Crushes of the Week: August 25-31, 2024

This week's crushes:

1. On the Small Hill Where the Girls Take Off Their Shoes by Jairo Buitrago and Linda Wolfsgruber and translated by Elisa Amado (Greystone Kids, August 2024)
2. The Boy and the Elephant by Freya Blackwood (Random House Studio, August 2024)
3. It Is Okay by Ye Guo (Eerdmans Books for Young Readers, August 2024)
4. Show Up and Vote by Ani Difranco and Rachelle Baker (Rise X Penguin Workshop, August 2024)
5. Waiting for the Dawn: A Tale of Forest Fires and Renewal by Fabiola Anchorena (Tra Publishing, August 2024)
6. How to Draw a Brave Chicken by Ethan T. Berlin and Jimbo Matison (Hippo Park, August 2024)
7. One Small Spark: A Tikkun Olam Story by Ruth Spiro and Victoria Tentler-Krylov (Dial Books, August 2024)

      

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Crushes of the Week: August 18-24, 2024

This week's crushes:

1. The Ship in the Window by Travis Jonker and Matthew Cordell (Viking Books for Young Readers, August 2024)
2. Clouds in Space: Nebulae, Stardust, and Us by Teresa Robeson and Diana Renzina (MIT Kids Press, August 2024)
3. A Star Shines Through by Anna Desnitskaya (Eerdmans Books for Young Readers, August 2024)
4. We Are a Class by Rob Sanders and Hannah Abbo (Beaming Books, July 2024)
5. I Really, Really Don't Like Parties by Angie Morgan (Crocodile Books, April 2024)
6. The Sun Never Hurries by Roxane Turcotte and Lucie Crovatto (Pajama Press, July 2024)
7. Erno Rubik and His Magic Cube by Kerry Aradhya and Kara Kramer (Peachtree Publishers, June 2024)

      

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Let's Talk Illustrators #299: Veronika Kotyk

As we get closer to the spooky season, it seems apt that we begin to spice in some of the spookier books! Today I'm pleased to share my chat with Veronika Kotyk, illustrator of  Spooky Celebrations Around the World, who reveals her process for creating the stunningly vibrant illustrations. Don't be spooked, dive into this celebratory book with me!

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Crushes of the Week: August 11-17, 2024

This week's crushes:

1. Millie Fleur's Poison Garden by Christy Mandin (Orchard Books, July 2024)
2. Little Ghost Makes a Friend by Maggie Edkins Willis (Paula Wiseman Books, July 2024)
3. On a Mushroom Day by Chris Baker and Alexandra Finkeldey (Tundra Books, July 2024)
4. Evidence!: How Dr. John Snow Solved the Mystery of Cholera by Deborah Hopkinson and Nik Henderson (Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers, August 2024)
5. The Three Little Guinea Pigs and the Andean Fox by Ana Velez (Page Street Kids, 2024)
6. Until You Find the Sun: A Story about Discovering Home Wherever You Go by Maryam Hassan and Anna Wilson (Crocodile Books, June 2024)
7. Little Guides to Nature: Hello Fossils and Shells by Nina Chakrabarti (Laurence King, 2024)

 

 

    

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Let's Talk Illustrators #298: Marije Tolman

I am so pleased to share my interview with Dutch author-illustrator Marije Tolman here today! We're focusing on her newest book Quill the Forest Keeper and the stunning and unique techniques she used to create the illustrations. Please enjoy this behind-the-scenes look at Marije's process!

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Crushes of the Week: August 4-10, 2024

This week's crushes:

1. The Seasons of Parastoo by Rashin Kheiriyeh (Nancy Paulsen Books, August 2024)
2. Detective Catz and the Missing Nut by Marjoke Henrichs (Scallywag Press, August 2024)
3. Who's in Charge? by Stephanie Allain, Jenny Klion, and Marissa Valdez (Candlewick Press, August 2024)
4. World More Beautiful: The Life and Art of Barbara Cooney by Angela Burke Kunkel and Becca Stadtlander (Random House Studio, August 2024)
5. Anonymoose by Shawna J. C. Tenney (Beaming Books, August 2024)
6. Kingdoms of Life by Carly Allen-Fletcher (Eerdmans Books for Young Readers, August 2024)

     

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Down to the Last Detail: WHEN I BECAME YOUR GRANDPA

I am just gaga over the foiling on this cover! Everything about it is perfect, from the intentional placement of each strand of wheat to the extra shiny gold the team chose!

Let's Talk Illustrators #297: Melodie Stacey

It was such a treat getting a chance to pick illustrator Melodie Stacey's brain about her newest picture book Else B. in the Sea, written by Jeanne Walker Harvey. Enjoy peeking behind the curtain with me to learn more about how the story of Else B came to life!

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