Crushes of the Week: June 16-22, 2024

This week's crushes:

1. Sumo Libre by Joe Cepeda (Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, June 2024)
2. Artichoke to Zucchini: An Alphabet of Delicious Things from Around the World by Alice Oehr (Scribble US, June 2024)
3. Are You Small? by Mo Willems (Union Square Kids, June 2024)
4. A Horse Called Now Ruth Doyle and Alexandra Finkeldey (Nosy Crow, June 2024)
5. Charlie's Great Big Backpack by Margarita del Mazo and Guridi (NubeOcho, June 2024)
6. Back Home: Story Time with My Father by Arlène Elizabeth Casimir and Ken Daley (Candlewick Press, May 2024
7. Mushrooms Know: Wisdom from Our Friends the Fungi by Kallie George and Sara Gillingham (Greystone Kids, May 2024)
8. Stanley the Baker by William Bee (Peachtree Publishers, May 2024)

        

Endpapers for the end of your week!

Let's Talk Illustrators #292: Estrela Lourenço

I am so pleased to share my interview with Portuguese author-illustrator Estrela Lourenço! Today we're talking about her hilarious and all-too-relatable picture book Walkies: A Dog's Tale and how the book is an ode to man (and woman!)'s best friend. Enjoy!

Case(wrap) of the Mondays

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

Crushes of the Week: June 9-15, 2024

This week's crushes:

1. Itty Bitty Betty Blob by Constance Lombardo and Micah Player (Hippo Park, June 2024)
2. Soul Step by Jewell Parker Rhodes, Kelly McWilliams, and Briana Mukodiri Uchendu (Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, June 2024)
3. A Different Kind of Fairy by Susana Torrubiano and Giulia Orecchia (NubeOcho, June 2024)
4. Secret Gardeners: Growing a Community and Healing the Earth by Lina Laurent and Maija Hurme, translated by Sofia Karlsson and Jen Pulju Porter (Pajama Press, June 2024)
5. Aqua Boy by Ken Wilson-Max (Candlewick Press, May 2024)

    

Endpapers for the end of your week!

Let's Talk Illustrators #291: Cherry Mo

I was lucky enough to get a chance to chat with Cherry Mo about her debut picture book Home in a Lunchbox! I'm sharing our chat here with you all today, enjoy a peek inside this extra special book!