Derek Desierto‘s Oddbird is a special book for a few reasons, one of which is that it marks Derek’s author-illustrator debut, and another being that the story itself is very personal for Derek. Needless to say, our conversation was truly a treat, […]

This week’s crushes: Comparrotives by Janik Coat (Abrams Appleseed, June 2021) Lala’s Words: A Story of Planting Kindness by Gracey Zhang (Scholastic Inc., July 2021) Out to Sea by Helen Kellock (Thames & Hudson, June 2021) The Dirt Book: Poems about Animals That […]

From Whose Poo? by Daisy Bird and Marianna Coppo Tundra Books, May 2021 This post contains affiliate links. For more information, visit my policies & disclosures page. June 25, 2021 at 10:33AM noreply@blogger.com (Mel Schuit)

In Sam Can’t Sleep by Davide Cali and Anna Aparicio Català, Sam can’t sleep. But why? It’s nighttime and every animal around him is asleep, save for Sam, who is wide awake. Rather than toss and turn, he decides to leave […]

My long-time dream (eight years in the making, since I experienced the absolutely perfect Mr. Tiger Goes Wild) of talking to Peter Brown has come true! Not only that, but I got to talk to him about Fred Gets Dressed, which […]

This week’s crushes: All We Need by Kathy Wolff and Margaux Meganck (Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, June 2021) What Does Little Crocodile Say? by Eva Montanari (Tundra Books, June 2021) Danny Dodo’s Detective Diary: Learn All about Extinct and Endangered Animals by Rob Hodgson and Nick Crumpton (Thames […]

From Unbound: The Life and Art of Judith Scott by Brie Spangler, Joyce Scott, & Melissa Sweet Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers, June 2021 This post contains affiliate links. For more information, visit my policies & disclosures page. June 18, 2021 […]

Il Sung Na and I recently talked about his newest illustrated book My Tree, written by Hope Lim. To say Il Sung’s illustrations have evolved over the course of his career is a massive understatement, and it was illuminating to hear about […]

This week’s crushes: Beyond: Discoveries from the Outer Reaches of Space by Miranda Paul and Sija Hong (Millbrook Press, April 2021) Unbound: The Life and Art of Judith Scott by Brie Spangler, Joyce Scott, and Melissa Sweet (Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers, […]

From True Colors by Gonçalo Viana Princeton Architectural Press, June 2021 This post contains affiliate links. For more information, visit my policies & disclosures page. June 11, 2021 at 10:32AM noreply@blogger.com (Mel Schuit)