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Suzanne Kaufman and TAKE YOUR PET TO SCHOOL DAY (+ Giveaway!)

Hello, all— Guess what? We’ve got a very special guest visiting today. Author/illustrator Suzanne Kaufman is here to chat about her latest book, Take Your Pet to School Day — which, I’m happy to say, also happens to be my latest book. (For a chance to win one of two …

TRUMAN by Jean Reidy and illus. by Lucy Ruth Cummins

Hello! I hope everyone is enjoying summer. Today I’m sharing Jean Reidy’s latest TRUMAN, illustrated by one of my favorites, Lucy Ruth Cummins. I had a number of comments from past observations on my posts that made me realize how often my book choices had been by author/illustrators. So I …

THE SUPERLATIVE A. LINCOLN Author Interview (+SWAG Offer!)

Woo hoo! Today we celebrate a magnificent picture book releasing soon, The Superlative A. Lincoln, plus an author interview with Eileen Meyer, and an incredible SWAG offer. (Really!) Glad you’re here to join in the fun! So let’s get to those questions … Q. Can you tell us about the …

Deborah Underwood Doodles (+GIVEAWAY)

A couple of months ago, picture book extraordinaire Deborah Underwood shared a post on Facebook about her writing process. I loved that post so much, I asked her to expand upon it a bit for all of us here at Picture Book Builders. First, though, I wanted to showcase Deborah’s …

PROFESSIONAL CROCODILE by Giovanna Zoboli & Mariachiara Di Giorgio

Professional Crocodile is a wonderfully wordless picture book that was first published in Italy. I decided to write about it today because it feels so full to me of character and story that I don’t notice that there are no words. Mr. Crocodile wakes up and begins his day. He …

My picks for some strong back-to-school reads

Books and back-to-school go hand-in-hand, so today I want to talk about some books that are great to read if you have a child going back to school or if you work in a school and are looking for the perfect welcome back message. But, first, I want to talk …

My Totally Self-indulgent, Look What I Did Post

I’ve been in Red Wing, Minnesota all week with like-types at a retreat. And thought I’d share a little bit of my experience. I love hanging with other kid’s book building people. Meeting two fellow PictureBookBuilders there was especially nice. There was joy and inspiration at every turn. People read …

MR. POSTMOUSE TAKES A TRIP by Marianne Dubuc

Welp, here we are, smack dab in the middle of summer. So I thought I’d feature a vacation book. And, since you yourself may be on vacation, or planning a vacation, or dreaming of a vacation . . . I’m going to keep this short. The book? Mr. Postmouse Takes …

LITTLE DOCTOR AND THE FEARLESS BEAST by Sophie Gilmore

Hello again! I hope everyone is enjoying their summer so far. Today I’m looking forward to sharing with you about Little Doctor and the Fearless Beast, by Sophie Gilmore. This book is definitely worthy of the accolades it’s been receiving and I hope you get a chance to read it. …

Miep and the Most Famous Diary: The Woman Who Rescued Anne Frank’s Diary (+Giveaway)

I am so, so excited to share Miep and the Most Famous Diary: The Woman Who Rescued Anne Frank’s Diary (Sleeping Bear Press), written by Meeg Pincus with illustrations by Jordi Solano. I had the privilege of reading this soon-to-be-released gem, and it’s fantastic! This true story is so compelling …