Gifts From Crows is a recent (2026) picture book written by Gideon Sterer and illustrated by Shadra Strickland. The book is nonfiction: it shares the […]
Before They Were Authors
Not long ago I read and enjoyed Before They Were Artists, Elizabeth Haidle’s 2021 discussion of various visual artists in graphic novel form, aimed a […]
Lots and Lots of Ocelots
Lots and Lots of Ocelots: A Skip Counting Book is a recent (2026) picture book written by Vicky Fang and illustrated by Angel Chang. It […]
The Cloud Book
If you know Tomie dePaola, it is probably due to his classic Strega Nona. (And if you haven’t read that, go and do that now.) […]
Drawing is…
I had recently read Elizabeth Haidle’s Before They Were Artists, and so sought out more of her work. One of those works is her 2025 […]
The Worlds of Tomie dePaola
Barbara Elleman’s 2021 book The Worlds of Tomie dePaola: The Art and Stories of the Legendary Artist and Author was a genuine eyeopener. Like many […]
Before They Were Artists
I enjoyed Elizabeth Haidle’s 2021 Before They Were Artists: Famous Illustrators as Kids, and I learned a lot from it. It is a book for […]
Awesome Earth
I enjoyed the 2025 picture book Awesome Earth: Concrete Poems Celebrate Caves, Canyons, and other Fascinating Landforms. Written by Joan Bransfield Graham and illustrated by […]
The People’s Painter
Sometimes I realize just how much I don’t know. That was the case when I stumbled across a mention of Ben Shahn and looked him […]
a kids book about THE TULSA RACE MASSACRE
Carlos Moreno’s 2025 a kids book about THE TULSA RACE MASSACRE is a serious book about a serious and under-discussed topic, the Tulsa Race Massacre […]