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. […]
Copy That, Copy Cat!
I love the idea, or rather, ideas behind Copy That, Copy Cat! Inventions Inspired by Animals. This 2023 book, written by Katrina Tangen and illustrated […]
Unspeakable
Many picture books are light. They strike a happy tone, and only dip into darkness occasionally. That’s not the case here. The subtitle of Unspeakable […]
Thump Goes the Rabbit
Thump Goes the Rabbit: How Animals Communicate (2020), written by Fran Hodgkins and illustrated by Taia Morley is a good solid nonfiction picture book. It […]
Salmon Stream
A few days ago I mentioned getting curious about picture books about my region. Salmon Stream, a 2000 picture book by Carol Reed-Jones, illustrated by […]
An Elephant Grows Up
An Elephant Grows Up is a 2006 picture book written by Anastasia Suen and illustrated by Michael L. Denman and William J. Huiett. This is […]
Slap, Squeak & Scatter
Slap, Squeak & Scatter is a 2001 picture book by Steve Jenkins. Like the other books by Jenkins I’ve discussed, such as What Do You […]
The Great Migration
The Great Migration: An American Story is another of those picture books that I’m not at all sure really is a picture book, or at […]
What Do You Do With a Tail Like This?
What Do You Do With a Tail Like This? is a 2003 picture book by Steven Jenkins and Robin Page, a husband and wife team […]
Toes, Teeth, and Tentacles
Now there’s a title! Actually, to be fair, I need to include the subtitle. Toes, Teeth, and Tentacles: A Curious Counting Book is a 2025 […]