Rock ‘N’ Roll Baby + Interview with author David McMullin!

Hello Picture Book Builders! I don’t often share board books, but this one was just too adorable to pass up! Here’s my review: This genius little board book is perfect for any music lover and their little one. Using the structure of the song “Rock-a-bye baby,” McMullin introduces babies and …

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Where’s Houdini? In the Library! (+ GIVEAWAY)

In the past, I’ve taken on nonfiction picture book subjects that are a bit obscure, bluegrass legend Bill Monroe, outsider artist Nek Chand, the creatures in the Sargasso Sea. Those kinds of topics come with challenges: huge gaps in the historical record, few experts to draw on, and issues of …

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