February 11, 2025

Let's Talk Illustrators #312: Victor Bizar Gómez

It was both a pleasure and an honor getting a chance to talk to Victor Bizar Gómez about his picture book from late last year We Sing from the Heart, written by Mia Wenjen. This powerful book is stunning brought to life by Gómez's illustrations, and I'm so glad I get a chance to share the inner workings of this book with you all today!


February 10, 2025

Case(wrap) of the Mondays

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


February 8, 2025

Crushes of the Week: February 2-8, 2025

This week's crushes:
  1. And She Was Loved: Toni Morrison's Life in Stories by Andrea Davis Pinkney and Daniel Minter (Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, January 2025)
  2. Zayde Babysits Before Passover by Jane Sutton and Kate Chappell (Kar-Ben Publishing, January 2025)
  3. Girls on the Rise by Amanda Gorman and Loveis Wise (Viking Books for Young Readers, January 2025)
  4. Ping's Perfect Pot by Helen H. Wu and Zihua Yang (Beaming Books, January 2025)
  5. Saturday Morning at the 'Shop by Keenan Jones and Ken Daley (Beach Lane Books, January 2025)
  6. Willow Takes on the Weather by Rachel Noble and Annabel Tempest (Page Street Kids, January 2025)
     

February 5, 2025

Down to the Last Detail: HAICUBA/HAIKUBA

I absolutely love love love how the copyright info is handled on the back endpapers of this book! The back endpapers are a night version of the front, but the lighthouse highlighting the Spanish copyright info is hands-down the best design piece of this book!


February 4, 2025

Let's Talk Illustrators #311: Marcelo Tolentino

I guarantee that the moment you see Marcelo Tolentino's artwork for the first time your breath will be taken away. His picture book Sunday is no different! I'm so pleased to share my interview here with Marcelo about this stunning book that transports readers to a new kind of Sunday. Enjoy!


February 3, 2025

Case(wrap) of the Mondays

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