Just in Case: Saving Seeds in the Svalbard Global Seed Vault is a new (2025) nonfiction picture book written by Megan Clendenan and illustrated by […]
My Daddy Speaks English, Mama Habla Espanol
Mariane Rodriguez Dolce’s 2025 picture book is about growing up loved and bilingual. The young girl telling the story of her life moves smoothly, even […]
The Postcard Project
I like the idea and possible applications of Maggie Lauren Brown’s 2023 picture book The Postcard Project. Lola spends a good stretch of her summers […]
I’m Trying, I’m Trying, I’m Trying
So I recently read and enjoyed I’m Trying to Love Farts by Bethany Barton. Since then, I’ve learned that Barton has actually written a number […]
The Hideout
Susanna Mattiangeli’s 2019 picture book The Hideout was a pleasant surprise. As a story, it is easily summarized: a girl named Hannah goes to the […]
It Began With a Page
Gyo Fujikawa was a writer, illustrator, and designer. She wrote and illustrated her own books, illustrated others’ books, and did other artistic projects, such as […]
how to
Julie Morstad’s 2013 picture book how to is lovely. The text is minimalist, but, again, lovely. Each two-page spread has a single “how to” statement, […]
Ciao!
I just learned about Ciao. Ciao is a new organization dedicated to supporting Italian American children’s book writers. If you’re interested in books on Italian […]
From Wolf to Woof!
In the author’s note at the back of From Wolf to Woof! Hudson Talbott explains that he had long been interested in the relationship between […]
13 Ways to Eat a Fly
I misjudged this book. I judged it, not by its cover, but by its title, and assumed that this was going to mainly be a […]