Crushes of the Week: July 24-30, 2022

This week's crushes:

1. That's Not My Name! by Anoosha Syed (Viking Books for Young Readers, July 2022)
2. A Little Ferry Tale by Chad Otis (Atheneum Books, August 2022)
3. Patch of Sky by Nic Yulo (Dial Books, July 2022)
4. Be Thankful for Trees: A Tribute to the Many & Surprising Ways Trees Relate to Our Lives by Harriet Ziefert and Brian Fitzgerald (Red Comet Press, March 2022)
5. The Pop-Up Guide: Natural Wonders by Sandra Laboucarie and Charline Picard (Twirl, August 2022)

    

Endpapers for the end of your week!

BERRY SONG

Berry Song, Michaela Goade's author debut, encourages readers to show gratitude toward nature for all that it provides humans.

Let's Talk Illustrators #218: Linda Bondestam

I feel super lucky that I got a chance to talk to Finnish author-illustrator Linda Bondestam about her illustration and story processes for My Life at the Bottom: The Story of a Lonesome Axolotl! I hope you enjoy our conversation about this special book, which highlights the critically endangered (but incredibly friendly) axolotl.

Case(wrap) of the Mondays

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

Crushes of the Week: July 17-23, 2022

This week's crushes:

1. Today I'm Strong by Nadiya Hussain and Ella Bailey (Viking Books for Young Readers, June 2022)
2. I Am a Baby by Bob Shea (Candlewick Press, June 2022)
3. A Day by the Sea by Barbara Nascimbeni (Thames & Hudson, July 2022)
4. Alice Nizzy Nazzy by Tony Johnston and Tomie dePaola (Simon & Schuster/Paula Wiseman Books, July 2022)
5. Made with Love: Pizza! by Lea Redmond and Flora Waycott (Chronicle Books, July 2022)

    

Endpapers for the end of your week!