Today (2/10) is another picture book writer’s birthday: Lucy Cousins. Cousins is known for her Maisy books, and they are so bright, friendly, and popular […]
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Today (2/9/2025) I read Freedom on the Sea: The True Story of the Civil War Hero Robert Smalls and His Daring Escape to Freedom. I […]
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Today (2/8/2025) I read Whales Passing, a 2003 picture book by Eve Bunting. I liked it. Lambert Davis’s illustrations were colorful and engaging, giving readers […]
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Today is Groundhog Day! Photo by Jack Bulmer on Unsplash If you’ve got a kid in your life who might be asking what a groundhog […]
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Today (2/1) is Jerry Spinelli‘s birthday. Spinelli focuses on older readers than those reading picture books, but anyone who writes books like the Newbery Award-winning […]
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Today (1/31) is Denise Fleming‘s birthday. Ms. Fleming is a children’s book creator who is (like me) from northwest Ohio. She writes and illustrates her […]
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Today (January 30) is Lloyd Alexander’s birthday. True, Alexander wrote for older kids than those who will be reading picture books, but his series The […]
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So, why another picture book blog? What am I doing here? I started It’s a Picture Book World to share my thoughts on picture books. […]