Crushes of the Week: December 3-9, 2023

This week's crushes:

1. Mr. Fiorello's Head by Cecilia Ruiz (Enchanted Lion Books, October 2023)
2. Baby Faces: Little Bear, Where Are You? by Ekaterina Trukhan (Nosy Crow, July 2023)
3. Love Is in the Bear by Judith Henderson and Nahid Kazemi (Owlkids, October 2023)
4. Ganesha Goes Green by Lakshmi Thamizhmani and Debasmita Dasgupta (Barefoot Books, September 2023)
5. Jhupli's Honey Bee Box by Achintyarup Ray and Shivam Choudhary (Amazon Crossing Kids, October 2023)
6. Where Do You Sleep? by Agnese Baruzzi (Minedition, November 2023)
7. We, the Curious Ones by Marion Dane Bauer and Hari &. Deepti (Candlewick Press, November 2023)

      

Endpapers for the end of your week!

Down to the Last Detail: SMALL PLACES CLOSE TO HOME

Love, love, love the shape of the copyright information in this book. All of the data is printed in the shape of a house (quite on-brand for a book about the Universal Declaration of Human Rights)! A clever and creative detail!

Let's Talk Illustrators #272: Kate Gardiner

I am very pleased to share with you all today my interview with the venerable Kate Gardiner. Kate is the debut illustrator of Small Places, Close to Home: A Child's Declaration of Rights: Inspired by the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, written by Deborah Hopkinson. I hope you enjoy learning more about how the visuals came together for this meaningful book and Kate's personal connections to the text! 

Case(wrap) of the Mondays

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

Crushes of the Week: November 26-December 2, 2023

This week's crushes:

1. The North Wind and the Sun by Philip C. Stead (Neal Porter Books, October 2023)
2. Look, It's Hoot Hoot Owl by Camilla Reid and Clare Youngs (Nosy Crow, September 2023)
3. Words about Where: Let's Learn Prepositions by Magda Gargulakova and Marie Urbankova (Albatros Media, October 2023)
4. I Love Everything about Me by Fatima Scipio and Paige Mason (Entangled: Little Lark, October 2023)
5. Zain's Super Friday by Hena Khan and Nez Riaz (Lee & Low Books, October 2023)
6. The Amazing and True Story of Tooth Mouse Pérez by Ana Cristina Herreros and Violeta Lópiz and translated by Sara Lissa Paulson (Enchanted Lion Books, April 2023)
7. Begin Again: How We Got Here and Where We Might Go - Our Human Story. So Far. by Oliver Jeffers (Philomel Books, October 2023)
8. Small Stanley's Big List of Scary Stuff by Angie Morgan (Crocodile Books, November 2023)

       

Endpapers for the end of your week!