Crushes of the Week: April 28-May 4, 2024

This week's crushes:

1. Gather Round by David Covell (Viking Books for Young Readers, March 2024)
2. Gaga Mistake Day by Emma Straub, Susan Straub, and Jessica Love (Rocky Pond Books, April 2024)
3. Finding Grateful by Dianne White and Faith Pray (Chronicle Books, April 2024) 
4. Bird Is Dead by Tiny Fisscher and Herma Starreveld (Greystone Books, March 2024)
5. Penelope's Balloons by Brooke Bourgeois (Union Square Kids, April 2024)
6. Beautiful Butterflies by Margarida Esteves (Gibbs Smith, April 2024)
7. The Hedgehog Who Said, Who Cares? by Neri Aluma and Amit Trainin and translated by Ilana Kurshan (Kalaniot Books, March 2024)
8. The Goat and the Stoat and the Boat by Em Lynas and Matt Hunt (Nosy Crow, April 2024)
9. Noura's Crescent Moon by Zainab Khan and Nabila Adani (Candlewick Press, April 2024)
10. Here and There by Thea Lu (Eerdmans Books for Young Readers, April 2024)
11. The Truth about the Couch by Adam Rubin and Liniers (G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers, April 2024)

          

Endpapers for the end of your week!

Let's Talk Illustrators #289: Mae Waite

I was lucky to get a closer look at the illustration process for Aloha Everything, written by Kaylin Melia George and illustrated by Mae Waite. Mae was such a blast to chat with in this interview, and I hope you enjoy our peek behind the curtain of this gorgeous book!

Case(wrap) of the Mondays

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Crushes of the Week: April 21-27, 2024

This week's crushes:

1. Juneteenth Is by Natasha Tripplett and Daniel J. O'Brien (Chronicle Books, April 2024)
2. This Is a Window by Lauren Paige Conrad (Minerva, April 2024)
3. I Am a Rock by Ashley Qilavaq-Savard and Pelin Turgut (Inhabit Media, April 2024)
4. Frank and Bert: The One Where Bert Learns to Ride a Bike by Chris Naylor-Ballesteros (Nosy Crow, April 2024)
5. The Blue Butterfly of Cochin by Ariana Mizrahi and Siona Benjamin (Kalaniot Books, April 2024)
6. The Little Regent by Yewande Daniel-Ayoade and Ken Daley (Owlkids, March 2024)
7. Charlie's Eyeglasses by Margarita del Mazo and Guridi (NubeOcho, April 2024)
8. If You Run Out of Words by Felicita Sala (Abrams Books for Young Readers, April 2024)
9. What Does Little Crocodile Say at the Birthday Party? by Eva Montanari (Tundra Books, April 2024)

       

Endpapers for the end of your week!

Let's Talk Illustrators #288: Uma Krishnaswamy

I am so happy I had a chance to talk to Uma Krishnaswamy, illustrator of Look! Look!, written by Uma Krishnaswami. We talk about creating a companion to a book twelve years later, including the challenges and rewards that come with the process. Enjoy!