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. […]
You should check out…
You should check out Show & Tell: Exploring the Fine Art of Children’s Book Illustration by Dilys Evans. You should check it out in the […]
If you like Beatrix Potter…
If you like Beatrix Potter–or have kids who like her and her creations like Peter Rabbit–you might be interested in Saving the Countryside: The Story […]
Today I read…
Today I read Scamp (2025) by Anden Wilder. Scamp is a picture book about a house with two cats…only one of them is the little […]
Today I learned…
Today I learned three things. First, I learned that I agree with Mac Barnett: Goodnight Moon isn’t just a kids book. It is a classic […]
Today I read…
Today I read The Story Factory, by Jam Dong, a 2025 picture book. This is a book that would be good for kids who are […]
Today I heard (and reread)
Someone mentioned Blueberries for Sal today, and I realized I hadn’t read it for years. That’s not really a surprise. It came out in 1948, […]