Now, you could say that about all picture books, that they’re works of art. But now and then a book comes along that gobsmacks you with its beauty. This is one of those. Author Sy Montgomery takes us inside the head of a baby hummer who, along with its sister, …
I don’t know about you, but I’m already flinging my hands skyward in surrender. Uncle! There’s simply no way I can find/read every Best-Picture-Books-of-2024 list dropping about now, not during this, the busiest (most wonderful?) time of the year. My dream is to catch up next month…. With that in …
Doesn’t this cover just beg you to pick up the book? If you’ve been reading PBB for any length of time, you know I love a meaty interview. Today, my friend Penny Parker Klostermann has given us a GEM — especially for those who love to write in rhyme. I …
I’m very excited to share a very special holiday-themed book with you today. It’s Lisa Eickholdt and Lola Schaefer’s Merry Christmas Zoo (Chronicle), illustrated by Laura Watkins. I don’t know about you, readers, but I had no idea that zoo employees and volunteers work hard each year to make winter …
Hello, picture book people! When I ran into my Missouri friend Jody Jensen Shaffer at the Marvelous Midwest conference this past spring, we had a lot of catching up to do. (See this 2023 interview with Jody about CREEP, LEAP, CRUNCH!, which went on to WIN an SCBWI Crystal Kite …
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 …
My first thought, upon seeing the cover of this book by my friend Beth Anderson and illustrated by Jeremy Holmes, was “Wow. I HAVE to read this.” There’s so much going on that I wanted to investigate! My second thought was “Uh-oh.” Because wasn’t there already another book on this …
Happy book birthday to my writing pal, Linda Skeers! Woo-hooo!!! Look at this cover, folks. Doesn’t that beg to be picked up?! Linda is reeeeally good at writing sweet stories with humor and heart, and those elements abound on these pages, adorably illustrated by the funny and talented Heather Fox. …
Hello, my book-loving friends! Today I’m happy to introduce the first two books in a new series from Paw Prints (Baker & Taylor imprint) called BE BOLD!, authored by me. They are Sea Turtle Swims and Kangaroo Hops. I’m guessing these books will be shelved in a library’s nonfiction section. …
Hello, picture book people! My next book debuts in one short week: This is the second in a series with Putnam about oddball animals with what might be called superpowers. Here’s the publisher’s description: Just wait till you hear what a parrotfish can do! You may know they live in …