I’m very excited to share with you all a wonderful picture book biography called REWRITING THE RULES: How Dr. Kathleen Friel Created New Possibilities for Brain Research and Disability, written by Danna Zeiger and illustrated by Josée Bisaillon. It comes out from Millbrook Press on September 9th. Here’s my review …
What school librarian doesn’t love a first day of book? BIG KIDS by K.L. Going and Reggie Brown is one of my favorites to come out this back-to-school season. Let’s take a look. I just love how the lettering of the title stretches to the very edges of the cover. …
Despite being a writer, grammar is *not* my strong suit. Aside from the basic parts of speech, I can’t remember what anything is called or what most of the rules are. Mostly, I rely on intuition and whether something sounds right, based on decades of reading. That’s why I’m so …
Hello, Picture Book Builder people. Are you wanting to read and/or write a great read aloud? Well, I have the book for you. Please get your paws on Cats in Construction Hats by Sudipta Bardhan-Quallen and Leeza Hernandez. This book had me sold on the dedication: “To our agent, Rachel: …
THE BOY WHO BECAME A PARROT, A Foolish Biography of Edward Lear, Who Invented Nonsense Well, who wouldn’t want to read a book written by Wolverton Hill, and learn about the person who invented nonsense? What does that even mean? And, if you add absolutely stunning illustrations by Laura Carlin …
One of my absolute favorite parts of creating picture books is discovering which illustrator will be working on a manuscript I’ve written. No matter who it is, I’m guaranteed to have one more creative, talented person in my mental Rolodex. I recently got to know Annie Cron, who illustrated One …
It’s publication day for my latest book, a story born on the seat of a tractor, It’s Corn Picking Time! (Neal Porter), stunningly illustrated by Melissa Crowton. Here’s the eye-catching cover! And here’s Kirkus’s starred review of our book: “A rhyming introduction to an essential but often-invisible agricultural process. Dawn …
Today I am extremely excited to be chatting with an incredibly talented UK-based illustrator whose work I’ve admired for a very long time, Diana Mayo! I was so thrilled when Diana agreed to illustrate my latest picture book, FINDING FORGIVENESS, which releases from Farrar Straus Giroux Books for Young Readers …
The American Library Association Annual Conference is a joyful long weekend of lively reunions and insightful panels, library advocacy and celebrations of outstanding books. A highlight is walking the exhibition hall, arms full of FREE books. My school library hosts an annual Free Book FAIR and the ALA giveaways, often …
Hi, friends! I’m currently attending a family reunion in Taiwan, so I’ve invited Sue Soltis to share about her and illustrator Sonia Sánchez’s new book, The Moon Moved In. Thank you, Sue! Here is a snippet from the publisher’s description: What would happen if the moon moved in next door? …