My friend Lola Schaefer has a new book out, Because of a Bee (Chronicle). It’s a companion, of sorts, to her Because of an Acorn, and I have no doubt it’s going to be as BIG a hit as that one with preschools and kindergartens across America. Is this not …
Hello Picture Book Builders! For my post this month, I’m doing something a little different. Instead of just ONE creator interview, what do you think about having THREE? (Did I hear a “Yes, please!” I thought so!) Lesléa Newman, Alison Goldberg, and Richard Ho are all phenomenal award-winning authors and …
Note from Jill: Kate Hannigan is filling in for Barb Rosenstock today, and boy, are you in for a treat. Take it away, Kate! Even though I’m a grown woman, I spend a lot of time thinking about the nine-year-old I once was. Reading and writing didn’t come easy to …
I can’t tell a lie… I was expecting I TOLD A LITTLE LIE, by Judith Henderson to be predictable. I mean how many books about lying— you shouldn’t do it— always tell the truth— can there be? But I was reeled in by the first page, “It all started with …
Out at last is the book that wraps up the Secret Animal Superpowers series (maybe), authored by me and hilariously illustrated by Bob Shea … If you’re new to PBB, this one is #4 in a series about REAL animals with extraordinary behaviors unique to their species. Horned Toads are …
Hello, Picture Book Builders people. Are you ready to be amazed? Well, my lead character in The Amazing Augustus, illustrated by Pauline Gregory, is all set to prove just how amazing he is. But Augustus gets so busy boasting and celebrating himself that he winds up in the belly of …
Hello Picture Book Builders! Today, I am so honored to be able to share a truly special book with you all: UNBREAKABLE: A Japanese American Family in an American Incarceration Camp, written by Minoru Tonai and Jolene Gutiérrez, illustrated by Chris Sasaki. Here’s my review: Wow. This masterfully written and …
I’m excited to tell you about a great idea that hopefully spreads to picture book lovers and students everywhere! About two years ago, I received a group email sent by Carolyn Crimi, one of my favorite picture book authors (whose latest picture book JADEN NOTICED is awesome btw!) Carolyn was …
Welcome, Picture Book Builders people! Today, I invited award-winning author/illustrator Janee Trasler to share a post about one of her creative pursuits–The 100 Day Project. Perhaps it may inspire you to take on a project of your own. Here’s Janee….. Have you heard of The 100 Day Project? It’s an …
Others, written by Kobi Yamada and illustrated by Charles Santoso is a masterclass in how to convey a complicated concept by combining the perfect marriage of words and pictures. In this stunning picture book both text and illustration carry equally heavy loads and they do so in a very natural, …