COVID-19. How could something we’d never heard of a few short months ago change our lives so quickly — and in so many ways? Some of us are merely inconvenienced (for now). Some of us are relishing long, uninterrupted writing days. Some of us are volunteering, jumping in to help …
I have a rhyming sister! Rhonda Gowler Greene is here to talk with us about writing lyrical picture books and working successfully with an agent for more than 20 years. We are rhyming sisters not only because we both love writing rhyming picture books, but also because we have picture …
Today I’m thrilled to share The Boy Who Dreamed of Infinity: A Tale of the Genius Ramanujan by Amy Alznauer, and illustrated by Daniel Miyares. This picture book biography begins with stirring words — ones which feel especially meaningful given our current situation: “Today the world is small. With a single …
DON’T FEED THE COOS! But DO read this book. These are just 10 reasons why…. There is a top secret case cover. The world really needs another picture book written in second person. There is a delightful outburst from the narrator that makes for an especially fun read aloud moment. …
I walked into the public library with great trepidation. Would I be able to find a picture book that I enjoyed enough to recommend in my upcoming blog post? And would they have hand sanitizer available, since I didn’t have any with me? Unfortunately, “no” and “no”. Not only had …
I have to admit. For most of my life, I didn’t know a lot about Gertrude Stein and Alice B. Toklas. I mean … I had heard of them. I knew they were a couple, and I knew they did literary things. I may have vaguely associated them with France. …
I’m celebrating a new book today, Frog Boots (Sterling Children’s Books), brightly illustrated by my talented new friend Joshua Heinsz! One August afternoon a couple of years ago, an image popped into my head. It was a little boy, clomping to a kindergarten Circle Time in new boots, eager to …
Just in time for Super Tuesday (have you voted?), I’m super happy to report some news of my own. It’s Pub Day for My Daddy and Me, a padded board book from Cartwheel Books/Scholastic—and I’m thrilled to celebrate with its acclaimed illustrator, Jane Massey, visiting from the south coast of …
Several years ago, I was overwhelmed with life. I had moved with my husband from Washington D.C. to a small beach town in Delaware. I felt excited about living in a beautiful, new place, but I was having trouble adjusting to multiple changes all at once. In addition to the …
Last week I randomly selected ten fresh, hot-off-the-presses picture books from my library’s “New Books” cart. My plan was to feature my favorite in this month’s post. And the winner is . . . Greta and the Giants (by Zoe Tucker, illustrated by Zoe Persico)! This sweet, fictional story begins …