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...

Hot Dog  by Doug Salati reminds readers how important it is to take a step back every once in a while and recenter in order to service your ...

I was lucky to catch up-and-coming author-illustrator Dylan Hewitt to talk about his newest book  Giant Giant ! Dylan has a keen eye for col...

Where Is Bina Bear?  by Mike Curato is a gentle, yet powerful tale of two friends learning to understand and trust one another.

Awake  by  Mags DeRoma is full of surprises around every corner.

Cat and Dog: A Tale of Opposites   by Tullio Corda explores the primer concept of opposites in a visually fun way.

Journey Around the Sun: The Story of Halley's Comet  by James Gladstone and Ya'ara Eshet takes readers through time and space from t...

The Last Tiger by Petr Horáček is a cautionary tale about a fearless tiger who pays a heavy price to learn the value of freedom.

Letters From Bear  by partners Gauthier David and Marie Caudry is their English-language debut about a bear traveling to find a friend. ...

It was such a pleasure to chat with Elizabet Vukovic about her newly illustrated picture book  An Ordinary Day , written by Elana K Arnold....

LEPORELLOS Books that have accordion-style, or zig-zagged, pages are called leporellos (or concertinas).  These books can be experienced...

For as long as I can remember, I've been infatuated with Kathryn Otoshi 's books. Her book One   was probably one of the first...

This month at kidlitpicks we're talking about Halloween! And Halloween means scary beasts, ghoulish hijinks, and . . . strange eating h...

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A little while back I was putting together a post on complementary colors (which you all know is my jam), and I sent out a tweet about pur...

Remember when I did all those posts recently about books showcasing complementary colors and I lamented the fact that there aren't more...

Last up on the  #kidartlit   list for complementary color pairings is yellow and purple , and boy are they hard to find -- I could only ...

This week I'm a guest judge for #kidartlit , on the theme of “complementary colors,” so today I’m showing off  blue and orange  pict...

In celebration of my stint as  guest judge for #kidartlit , I'm spending the week talking about complementary colors in picture books, ...