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 […]
Well, that was interesting!
This evening I attended a webinar sponsored by SCBWI (the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators—the major professional organization for children’s book creators). Titled […]
More Thoughts on Make Believe
A few days ago I posted my first thoughts on Mac Barnett‘s book Make Believe: On Telling Stories to Children, which came out this week. […]
First Thoughts on Make Believe
This week, Mac Barnett‘s book Make Believe: On Telling Stories to Children came out. I pre-ordered it months ago, and read it yesterday (5/6/2026). However, […]
Two Artists, Grandad and Me
One nice thing that happens in children’s literature is family involvement. Since parents read picture books to kids, tell stories to their kids, and write […]
Brian Lies on Cat Nap
Yesterday I wrote about the recent and wonderful Cat Nap by Brian Lies. The final pages of the book were so inviting and inclusive, designed […]
Feeling Like a Kid
Feeling Like a Kid: Childhood and Children’s Literature (2006) is a short, lovely reflection on children’s literature. Author Jerry Griswold is an expert in children’s […]
How I Sold 100,000 Children’s Books
As an aspiring writer of picture books (and kidlit more generally), I read books and articles about how to write these works. That’s why I […]
Why You Should Read Children’s Books, Even Though You Are So Old and Wise
Now there’s a title? Why You Should Read Children’s Books, Even Though You Are So Old and Wise is a very short book/longish essay from […]