendak. Where the Wild Things Are. Pure greatness […]
Mog the Forgetful Cat
Recently I read The Tiger Who Came to Tea. It was the first time–yes, I’m decades late to the party–and I loved it. This started […]
Maddi’s Fridge
I salute Lois Brandt for Maddi’s Fridge. This 2014 picture book manages to do two contradictory things at once: it tells an engaging story and […]
When You Go to Dragon School
Chelsea M. Campbell’s 2025 picture book When You Go to Dragon School is a pleasant book. It has a simple premise: the regular school is […]
The Princess & Her Pup
Reading this book was a strange experience, but let me start by being honest: it was not as bad as I expected. Let me start […]
Slap, Squeak & Scatter
Slap, Squeak & Scatter is a 2001 picture book by Steve Jenkins. Like the other books by Jenkins I’ve discussed, such as What Do You […]
In Our Solar System
In Our Solar System: A Counting Poem About Outer Space, a 2025 picture book by Jenny Sundstedt, is markedly uneven. I applaud all the (very […]
Ruffles and the Teeny, Tiny Kittens
Yes, this is another book in the Ruffles series. (I previously discussed Ruffles and the Bouncy Ball and Ruffles and the Red, Red Coat. ) […]