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!

 

Let's Talk Illustrators #380: Azul López

Today I'm pleased to share my interview with Mexican author-illustrator Azul López about Croco (available in English and Spanish), translated by Kit Maude. This uniquely designed book runs vertically to capture some stunning images and deep emotions. Read on to learn more about how Azul developed and created it!

Case(wrap) of the Mondays

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

Crushes of the Week: October 19-25, 2025

This week's crushes:

1. Where Is the Cat? by Eva Eland (Penguin Workshop, September 2025)
2. Weiwei's Winter Solstice: A Dongzhì Story by Michelle Jing Chan (Bloomsbury Children's Books, October 2025)
3. The Fib: An Allegorical Tale About the Consequences of Lying by Pedro Iniguez and Nathan Kwan (Gloo Books, October 2025)
4. The Sacred Stone Camp by Rae Rose and Aly McKnight (Dial Books, October 2025)
5. Crocodiles Everywhere by Estelí Meza (Rocky Pond Books, October 2025)
6. Some Days I'm the Wind by Rebecca Gardyn Levington and Dinara Mirtalipova, narrated by Teresa Gallagher (Barefoot Books, September 2025)

     

Endpapers for the end of your week!

Let's Talk Illustrators #379: Lorenzo Sangiò

It was such a pleasure talking to Lorenzo Sangiò about The Night Giant, written by Lorenzo Coltellacci! Take a sneak peek with me behind the process of illustrating this sweet book with a giant heart (and an actual giant!).