Claudia Rueda’s 2020 picture book Bunny Overboard is a good example of why publishers might value author-illustrators so highly. From font to layout, and on […]
Telling Stories Wrong
This was an interesting read. Gianni Rodari was an Italian teacher, writer, and scholar/theorist of children’s literature and the fantastic. If you haven’t read his […]
Tiny Floating Coral
Mary Auld’s 2024 picture book Tiny Floating Coral is part of her Start Small, Think Big series. These informational books educate young learners about the […]
My Great-Aunt Arizona
Gloria Houston’s picture book My Great-Aunt Arizona was published in 1992, but it feels older. This is because of the book’s subject matter, its approach, […]
Boney
Cary Fagan’s 2022 picture book Boney is interesting and nicely original. When Annabelle, her father, and their dog Scoot go for a walk in the […]
Time is a Flower
Julie Morstad’s 2021 Time is a Flower is another of her picture books that I argue is really an illustrated lyric poem, like a face […]
The Monster in the Lake
Leo Timmer’s The Monster in the Lake is a lovely picture book. The story is simple, but satisfying; one duck invites others to the lake, […]
My Wonderful Christmas Tree
I recently read my first book by Dahlov Ipkar, The Cat at Night. I enjoyed that book, and found the visual design especially strong, and […]
The Fish with the Deep-Sea Smile
The 2014 version of The Fish with the Deep-Sea Smile really shows the difference illustration makes in a picture book. This was written by Margaret […]
Comet in Moominland goes digital
If you enjoy Tove Jansson and her Moomins, you might enjoy Comet in Moominland. This is a digital, somewhat interactive, version of Comet in Moominland. […]