You should read Oliver Jeffers’ 2025 picture book I’m Very Busy: A (nearly forgotten) BIRTHDAY BOOK. Of course, since it is by Oliver Jeffers, you […]
My Very Own Special Particular Private and Personal Cat
My Very Own Special Particular Private and Personal Cat had me at the title. With a title like this–long, exaggerated, and with alliteration–meant this was […]
City Dog, Country Frog
Like millions of others, I love Mo Willems‘ pigeon books. In fact, that’s what I thought of when I heard his name. I had never […]
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 […]
Ruffles and the Teeny, Tiny Kittens
Yes, this is another book in the Ruffles series. (I previously discussed Ruffles and the Bouncy Ball and Ruffles and the Red, Red Coat. ) […]
My Pillow Keeps Moving!
I recently picked up Laura Gehl’s 2018 My Pillow Keeps Moving!…and I don’t know why. I don’t mean that dismissively: I enjoyed the book, and […]
If Wendell Had a Walrus
If Wendell Had a Walrus, written by Lori Mortensen and illustrated by Matt Phelan is a quiet, pleasant surprise of a picture book. The premise […]
I Am NOT Your Hat!
Lisa Bentley’s 2025 picture book I Am NOT Your Hat! is a bright and vivid book. Burt is an oversized bird–an ostrich, by appearance–who likes […]