Crushes of the Week: April 23-29, 2023

This week's crushes:

1. The Flock by Margarita del Mazo and Guridi (Nubeocho, April 2023)
2. What's That, Jack? by Cédric Ramadier and Vincent Bourgeau (Gecko Press, April 2023)
3. All in a Day by Chihiro Takeuchi (Berbay Publishing, April 2023)
4. Wake Up, Trucks! by Jodie Parachíni and Teresa Bellón (Tiger Tales, March 2023)
5. Enough Is... by Jessica Whipple and Nicole Wong (Tilbury House Publishers, April 2023)
6. The Perfect Sushi by Emily Satoko Seo and Mique Moriuchi (Barefoot Books, April 2023)
7. Flipflopi: How a Boat Made from Flip-Flops Is Helping to Save the Ocean by Linda Ravin Lodding, Dipesh Pabari, and Michael Machira Mwangi (Beaming Books, March 2023

      

Endpapers for the end of your week!

Let's Talk Illustrators #246: Sandhya Prabhat

I am so pleased to present my interview with the unparalleled Sandhya Prabhat, illustrator of A Garden in My Hands by Meera Sriram, today! Sandhya's illustrations are always colorful and full of attention to detail, and it was such a blast talking to her about her work. I hope you enjoy a peek at this prolific illustrators process!

Case(wrap) of the Mondays

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

Crushes of the Week: April 16-22, 2023

This week's crushes:

1. Make Way: The Story of Robert McCloskey, Nancy Schön, and Some Very Famous Ducklings by Angela Burke Kunkel and Claire Keane (Random House Studio, April 2023)
2. The Forest Keeper: The True Story of Jadav Payeng by Rina Singh and Ishita Jain (NorthSouth Books, April 2023)
3. The Dream Train: Poems for Bedtime by Sean Taylor and Anuska Allepuz (Candlewick Press, March 2023)
4. Last Flight by Kristen Mai Giang and Dow Phumiruk (Levine Querido, April 2023)
5. A Girl Can Build Anything by E. E. Charlton-Trujillo, Pat Zietlow Miller, and Keisha Morris (Viking Books for Young Readers, April 2023)
6. Can You See It? by Susan Verde and Juliana Perdomo (Abrams Books for Young Readers, April 2023)

  

  

Endpapers for the end of your week!

Let's Talk Picture Books...at School Library Journal!

I wrote an article for School Library Journal! It's all about what makes good picture books great, and you can read the online version here. I hope you enjoy taking a closer look at some beautiful books with me…at a different location!