To be honest, I’m actually not sure what the title of this book is. My library lists it as “The Science of Baking,” but the […]
Victor Hugo’s Wondrous Feast
David T. Warner’s 2024 book Victor Hugo’s Wondrous Feast: The True Story of How the Author of Les Misérables Inspired the World to Love is […]
I Can Make Wise Choices
I applaud Darcy Pattison’s nonfiction picture books about nature and science, and her instruction on indie publishing is very helpful. However, her 2019 picture book […]
I’m Very Busy
You should read Oliver Jeffers’ 2025 picture book I’m Very Busy: A (nearly forgotten) BIRTHDAY BOOK. Of course, since it is by Oliver Jeffers, you […]
Keep On Moving
Strictly speaking, Keep On Moving: The Great Animal Migrations, Large and Small (2025) is more picture book-adjacent than a pure picture book. That is to […]
My Very Own Special Particular Private and Personal Cat
My Very Own Special Particular Private and Personal Cat had me at the title. With a title like this–long, exaggerated, and with alliteration–meant this was […]
The Blue House
I recently got to meet Phoebe Wahl at the 2026 Children’s Literature Conference here in Bellingham, Washington. The conference was a blast–more on that later–and […]
City Dog, Country Frog
Like millions of others, I love Mo Willems‘ pigeon books. In fact, that’s what I thought of when I heard his name. I had never […]
Bread is Love
Bread is Love is very much a modern picture book, and it isn’t just the 2026 publication date that makes it modern. Oh, the topic […]
Broken
Some agents only want to represent author-illustrators. As a writer who is not an illustrator, I resent this. However, when I read books like Broken, […]