This book is a three-fer! We have spot gloss on the front PLUS a subtle, white sparkle treatment for the we unicorn and book title, AND there's a cute barcode design on the back! Chef's kiss!!
February 19, 2025
February 18, 2025
Dual-Functioning Books
DUAL-FUNCTIONING BOOKS
There are some really cool books out there that go beyond being brick-and-mortar "text and illustration" books. They take things to the next level in that the physical book becomes a key part of the experience and incites its own separate experience. I have dubbed these dual-functioning books because––as the name would suggest––these books serve two functions: To be a book and to be something beyond a book. Check out some examples below!
February 17, 2025
February 15, 2025
Crushes of the Week: February 9-15, 2025
This week's crushes:
- When Spring Comes by Ekaterina Trukhan (Nosy Crow, February 2025)
- Little Lion Girl by Olivia Hope and Fiona Woodcock (Bloomsbury Children's Books, February 2025)
- Nearly Exactly Almost Like Me by Jennifer Bradbury and Pearl Auyeung (Caitlyn Dlouhy Books, February 2025)
- Dream a Dress, Dream a Poem: Dressmaker and Poet, Myra Viola Wilds by Nancy Johnson James and Diana Ejaita (Abrams Books for Young Readers, January 2025)
- One Day: A True Story of Survival in the Holocaust by Michael Rosen and Benjamin Phillips (Candlewick Studio, January 2025)
- Soy Sauce! by Laura G. Lee (Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, January 2025)
- What the Kite Saw by Anne Laurel Carter and Akin Duzakin (Groundwood Books, January 2025)
- Cat and Bird by Jo Empson (Child's Play International, October 2024)
February 14, 2025
February 11, 2025
Let's Talk Illustrators #312: Victor Bizar Gómez
It was both a pleasure and an honor getting a chance to talk to Victor Bizar Gómez about his picture book from late last year We Sing from the Heart, written by Mia Wenjen. This powerful book is stunning brought to life by Gómez's illustrations, and I'm so glad I get a chance to share the inner workings of this book with you all today!
