Crushes of the Week: February 23-29, 2020

This week's crushes:

1. Where Did You Go Today? by Jenny Duke (Child's Play International, September 2019)
2. Flash and Gleam: Light in Our World by Sue Fliess and Khoa Le (Millbrook Press, March 2020)
3. Tiny T. Rex and the Very Dark Dark by Jonathan Stutzman and Jay Fleck (Chronicle Books, March 2020)
4. Boundless Sky by Amanda Addison and Manuela Adreani (Lantana Publishing, March 2020)
5. My Mama by Annemarie Van Haeringen (Gecko Press, March 2020)
6. Grow Kind by Jon Lasser and Sage Foster-Lasser (Magination Press, March 2020)
7. Pirate Queen: A Story of Zheng Yi Sao by Helaine Becker and Liz Wong (Groundwood Books, March 2020)

       

Endpapers for the end of your week!

Today I'm kicking off a fun new series to show you just how creative book designers can be when it comes to creating endpapers. Here are some endpapers for the end of your week!

SUCH A GOOD BOY

Such a Good Boy by Marianna Coppo is the cutest story about inherited familial pressures I've ever seen.

Let's Talk Illustrators #133: Flora McDonnell

Flora McDonnell's Out of a Dark Winter's Night is the gripping tale of a young child trying to stop the darkness from coming. Every time the sun sets, the child loses their spirit of adventure, and preventing the sun from setting is the natural solution to impending darkness. The book––and the child's feelings––are at once relatable to readers, many of whom have spent their own fair share of time trying to stop the darkness from coming, too. I hope you enjoy my chat with Flora about this special book.

Crushes of the Week: February 16-22, 2020

This week's crushes:

1. Bright in the Night by Lena Sjöberg (Thames & Hudson, January 2020)
2. Little Mole Finds Hope by Glenys Nellist and Sally Garland (Beaming Books, February 2020)
3. Who Loves Books? by Lizi Boyd (Chronicle Books, February 2020)
4. The Orange Horse by Hsu-Kung Liu (Reycraft Books, October 2019)
5. The Elephant's Umbrella by Laleh Jaffari (Tiny Owl Publishing Ltd, February 2020)
6. Tickled Pink: How Friendship Washes the World with Color by Andrée Poulin and Lucile Danis Drouot (Pajama Press, February 2020)
7. Astrid and the Sky Calf by Rosie Faragher (Child's Play International, September 2019)
8. Cherry Blossom and Paper Planes by Jef Aerts and Sanne Loo (Floris Books, January 2020)

       

MY FRIEND EARTH

My Friend Earth, written by Patricia MacLachlan and illustrated by Francesca Sanna, is truly spectacular in every sense of the word.

Let's Talk Illustrators #132: Masha Manapov

Today I'm excited to share my interview with illustrator, designer, and artist extraordinaire Masha Manapov about her author debut Ariba. Ariba humorously celebrates community and the joy of storytelling, and it was an honor to catch up with Masha and talk about how she created this special book. Enjoy!