Months ago I reviewed Fish Fry Friday, not knowing it was a sequel to Soul Food Sunday (2021). Soul Food Sunday is written by Winsome […]
Santa Is Coming to Bellingham
Santa Is Coming to Bellingham (2013) is decidedly uneven. I checked it out of the library because I got curious about picture books about my […]
Copy That, Copy Cat!
I love the idea, or rather, ideas behind Copy That, Copy Cat! Inventions Inspired by Animals. This 2023 book, written by Katrina Tangen and illustrated […]
Books on Bikes
Books on Bikes is a 2025 picture book by F. Isabel Campoy (Author), Theresa Howell (Author), Brizida Magro (Illustrator). It is a pleasant, accessible picture […]
Picture Book Month!
November is Picture Book Month! Join me in celebrating by reading picture books!
Eloise and…Deadpool?
Okay, I know he’s been in other things–I’ve seen him in other things–but these days, I hear Ryan Reynolds and I think the fun but […]
Unspeakable
Many picture books are light. They strike a happy tone, and only dip into darkness occasionally. That’s not the case here. The subtitle of Unspeakable […]
Amber’s Atoms
Amber’s Atoms: The First 10 Elements of the Periodic Table (2016) is an odd little picture book, but also a pleasant and useful one. As […]
Iktomi, Iktomi, Iktomi
Since this my third post on the Iktomi books written by Paul Goble (see this earlier review), you can correctly assume I find these books […]
Thump Goes the Rabbit
Thump Goes the Rabbit: How Animals Communicate (2020), written by Fran Hodgkins and illustrated by Taia Morley is a good solid nonfiction picture book. It […]