Pina by Elif Yemenici is a unique story about a not-so unique feeling: social anxiety. Pina likes to stay inside. Everything he needs is inside his home, why would he leave it? But when he runs out of cheese and […]

I was lucky to get a chance to chat with multi-award winning Italian illustrator Chiara Fedele about her illustration processes for The Stars Will Be My Nightlight: A Sukkot Story, written by Jen Halpern. I hope you enjoy our chat! About the book: […]

We’ve got a case(wrap) of the Mondays! From Piatti for Children by Celestino Piatti (NorthSouth Books, February 2022) This post contains affiliate links. For more information, visit my policies & disclosures page. August 1, 2022 at 10:37AM noreply@blogger.com (Mel Schuit)

This week’s crushes: That’s Not My Name! by Anoosha Syed (Viking Books for Young Readers, July 2022) A Little Ferry Tale by Chad Otis (Atheneum Books, August 2022) Patch of Sky by Nic Yulo (Dial Books, July 2022) Be Thankful for Trees: A […]

From Berry Song by Michaela Goade (Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, July 2022) This post contains affiliate links. For more information, visit my policies & disclosures page. July 29, 2022 at 10:58AM noreply@blogger.com (Mel Schuit)

Berry Song, Michaela Goade’s author debut, encourages readers to show gratitude toward nature for all that it provides humans. A young girl and her grandmother spend a year on a small island where the girl learns the value of forging […]

I feel super lucky that I got a chance to talk to Finnish author-illustrator Linda Bondestam about her illustration and story processes for My Life at the Bottom: The Story of a Lonesome Axolotl! I hope you enjoy our conversation about this special book, […]

We’ve got a case(wrap) of the Mondays! From Puppy Bus by Drew Brockington (Abrams Books for Young Readers, July 2022) This post contains affiliate links. For more information, visit my policies & disclosures page. July 25, 2022 at 11:03AM noreply@blogger.com (Mel Schuit)

This week’s crushes: Today I’m Strong by Nadiya Hussain and Ella Bailey (Viking Books for Young Readers, June 2022) I Am a Baby by Bob Shea (Candlewick Press, June 2022) A Day by the Sea by Barbara Nascimbeni (Thames & Hudson, July 2022) Alice […]

From American Desi by Jyoti Rajan Gopal and Supriya Kelkar (Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, June 2022) This post contains affiliate links. For more information, visit my policies & disclosures page. July 22, 2022 at 10:50AM noreply@blogger.com (Mel Schuit)