Crushes of the Week: September 27 - October 3, 2026

This week's crushes:

1. Fancy Dogs by Tini Malina and translated by Tammi Reichel (NorthSouth Books, October 2026)
2. Seven Curious Ants by Joohee Yoon (Chronicle Books, September 2026)
3. Henri and the Secret Letters by Fanny Ducassé and David Warriner (Greystone Kids, October 2026)
4. Something in the Darkness by John Dougherty and Matt Schu (Post Wave, September 2026)
5. The Blanket by Marie Dorleans and translated by Katy Lockwood-Holmes (Floris Books, September 2026)
6. Our Favorite Day of the Week by Ashley Franklin and Rahele Jomepour Bell (Salaam Reads, September 2026)
7. The Ribbon by Tessa Blackham (Atheneum Books for Young Readers, September 2026)
8. This Is a Library Book: Check Out the Places and People Sharing Knowledge and Building Communities by Joyce Grant and Chanelle Nibbelink (Kids Can Press, October 2026)

       

Endpapers for the end of your week!

2026 Undies and Endies Awards: Nominations Open!

It's the most wonderful time of the year! Once again I'm joining Travis Jonker and Carter Higgins for The Undies: Case Cover Awards and The Endies: Endpaper Awards!

Rules and nomination form for favorite undies and endies are here.

Nominations close October 31. Good luck!!

Case(wrap) of the Mondays

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

Crushes of the Week: September 20-26, 2026

This week's crushes:

1. The Very Unusual Pumpkin by Marilyn Singer and Maya Shleifer (Hippo Park, September 2026)
2. Cinderella by The Brothers Grimm and Bernadette Watts (NorthSouth Books, September 2026)
3. My First Camera: On the Farm by Laurence Jammes and Marc Clamens (Twirl, September 2026)
4. Cosmic Cruise: A Solar System Adventure by Owen Davey (Post Wave, September 2026)
5. Some Body, Every Body! by Roz MacLean (Bloomsbury Children's Books, September 2026)
6. And Then We Saw the Bag . . . Trash to Them, Treasure to Us by Emma Adbage and translated by Melissa Bowers (Arctis, September 2026)
7. Goodbye, Koi by James Wong (Orchard Books, September 2026)
8. The Little House That Needed a Witch by Sophie Pluim and Polly Lawson (Floris Books, September 2026)

       

Endpapers for the end of your week!

Let's Talk Illustrators #401: Brian Won

I am so excited to share an interview today with author, illustrator, and creator extraordinaire Brian Won! I've admired Brian's work for an exceptionally long time, and now it feels like I've been waiting all this time just so I could talk to him about Horizontal Crocodile, written by Scott Rothman, because I think it's his best work yet! Enjoy our chat!