Gifts From Crows is a recent (2026) picture book written by Gideon Sterer and illustrated by Shadra Strickland. The book is nonfiction: it shares the […]
The Path
I really like the front cover of The Path. The front of this recent (2026) picture book reads “The Path” in large brown letters along […]
Paper Mice
Paper Mice is a 2019 picture book written by Megan Wagner Lloyd and illustrated by Phoebe Wahl. I picked it up because I’m a Wahlflower […]
Every Dog in the Neighborhood
Sometimes you feel like a book was written for you. That was the case for me with the 2022 picture book Every Dog in the […]
Carrot & Pea
Carrot & Pea: An Unlikely Friendship (2016) is Morag Hood’s first picture book. I’ve enjoyed–and discussed– a more recent book by Hood, Seahorse is Furious […]
The Skeleton and the Cat
I was skeptical when I saw the title The Skeleton and the Cat. I though it was going to be another cutesy Halloween picture book. […]
Buddy and Earl go exploring
I am late to the Buddy and Earl series. In fact, I hadn’t known it existed until after I read Buddy and Earl go exploring, […]
The Big Cheese
I recently read the 2023 picture book The Big Cheese. It’s written by Jory John and illustrated by Pete Oswald, a pair who have worked […]
Let’s Be Enemies
What a great title! This 1961 picture book by Janice May Udry is tiny: it would definitely fit in a coat pocket, and maybe in […]
The Rabbit Listened
Corry Doerrfeld’s 2018 picture book The Rabbit Listened is a good solid story. It blends appealing child-appropriate randomness with lessons about emotions. A kid (Taylor) […]