I recently learned that I had not read all of David Shannon’s David books, so I picked up Grow Up, David! (2018) from the library. […]
The Strangest Fish
Katherine Arden is best known for her novels for adult and middle grade novels (fantasies of one sort or another). The Strangest Fish is her […]
The Summerfolk
Recently I read Doris Burn’s picture book Andrew Henry’s Meadow, and my response boiled down to “This is one of the greatest picture books ever” […]
Trailblazing Women Printmakers
Earlier this week I reviewed Big Machines, a book about the wonderful Virginia Lee Burton. Prior to that book, I had only known Burton for […]
The Great Migration
The Great Migration: An American Story is another of those picture books that I’m not at all sure really is a picture book, or at […]
Grace Builds an <Almost-Perfect> Dog
Curtis Manley’s 2025 picture book Grace Builds an <Almost-Perfect> Dog surprised me. Even though Tracy Subisak’s cover image clearly shows a girl hugging a dog, […]
Big Machines
This is a well-made mediocre book. That sounds harsh, but hear me out. The full title of Big Machines is Big Machines: The Story of […]