The subtitle of Loreen Leedy’s 2004 picture book Look at my Book: How Kids Can Write and Illustrate Terrific Books makes it sound like it […]
little big books: Illustrations for children’s picture books
I can’t say enough good about little big books: Illustrations for children’s picture books. This 2012 book edited by Robert Klanten and Hendrik Hellige is […]
Giraffe Math
Stephen R. Swinburne’s 2023 picture book Giraffe Math includes good scientific facts for kids interested in giraffes (or nature/science more generally). Some of those facts […]
How Did That Get in my Lunchbox?
Chris Butterworth’s 2011 picture book How Did That Get in my Lunchbox? The Story of Food is a good and useful overview answer to that […]
Black Diamond Kings
Charles R. Smith Jr.’s 2025 picture book Black Diamond Kings is a multi-faceted pleasure. For a lifelong baseball fan like myself, the book was a […]
My Friend the Paintbrush
I enjoyed Marcus Pfister’s picture book (2025 in Switzerland, 2026 in English) My Friend the Paintbrush: The Colorful World of Marcus Pfister a lot more […]
The Pine Cone’s Secret
Hannah Barnaby’s 2025 picture book The Pine Cone’s Secret: A Life Cycle Poem is useful and pleasant. It educates young readers about nature by following […]
Harriet Tubman, Force of Nature
There have been many books, kids books, and films about Harriet Tubman, and rightly so, given her bravery and historical importance. I’d say that one […]
Bittersweet
I enjoyed Bittersweet, Christy Mandin’s 2025 picture book. I also find it useful, and suggest it. I say all of this despite the reading experience […]
It’s Moving Day!
I recently stumbled across Pamela Hickman’s 2009 picture book It’s Moving Day! and I’m glad I did. This is simple picture book that does a […]