Mariane Rodriguez Dolce’s 2025 picture book is about growing up loved and bilingual. The young girl telling the story of her life moves smoothly, even […]
The Postcard Project
I like the idea and possible applications of Maggie Lauren Brown’s 2023 picture book The Postcard Project. Lola spends a good stretch of her summers […]
I’m Trying, I’m Trying, I’m Trying
So I recently read and enjoyed I’m Trying to Love Farts by Bethany Barton. Since then, I’ve learned that Barton has actually written a number […]
The Hideout
Susanna Mattiangeli’s 2019 picture book The Hideout was a pleasant surprise. As a story, it is easily summarized: a girl named Hannah goes to the […]
It Began With a Page
Gyo Fujikawa was a writer, illustrator, and designer. She wrote and illustrated her own books, illustrated others’ books, and did other artistic projects, such as […]
how to
Julie Morstad’s 2013 picture book how to is lovely. The text is minimalist, but, again, lovely. Each two-page spread has a single “how to” statement, […]
From Wolf to Woof!
In the author’s note at the back of From Wolf to Woof! Hudson Talbott explains that he had long been interested in the relationship between […]
13 Ways to Eat a Fly
I misjudged this book. I judged it, not by its cover, but by its title, and assumed that this was going to mainly be a […]
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 […]