I have completist tendencies, and since I enjoyed Bethany Barton’s earlier books (I started my exploration of the series with I’m Trying to Love Farts), […]
Billie Jean Peet, Athlete
Billie Jean Peet, Athlete is a recent (2025) book by Andrea Beaty, author of Ada Twist, Scientist (and other books in that series, like Iggy […]
Astrophysics for Babies
I recently read the 2018 board book Astrophysics for Babies by Chris Ferrie and Julia Kregenow. It is one of a number of books from […]
What Fish Are Saying: Strange Sounds in the Ocean
I really didn’t know what to expect from What Fish Are Saying: Strange Sounds in the Ocean, a 2025 picture book written by Kirsten Pendreigh […]
a face is a poem
2024 picture book a face is a poem is written and illustrated by Julie Morstad. That name is enough, or should be: I shouldn’t have […]
My Daddy Speaks English, Mama Habla Espanol
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 […]