Crushes of the Week: December 1-7, 2024

This week's crushes (the last of the year!):

1. Yes, Chef!: It's Snack Time by Charlotte Love (Grosset & Dunlap, November 2024)
2. Miri's Moving Day by Adam R. Chang, Stephanie Wildman, and Dream Chen (Kar-Ben Publishing, November 2024)
3. I Love You More by Clare Helen Welsh, Kristen Howdeshell, and Kevin Howdeshell (Nosy Crow, November 2024)
4. Mommy Crumbs by José Andrés and Anna Font (Nubeocho, October 2024)
5. Black Artists Shaping the World by Sharna Jackson and Marilyn Esther Chi (Thames & Hudson, October 2024)
6. Mad at Dad by Janie Hao (Kids Can Press, October 2024)

     

Favorite Picture Books of 2024

What a beautiful year for picture book design! As always, it's so hard to choose my favorite fifteen picture book designs from the year but I think the ones represented here are some of the most beautiful, from the endpapers to the casewraps to the interiors.

I have one last round of crushes coming this Saturday, and I'll see you in the new year!

Favorite Undies of 2024

It's end of the year list time! Today is my list of favorite undies/casewraps (a reminder that I grab my favorites that fit into a 60 second video). Later this week is my favorite picture books!

Crushes of the Week: November 17-23, 2024

This week's crushes:

1. What Lolo Wants by Cristina Oxtra and Jamie Bauza (Kids Can Press, October 2024)
2. Snow Is... by Laura Gehl and Sonia Sánchez (Simon & Schuster/Paula Wiseman Books, October 2024)
3. Huck and Loona by Emily Kilgore and Florence Weiser (Beaming Books, October 2024)
4. The Girl and the Robot Heart by Neal Hoskins and Monika Vaicenaviciene (Thames & Hudson, October 2024)
5. Tumblebaby by Adam Rex and Audrey Helen Weber (Neal Porter Books, October 2024)
6. Salvatore and the Goats of Mount Etna by Uschi Müller and Brittany Lane (Greystone Kids, November 2024)
7. The Bear, the Book, and the Blanket by Lou Peacock and Ged Adamson (Nosy Crow, November 2024)

      

Endpapers for the end of your week!

Down to the Last Detail: THE FIRST SNOW

As it gets colder, my mind keeps going back to this gem from the summer and thinking about how far away being chilly felt when I received it! Not so far away any more...Such a beautiful foiling job on this book!

Let's Talk Illustrators #309: Peter Cheong

I got a chance to talk to Peter Cheong about his newest children's book Where We Can Hear the Giants Sing, and I'm so excited to share that chat with you here today! Enjoy a dive into the depths of the ocean to follow Peter and his protagonist on their respective journeys!