Crushes of the Week: April 19-25, 2026

This week's crushes:

1. Can You Grow a Striped Banana? by Jill Santopolo and Momoko Abe (Rocky Pond Books, Aprul 2026)
2. Everything Is Music by Miran Park (Blue Dot Kids Press, April 2026)
3. Greek Myths: Solve Mazes, Crack Codes and Untangle Riddles by Catherine Ard and Maria Surducan (Thames & Hudson, April 2026)
4. Jungle Jumble: A Lift-The-Flap Jungle Adventure by Magda Azab (Post Wave, April 2026)
5. The Mountain That Wouldn't Move by Sandra Dumais (Owlkids, April 2026)
6. A Visit with the Birds: A Hands-On Nature Book by Sara Levine and Ashley Barron (Sourcebooks Explore, April 2026)
7. My Sister, Goose by Alyssa Capucilli and Hyewon Yum (Hippo Park, April 2026)

      

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Let's Talk Illustrators #391: Saehan Parc

Today I share my conversation with Saehan Parc, author and illustrator of Hello Sleep, translated by Selene Bright. Saehan's English-language debut is special for many reasons, one of which is her process for creating the illustrations. Learn more below!

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Crushes of the Week: April 12-18, 2026

This week's crushes:

1. I Am Here by Kim Hyo-Eun, translated by Aerin Park (Scribble US, April 2026)
2. We Can Hear Without Ears: And Other Things You Didn't Know We Plants Could Do by Lisa Westberg Peters and Danielle Ridolfi (Astra Young Readers, April 2026)
3. Buzz: A Family Guide to Bugs and Bees and How to Spot Them by Richard a Jones and Sara Boccaccini Meadows (Magic Cat, April 2026)
4. A Good Morning for Giddo by Dahlia Hamza Constantine, Irene Latham, and Basma Hosam (Nancy Paulsen Books, April 2026)
5. Beautiful Black Boy by Sophia Robinson and Ken Daley (Orchard Books, April 2026)
6. Fabulous Creatures: Legendary Animals from Around the World by Cornelia Funke and Ruby Warnecke, translated by Anna Schmitt Funke (NorthSouth Books, March 2026)
7. A Drop in the Ocean by Elyon Liu (Post Wave, March 2026)

      

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