Hilary Horder Hippely’s 2024 picture book I Know How to Draw an Owl is lovely, brave, and disturbing. I almost cried when reading it.The core […]
Mouse and Hippo
Mike Twohy’s 2017 picture book Mouse and Hippo is about art, perspective, size, cooperation, and friendship. It is also good and fun. Mouse had set […]
Soul Food Sunday
Months ago I reviewed Fish Fry Friday, not knowing it was a sequel to Soul Food Sunday (2021). Soul Food Sunday is written by Winsome […]
Santa Is Coming to Bellingham
Santa Is Coming to Bellingham (2013) is decidedly uneven. I checked it out of the library because I got curious about picture books about my […]
Copy That, Copy Cat!
I love the idea, or rather, ideas behind Copy That, Copy Cat! Inventions Inspired by Animals. This 2023 book, written by Katrina Tangen and illustrated […]
Books on Bikes
Books on Bikes is a 2025 picture book by F. Isabel Campoy (Author), Theresa Howell (Author), Brizida Magro (Illustrator). It is a pleasant, accessible picture […]
Picture Book Month!
November is Picture Book Month! Join me in celebrating by reading picture books!
Eloise and…Deadpool?
Okay, I know he’s been in other things–I’ve seen him in other things–but these days, I hear Ryan Reynolds and I think the fun but […]
Unspeakable
Many picture books are light. They strike a happy tone, and only dip into darkness occasionally. That’s not the case here. The subtitle of Unspeakable […]
Amber’s Atoms
Amber’s Atoms: The First 10 Elements of the Periodic Table (2016) is an odd little picture book, but also a pleasant and useful one. As […]