September 19, 2023

Let's Talk Illustrators #261: Ana Matsusaki

As someone who essentially collects illustrator interviews (and literally collects illustrated children's books), it's only natural that I'd want to talk to debut author-illustrator Ana Matsusaki about her book The Collector of Heads, translated by Bruna Dantas Lobato! Enjoy a peek behind the curtain of this gorgeous picture book debut!


September 18, 2023

Case(wrap) of the Mondays

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


September 12, 2023

Let's Talk Illustrators #260: Nic Yulo

I am so excited today to present my interview with Nic Yulo! I absolutely adored her 2022 debut, Patch of Sky, and I feel lucky I got a chance to catch her and talk about her sophomore picture book Out of the Blue. I hope you enjoy this beautiful and unexpected journey through feelings, friendship, and the deep blue sea.


September 11, 2023

Case(wrap) of the Mondays

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


September 9, 2023

Crushes of the Week: September 3-9, 2023

This week's crushes:
  1. More Than Words: So Many Ways to Say What We Mean by Roz MacLean (Henry Holt & Company, September 2023)
  2. Later, When I'm Big by Bette Westera and Mattias de Leeuw, translated by Laura Watkinson (William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, September 2023)
  3. We Share This School: A Community Book by Dan Saks and Brooke Smart (Rise X Penguin Workshop, June 2023)
  4. Ghosts Are People Too by Peter Ricq (Eye of Newt Books, August 2023)
  5. Veo, Veo, I See You by Lulu Delacre (Atheneum Books for Young Readers, September 2023)
  6. The Shade Tree by Suzy Lee, translated by Helen Mixter (Greystone Kids, August 2023)
  7. Together We Swim by Valerie Bolling and Kaylani Juanita (Chronicle Books, August 2023)
  8. The Little Green Envelope by Gillian Sze and Claudine Crangle (Groundwood Books, August 2023)