Crushes of the Week: November 2-8, 2025

This week's crushes:

1. A Winter's Morning by Angélique Leone and Gregoire Solotareff (Post Wave, November 2025)
2. Salmon Run: An Epic Journey to the Ocean and Back by Annie Chen (Red Comet Press, November 2025)
3. The Very Fine Clock by Edward Gorey and Muriel Spark (Transit Children's Editions, November 2025)
4. Forests by Nell Cross Beckerman and Kalen Chock (Orchard Books, November 2025)
5. You Can't Tame a Tiger by Stephanie Ellen Sy and Julien Chung (Owlkids, September 2025)
6. Rez Kid by Andrea Landry and Isabella Fassler (Kids Can Press, September 2025)
7. Take a Walk with the Wind by Xiong Liang and translated by Chloe Garcia Roberts (Elsewhere Editions, September 2025)

      

Endpapers for the end of your week!

Down to the Last Detail: THE STORY OF GOLD

I mean, if you're going to do a book about gold you either go big or go home, and this book goes BIG!! Gold foil on the front, the back, and the spine!

Let's Talk Illustrators #381: Myungae Lee

I read Late Today––by Jungyoon Huh and Myungae Lee and translated by Aerin Park––back in June and instantly fell in love with the story and illustrations. It is such an honor to present my interview today with illustrator Myungae about the book, digging into what makes it so special. Enjoy!!

Case(wrap) of the Mondays

We've got a case(wrap) of the Mondays!

Crushes of the Week: October 26-November 1, 2025

This week's crushes:

1. The Kerfuffle by Clotilde Perrin (Gecko Press, October 2025)
   
2. A Song of the Seasons by Yibing Deng (Post Wave, October, 2025)
   
3. A World of Kisses by Marta Morros and Mariona Tolosa (Nubeocho, October 2025)
   
4. The Museum of Shapes by Sven Volker (Cicada Books, October 2025)
5. Azizi by Laïla Koubaa and Mattias de Leeuw (Lantana Publishing, October 2025)
6. Fortune Cookies: The Surprising Story of the Tasty Treat We Love to Eat by Mia Wenjen and Colleen Kong-Savage (Red Comet Press, October 2025)
7. Three Ladies Beside the Sea by Rhoda Levine and Edward Gorey (NYRB, October 2025)

      

Endpapers for the end of your week!