The 2025 picture book Fireworks is written by Matthew Burgess and illustrated by Catia Chien. Some picture books are primarily story, but this book draws […]
Our Lake
Angie Kang’s 2025 picture book Our Lake is rare, focused, and moving. The book’s action is simple: two brothers walk to a lake and jump […]
Every Monday Mabel
Jashar Awan‘s 2025 picture book Every Monday Mabel was a Caldecott Honor book, meaning it has been hailed as one of the year’s best picture […]
The Rough Patch
I’m a fan of Brian Lies, and recently got to take part in a webinar with him. If you haven’t read/seen his 2025 book Cat […]
Well, that was interesting!
This evening I attended a webinar sponsored by SCBWI (the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators—the major professional organization for children’s book creators). Titled […]
Review of Color Zoo
Color Zoo by Lois Ehlert is a quietly impressive little book. I’m not the first to think so: it was a Caldecott Honor Book in […]
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. […]
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, […]