Today I “read” Unspoken, a 2012 picture book by Henry Cole. I use the quotation marks around “read” because it is a wordless picture book: […]
Duck on a Tractor
I love David Shannon’s David books so much, I wanted to see what his other works are like. So, I picked up his 2016 picture […]
Wonderful, Wicked, and Whizzpopping
How’s that for a title! If you’ve got a good ear and memory, you might remember “Whizzpopping” from BFG. If not, you might have to […]
Today I read…
Today I read Short Dog, Long Dog: A Book of Opposites by Anna Hrachovec (2025). As the subtitle suggests, this book is intended to teach […]
Noodles?
Some books about other times or other countries plod. They are so clearly educational that they weigh themselves down with purpose. Thankfully, the opposite is […]
If You Want a Librarian To Like You…
If you want a librarian to like you, check out “R” is for Research. (Mine stopped checking out my books to look over, and gently […]
Books About Books: Janie Writes a Play
There are a number of picture books about books, stories, or picture book writers. Janie Writes a Play: Jane Yolen’s First Great Story (2025) is […]
The Keeper of Stories
I recently read The Keeper of Stories, a 2025 picture book written by Caroline Kusin Pritchard and illustrated by Selina Alko. I stumbled across The […]
Thoughts on Ox-Cart Man
Hmm. I recently read Ox-Cart Man for the first time, and I’m of two minds about it. On one hand, it is lovely, in both […]
There’s a new David book!
Yeah! There’s a new David book. That is to say, this week David Shannon published another book in his fantastic picture book series featuring David. […]