Let's Talk Illustrators # 251: Nelleke Verhoeff

I am so happy to present my interview with Dutch creator Nelleke Verhoeff! Today we're talking about her Mix-and-Match board book series, which features split pages for kiddos to build in three sections. Each book has a loose "theme" and the hilarity that ensues from some of the combinations can't be matched! Enjoy our conversation! 

Case(wrap) of the Mondays

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Crushes of the Week: May 21-27, 2023

This week's crushes:

1. To the Other Side by Erika Meza (Katherine Tegen Books, March 2023)
2. Windrush Child: The Tale of a Caribbean Child Who Faced a New Horizon by John Agard and Sophie Bass (Candlewick Press, April 2023)
3. Animals in Pants by Suzy Levinson and Kevin & Kristen Howdeshell (Harry N. Abrams, April 2023)
4. No Is All I Know! by Chris Grabenstein and Leo Espinosa (Random House Books for Young Readers, May 2023)
5. The Shape of You by Mượn Thị Văn and Miki Sato (Kids Can Press, May 2023)
6. Heart Berry Bling by Jenny Kay Dupuis and Eva Campbell (Highwater Press, May 2023)
7. Sorry, Snail by Tracy Subisak (Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, May 2023)

     

Endpapers for the end of your week!

Let's Talk Illustrators #250: Lian Cho

Oh No, the Aunts Are Here, written by Adam Rex and illustrated by Lian Cho, is a laugh-out-loud story with inviting, diverse, and all-too-relatable illustrations, and I'm so glad I got to catch up with Lian about her illustration process. Let's dive right in!!

Case(wrap) of the Mondays

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

Crushes of the Week: May 14-20, 2023

This week's crushes:

1. The Loud Librarian by Jenna Beatrice and Erika Lynne Jones (Atheneum Books for Young Readers, April 2023)
2. From Shore to Ocean Floor: The Human Journey to the Deep by Gill Arbuthnott and Christopher Nielsen (Big Picture Press, May 2023)
3. Dear Earth by Isabel Otter and Clara Anganuzzi (Tiger Tales, February 2023)
4. My First Pop Up: Endangered Animals by Owen Davey (Candlewick Press, March 2023)
5. Light Speaks by Christine Layton and Luciana Navarro Powell (Tilbury House Publishers, April 2023)
6. Picky Panda (with Fun Flaps to Lift) by Jackie Huang (Abrams Appleseed, April 2023)