Case(wrap) of the Mondays

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

Crushes of the Week: April 16-22, 2023

This week's crushes:

1. Make Way: The Story of Robert McCloskey, Nancy Schön, and Some Very Famous Ducklings by Angela Burke Kunkel and Claire Keane (Random House Studio, April 2023)
2. The Forest Keeper: The True Story of Jadav Payeng by Rina Singh and Ishita Jain (NorthSouth Books, April 2023)
3. The Dream Train: Poems for Bedtime by Sean Taylor and Anuska Allepuz (Candlewick Press, March 2023)
4. Last Flight by Kristen Mai Giang and Dow Phumiruk (Levine Querido, April 2023)
5. A Girl Can Build Anything by E. E. Charlton-Trujillo, Pat Zietlow Miller, and Keisha Morris (Viking Books for Young Readers, April 2023)
6. Can You See It? by Susan Verde and Juliana Perdomo (Abrams Books for Young Readers, April 2023)

  

  

Endpapers for the end of your week!

Let's Talk Picture Books...at School Library Journal!

I wrote an article for School Library Journal! It's all about what makes good picture books great, and you can read the online version here. I hope you enjoy taking a closer look at some beautiful books with me…at a different location!

Let's Talk Illustrators #245: Kimberly Annece Henderson and Ciara LeRoy

Today I'm excited to share one of my more unique interviews, with Kimberly Annece Henderson and Ciara LeRoy about Dear Yesteryear. I say unique because there are no illustrations in this book, rather it features archival photos collected and presented by Kimberly supported by hand-lettered text done by Ciara. Again, a really unique and insightful interview––I hope you enjoy looking more closely at this incredible project that honors Black Americans!

Kimberly Annece Henderson photo credit: Kimberly Henderson; Ciara LeRoy photo credit: Ayna Lorenzo

Case(wrap) of the Mondays

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

Crushes of the Week: April 9-15, 2023

This week's crushes:

1. One, Two, Grandpa Loves You by Shelly Becker and Dan Yaccarino (Abrams Appleseed, March 2023)
2. The Tree and the River by Aaron Becker (Candlewick Press, March 2023)
3. What Cat Likes Best: Rhymes for Children by Erwin Moser and Alistair Beaton (NorthSouth Books, April 2023)
4. Bookscape Board Books: Bon Voyage! by Ingela P. Arrhenius (Chronicle Books, April 2023)
5. The Artist by Ed Vere (Doubleday Books for Young Readers, April 2023)
6. Be the Bus: The Lost & Profound Wisdom of the Pigeon by Mo Willems (Union Square & Co., April 2023)
7. All about Nothing by Elizabeth Rusch and Elizabeth Goss (Charlesbridge Publishing, April 2023)
8. The Invitation by Stacey May Fowles and Marie Lafrance (Groundwood Books, April 2023)
9. 100 Mighty Dragons All Named Broccoli by David Larochelle and Lian Cho (Dial Books, April 2023)