Dianna Ashton‘s 2006 picture book An Egg is Quiet is both lovely and informative. This is a nonfiction picture book, so the information comes largely […]
The Beak Book
The Beak Book is a 2021 nonfiction picture book created by Robin Page. If you’ve been reading this blog, you can stop now and know […]
Stink Fights, Earwax, and Other Marvelous Mammal Adaptations
I enjoyed Laura Perdew’s 2020 picture book Stink Fights, Earwax, and Other Marvelous Mammal Adaptations. It is nonfiction built around a single biological principle: adaptation. […]
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 […]
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 […]
What Do You Do With a Tail Like This?
What Do You Do With a Tail Like This? is a 2003 picture book by Steven Jenkins and Robin Page, a husband and wife team […]
Recently I Got To See
There’s a great old theater in my town (the Mount Baker Theatre, built in 1927) that hosts a lot of traveling shows. I’ve seen Mary […]