March 26, 2024

Let's Talk Illustrators #285: Anna Forlati

I am so excited to share my interview with Anna Forlati here today! We're taking a deep dive into her process and style for What Makes Us Human, written by Victor D O Santos. Enjoy our long overdue chat!


March 25, 2024

Case(wrap) of the Mondays

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


March 23, 2024

Crushes of the Week: March 17-23, 2024

This week's crushes:
  1. My Baby Sister Is a Diplodocus by Aurore Petit (Gecko Press, March 2024)
  2. The Great Henna Party by Humera Malik and Sonali Zohra (Lantana Publishing, March 2024)
  3. Green: The Story of Plant Life on Our Planet by Nicola Davies and Emily Sutton (Candlewick Press, March 2024)
  4. My Big Playbook by Ingela P. Arrhenius (Nosy Crow, February 2024)
  5. Run, Run, Run! by Taro Gomi (Chronicle Books, March 2024)
  6. Exactly as Planned by Tao Nyeu (Rocky Pond Books, March 2024)
  7. If You Want to Ride a Horse by Amy Novesky and Gael Abary (Neal Porter Books, March 2024)
  8. Great Gusts: Winds of the World and the Science Behind Them by Melanie Crowder, Megan Benedict, and Khoa Le (MIT Kids Press, March 2024)
  9. Sourgrass by Hope Lim and Shahrzad Maydani (Beach Lane Books, March 2024)
  10. Home by Isabelle Simler and translated by Vineet Lal (Eerdmans Books for Young Readers, March 2024)
 
        

March 20, 2024

Down to the Last Detail: Imperfectly Perfect

The way this gold foil shines as it cracks across the cover of this book is total chef's kiss emoji! And love that the foiled detail creeps its way onto the spine. Such an imperfectly perfect detail!


March 19, 2024

Let's Talk Illustrators #284: Carla Haslbauer

I got a chance recently to catch up with German illustrator Carla Haslbauer about her illustration process. Today we're talking about her most recent US publication There Are No Dragons in This Book, written by Donna Lambo-Weidner. I hope you enjoy this claw-some interview with absolutely zero dragons in it!


March 18, 2024

Case(wrap) of the Mondays

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