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. ) […]
Grow Up, David!
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 […]