Crushes of the Week: July 6-12, 2025

This week's crushes:

1. The Kite Collector by Zoey Abbott (Kids Can Press, June 2025)
2. Swap-A-Word! Fun with Sound-Alike Words by Marvin Terban and Andreas Wittmann (Reycraft Books, June 2025)
3. There's an Ocean in This Book by Rachel Elliot and Genevieve LaCroix (Thames & Hudson, June 2025)
4. Willow and the Wildflowers by Matthew Schufman (Random House Studio, June 2025)
5. The Wild Robot on the Island by Peter Brown (Little, Brown Young Readers, June 2025)
6. To Catch a Ghost by Rachel Michelle Wilson (Orchard Books, July 2025)
7. Ablaze: The Story of America's First Female Smokejumper by Jessica Lawson and Sarah Gonzales (Viking Books for Young Readers, July 2025)

      

Endpapers for the end of your week!

Let's Talk Illustrators #368: Lisa Brown

It is my pleasure, honor, and privilege to present a very special interview today with Lisa Brown, author and illustrator most recently of The Moving Book. The first book in this series, The Airport Book, holds a special place in my heart as one of the first books I ever shared on this site, back when I was doing my undies reveals flat on a table! Lots of things have changed since then, but Lisa's books haven't lost a single ounce of that specialness. I'll let Lisa take it from here!

Case(wrap) of the Mondays

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

Crushes of the Week: June 29-July 5, 2025

This week's crushes:

1. A Little Sailing Lesson by Sara Stefanini (Post Wave, June 2025)
2. A Summer Without Anna by Kate Jenks Landry and Risa Hugo (Kids Can Press, June 2025)
3. As the World Goes By by Jonny Lambert (Tiger Tales, June 2025)
4. The Friendship Train: A True Story of Helping and Healing after World War II by Debbie Levy and Boris Kulikov (Bloomsbury Children's Books, June 2025)
5. Rabbit's Feat by Barney Saltzberg (Hippo Park, June 2025)
6. More or Less by Alison Hughes and Oge Mora (Little, Brown Young Readers, June 2025)
7. The Beautiful Layers of Me by Sophia Payne and Ruchi Mhasane (Candlewick Press, June 2025)

      

Endpapers for the end of your week!

Down to the Last Detail: MAKING LIGHT BLOOM

I am just absolutely and completely obsessed with how this spot gloss looks on the Tiffany lamp!! What a spectacular detail to add!