Let's Talk Illustrators #234: London Ladd

I am so excited to kick off 2023 by sharing my interview with award-winning illustrator London Ladd! London most recently illustrated You So Black, a poem by Theresa Tha S.O.N.G.B.I.R.D, and the book is a designer's dream. You So Black is all about celebrating Black joy, and it was such a joy, in turn, talking to London about how he developed Theresa's poem into a picture book for kids. Enjoy our conversation and a peek behind the curtain of how this book was made!

Case(wrap) of the Mondays

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

Favorite Barcode Designs

Flip any book over, and you'll see the barcode, the set of vertical black lines in varying widths with numbers around it, all shoved into a white box. This barcode is tied to book-specific information, including the price, so most modern books (and many items available for purchase in general) have one for easy check-out at the register. 

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Favorite Picture Books of 2022

Favorite Undies of 2022

The end of 2022 is fast approaching, which means it's time for my annual casewrap wrap-up! Here are my favorite undie reveals of the past year, and don't forget that you can see previous wrap-ups here and watch my casewrap reveals all year round here.

Crushes of the Week: December 11-17, 2022

This week's crushes:

1. A Story Is to Share: How Ruth Krauss Found Another Way to Tell a Tale by Carter Higgins and Isabelle Arsenault (Harry N. Abrams, October 2022)
2. The Universe in You: A Microscopic Journey by Jason Chin (Neal Porter Books, December 2022)
3. All Through the Night: Important Jobs That Get Done at Night by Polly Faber and Harriet Hobday (Candlewick Press, November 2022)
4. Tomorrow Is New Year's Day: Seollal, a Korean Celebration of the Lunar New Year by Aram Kim (Farrar, Straus and Giroux, December 2022)
5. Chirri & Chirra, in the Night by Kaya Doi and translated by David Boyd (Enchanted Lion Books, December 2022)
6. Mending the Moon by Emma Pearl and Sara Ugolotti (Page Street Kids, November 2022)

 

 

  

Endpapers for the end of your week!