BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

Boom! Boom! Boom! by Przemystaw Wechterowicz and Marianna Oklejak is a colorful and rocking good time.

Crushes of the Week: August 18-24, 2019

This week's crushes:

1. 1,001 Ants by Joanna Rzezek (Thames & Hudson, September 2019)
2. Dream Big by Joyce Wan (Cartwheel Books, July 2019)
3. Can Cat and Bird Be Friends? by Coll Muir (HarperCollins, June 2019)
4. Ghost Cat by Kevan Atteberry (Neal Porter Books, June 2019)
5. Astro Pea by Amalia Hoffman (Schiffer Publishing, March 2019)
6. Bigger Words for Little Geniuses by Susan Patterson, James Patterson, and Hsinping Pan (jimmy patterson, September 2019)

     

MY GRANDMA AND ME

My Grandma and Me by Mina Javaherbin and Lindsey Yankey is an autobiographical account of Javaherbin growing up in Iran with her grandmother in pre-revolutionary Iran.

A LIFE MADE BY HAND

A Life Made By Hand: The Story of Ruth Asawa by Andrea D'Aquino is a biography of lesser-known wire sculptor Ruth Asawa.

Crushes of the Week: August 11-17, 2019

This week's crushes:

1. Flora Forager ABC by Bridget Beth Collins (Little Bigfoot, March 2019)
2. I Love All of Me (Wonderful Me) by Lorie Ann Grover and Carolina Búzio (Cartwheel Books, September 2019)
3. Duckworth, the Difficult Child by Michael Sussman and Júlia Sardà (Atheneum Books for Young Readers, June 2019)
4. Animal Habitats: Search & Find Activity Book by Sam Hutchinson and Sarah Dennis (Princeton Architectural Press, August 2019)
5. Idriss and His Marble by Rene Gouichoux and Zau (Starberry Books, September 2019)
6. Garbage Dog by Eleni Kalorkoti and Robbie Wilkinson (Little Gestalten, August 2019)

     

Let's Talk Illustrators #116: Dream Chen

I was lucky enough to get a chance to chat illustrator Dream Chen about her illustration and story processes for Butterflies on the First Day of School, written by Annie Silvestro. The illustrations are as sweet as the story, and it was delightful chatting with Dream. Have a read (and a look!).

Crushes of the Week: August 4-10, 2019

This week's crushes:

1. Twins: A Picture Book by Mike Ciccotello (Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR), August 2019)
2. Little Bird by Antonio Boffa (White Star Kids, April 2019)
3. A Surprise for Little Mole by Orianne Lallemand and Claire Frossard (Auzou, June 2019)
4. The Luckiest Snowball by Elliot Kreloff (Holiday House, September 2019)
5. Brian the Brave by Paul Stewart and Jane Porter (Flyaway Books, August 2019)
6. How Did I Get Here?: Your Story from the Big Bang to Your Birthday by Philip Bunting (Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, November 2019)
7. Hedy Lamarr's Double Life: Hollywood Legend and Brilliant Inventor by Laurie Wallmark and Katy Wu (Sterling Children's Books, February 2019)
8. Dogs and their People by Anne Lambelet (Page Street Kids, June 2019)