It takes about 4 hours to make a challah and about 6 years to make a book about one. At least this was my experience for my most recent picture book, Challah for Shabbat Tonight. Below is a behind-the-scenes look at my sometimes-messy writing kitchen, plus a GIVEAWAY! Recipe timelines …
In the spirit of “Every day is Earth Day,” every day is also a great day to read a conservation-themed book! Here are two new picture books to inspire readers of all ages to help protect our planet. MAYA MAKES WAVES, written by Maya Gabeira and illustrated by Ramona Kaulitzki, …
Answer: She wanted a good BAWK! If you know me, you know I love chicken books. Chickens have starred in many of mine. Evidence: I also own a lot of chicken-y books written by other people. Chicken Big by Keith Graves, however, is one of my all-time favorites. I would …
In a sea of picture books that look so much alike… HEATWAVE, written and superbly illustrated by Lauren Redniss burns right off the shelf. It almost looks too hot to touch. Lauren Redness uses just three colors: red, blue, and black (plus, minimally, the white of the page) along with …
If you haven’t yet seen Kristen Remember and Matt Faulkner’s new picture book, SQUIRREL NEEDS A BREAK (Charlesbridge), I hope you’ll do so soon. The topic here is something you don’t see every day, which is one reason I think it really stands out. The cover gives a clue. Squirrel …
Today on the blog, I am absolutely honored to interview author Danielle Sharkan about her gorgeous, timely, and important book, SHARING SHALOM, illustrated by Selina Alko. It releases on Sept. 17th with Holiday House. The story is about a little girl who is very proud of her Jewish identity, customs and …
Seeker of Truth: Kailash Satyarthi’s Fight to End Child Labor by Srividhya Venkat and Danica da Silva Pereira is a new picture biography detailing the work of the Indian children’s rights activist. Readers begin our look at Satyarthi’s life with a story in a story. As a young child, Satyarthi …
Book Description: From bestselling and award-winning Itty-Bitty Kitty-Corn creators, author Shannon Hale and illustrator LeUyen Pham, Things That Go is an original concept board book showing young Kitty-Corns things that race, fly, pedal, paddle, and go Teeny-tiny mini-mooKitty-corns will read with you.Pitter-patter fast and slowlet’s explore some things that go! From sports cars to …
Hello, Picture Book Builders people. I wrote a book called Truck, Truck, Goose! which was illustrated by Zoe Waring. I also very much enjoyed a book called Duck, Duck, Moose! which was written by Sudipta Bardhan-Quallen and illustrated by Noah Z. Jones. Today, though, I want to highlight another book …
Kirkus’s review about BIRD REHEARSAL, with words by Jonah Winter and superbly illustrated by Stacy Innerst, says that reading it aloud “creates a kind of infectiously joyful mouth music.” ❤️ This is a picture book of bird song. Different birds appear spread by spread creating a building cacophony— until the …