Angry Me, written by Sandra V. Feder and illustrated by Rahele Jomepour Bell, helps kids examine ways of communicating strong feelings. I was super lucky to catch Rahele to talk to her about about her illustration processes for the book (and […]

We’ve got a case(wrap) of the Mondays! From You Are Here by Zach Manbeck (Chronicle Books, April 2022) This post contains affiliate links. For more information, visit my policies & disclosures page. May 9, 2022 at 10:42AM noreply@blogger.com (Mel Schuit)

This week’s crushes: I Won’t Give Up My Rubber Band by Shinsuke Yoshitake (Chronicle Books, May 2022) Blaze and the Castle Cake for Bertha Daye by Claude Ponti and translated by Alyson Waters (Elsewhere Editions, May 2022) What Do You See?: A Magic […]

From As Glenn As Can Be by Sarah Ellis and Nancy Vo (Groundwood Books, April 2022) This post contains affiliate links. For more information, visit my policies & disclosures page. May 6, 2022 at 10:42AM noreply@blogger.com (Mel Schuit)

I got a chance to talk to Amanda Jane Jones, co-author with LaTonya Yvette and illustrator of The Hair Book, which publishes simultaneously in board book and hardcover today. These books celebrate the infinite ways people can style their hair and find their own […]

We’ve got a case(wrap) of the Mondays! From As Glenn As Can Be by Sarah Ellis and Nancy Vo (Groundwood Books, April 2022) This post contains affiliate links. For more information, visit my policies & disclosures page. May 2, 2022 at 10:39AM noreply@blogger.com (Mel Schuit)

This week’s crushes: The Boy with Flowers in His Hair by Jarvis (Candlewick Press, April 2022) The Tale of the Tiny Man by Barbro Lindgren and Eva Eriksson (Gecko Press, April 2022) All You Need by Howard Schwartz and Jasu Hu (Neal Porter Books, April […]

From Giant Giant by Dylan Hewitt (Milky Way Picture Books, April 2022) This post contains affiliate links. For more information, visit my policies & disclosures page. April 29, 2022 at 10:30AM noreply@blogger.com (Mel Schuit)

Whirl by Deborah Kerbel and Josée Bisaillon wordlessly follows a maple seed, commonly known as a whirligig, as it moves throughout the city. A whirligig gets blown off a tree, twirling and whirling by families gardening together, kids playing in the park, […]

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 color, especially complementary colors, and this book is no exception. I hope you enjoy our chat and a […]