My god, if there was ever a title that was perfect for a kids book, this is it. But it also misled me a little […]
The Carrot Seed
The cover of The Carrot Seed has a little tag that reads “Celebrating 75 Years!” However, since the book is a few years old, Ruth […]
How Do Dinosaurs Choose Their Pets?
Jane Yolen (writer) and Mark Teague (illustrator) both play a role in making the 2017 picture book How Do Dinosaurs Choose Their Pets? fun. To […]
Michael Rosen’s Sad Book
Michael Rosen’s 2004 picture book Michael Rosen’s Sad Book is a book about sadness and depression. It’s nonfiction, and the author speaks directly to readers, […]
An Egg is Quiet
Dianna Ashton‘s 2006 picture book An Egg is Quiet is both lovely and informative. This is a nonfiction picture book, so the information comes largely […]
The Beak Book
The Beak Book is a 2021 nonfiction picture book created by Robin Page. If you’ve been reading this blog, you can stop now and know […]
Stink Fights, Earwax, and Other Marvelous Mammal Adaptations
I enjoyed Laura Perdew’s 2020 picture book Stink Fights, Earwax, and Other Marvelous Mammal Adaptations. It is nonfiction built around a single biological principle: adaptation. […]
The Longest Letsgoboy
I’ve tried to read The Longest Letsgoboy, a 2021 picture book by Derick Wilder (illustrated by Catia Chien) several times. I have always failed, and […]
I Know How to Draw an Owl
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 […]