THE WIND AND THE TREES

The Wind and the Trees by Todd Stewart is a profound story about the circle of life and bestowing the ultimate gifts of love and wisdom.

NATIONAL PARKS OF THE USA

National Parks of the USA by Kate Siber and Chris Turnham takes readers on a tour of America's greatest (you guessed it!) national parks.

TINY, PERFECT THINGS

Tiny, Perfect Things by M. H. Clark and Madeline Kloepper is a tiny, perfect book.

MOUNTAINS OF THE WORLD

Mountains of the World by Dieter Braun explores the mountains of the world and their diverse inhabitants.

Let's Talk Illustrators #69: Nancy Vo

Nancy Vo's The Outlaw is one of those books where I love every single part of it, and the more I study it, the more the little details pop out. I remember very distinctly falling in love with the typeface on the front (she and I talk about that later), but the quietness of the text, coupled with the muted illustrations, practically begs readers to take the book slow and ask questions about the motives of the characters and the moral of the book. Take a look at my conversation with Nancy about her debut and how she designed such a ominously prescient story.

LLAMAPHONES

Finally, finally, there is a new installment in Janik Coat's oversized board book series! Coat's clever series uses animals to explore familiar concepts: hippos and opposites in Hippopposites and rhinos and rhymes in Rhymoceros, and now llamas and homophones in Llamaphones. And they just keep getting funnier!

THE GREAT RACE

The Great Race: The Story of the Chinese Zodiac by Christopher Corr celebrates the Lunar New Year in a bold, eye-catching, and engaging way.