Hello, Picture Book Builders people! This post is brought to you by my friend (and writing extraordinaire) Brenda Maier. ENJOY! 🙂 Nearly everybody loves a picture book with a puppy or kitten on the cover. But a picture book featuring an enormous blue monster? I’m picking up that one. Throw …
Hello, Picture Book Builders people. The end of another school year is HERE, and I have the perfect way for all of you to celebrate–Goodnight School. This gem of book is written by my pal and critique buddy Catherine Bailey and illustrated by Cori Doerrfeld. Gift it to a child! …
Hello, Picture Book Builders people. If you know me, you know I love to write funny and often heartfelt books that star farm animals. Well, I love to READ those kinds of books almost as much. My latest farm animal book crush is Moo Hoo written by Audrey Perrott and …
Hello, Picture Book Builders people. We are ALL such lucky ducks that Greg Pizzoli wrote and illustrated another delightful picture book. This latest book is Lucky Duck. I have been a fan of Greg’s for a long time. I did the math. That long time equals eleven years. How did …
Hello, Picture Book Builders people. When you are a part of a critique group and one of your critique buddies has a brand new book, you want to celebrate it, right? I know I sure do! Today, I am so excited to share Jessica Young and Chelsea O’Byrne’s Two Homes, …
Hello, Picture Book Builders people. One of the picture books that brought me a whole lot of joy in 2023 was Down the Hole, written by Scott Slater and illustrated by Adam Ming. It has humor! It has drama! It even has the barcode incorporated into the art! Evidence: But …
Just Ten (of the Many) Reasons I Love Just One Flake by Travis Jonker: 1. There is real deal, I-got-fully-invested-in-it drama. 2. It offers a sense of child-like wonder. 3. The main character is relatable. 4. I love the word “Oof.” in a picture book. 5. It is charming. 6. …
It’s that time again! 🙂 I hereby give you my list of 24 of the MANY Picture Books I’m Looking Forward to in ’24! ********************************************* WINNER: Congratulations to Quinette Cook! She won a signed copy of Willow and Bunny by Anitra Rowe Schulte and Christopher Denise.
Hello, Picture Book Builders people. Are you ready for a warm and wonderful book that celebrates both friendship and community in an entirely unique way? Great! Willow and Bunny, written by Anitra Rowe Schulte and illustrated by Christopher Denise, offers all of that and more. But I’m not the only …
Recently, one of my critique partners suggested I read Crunch The Shy Dinosaur written by Cirocco Dunlap, illustrated by Greg Pizzoli. I was taken with this book before I even opened it up. I love that a dinosaur is shy. A dinosaur! I mean if a DINOSAUR can be shy, …