I keep stumbling across these wonderful creators I wish I’d know earlier. Dahlov Ipcar is one of these creators. One thing about Ipcar is that […]
It’s an Orange Aardvark!
Michael Hall‘s 2014 picture book It’s an Orange Aardvark! was a pleasant surprise. I picked it up as part of my recent plunge into orange-related […]
The Bedtime Book
Todd Parr is quite popular. He’s published dozens of books, and sold millions of copies. I’ve always liked his vivid, colorful titles, but I hadn’t […]
Brian Lies on Cat Nap
Yesterday I wrote about the recent and wonderful Cat Nap by Brian Lies. The final pages of the book were so inviting and inclusive, designed […]
Cat Nap
Cat Nap, a 2025 Brian Lies picture book, is simply lovely. Beautiful. The sleepy cat on the front cover is napping in the Metropolitan Museum […]
My Wonderful Christmas Tree
I recently read my first book by Dahlov Ipkar, The Cat at Night. I enjoyed that book, and found the visual design especially strong, and […]
Mouse and Hippo
Mike Twohy’s 2017 picture book Mouse and Hippo is about art, perspective, size, cooperation, and friendship. It is also good and fun. Mouse had set […]
Beautiful Oops!
Barney Saltzberg’s Beautiful Oops! (2010) really is beautiful. It is also kind–more on that in a moment. Beautiful Oops! is a book about making art. […]
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 […]