For days, I’ve been putting off writing this post…only because I’ve had a hard time finding the “just right’ words to describe the gorgeousness that is Barb Rosenstock’s and Mary GrandPré’s new Van Gogh biography, Vincent Can’t Sleep, coming October 3rd from Knopf. So I give up. I’m going to …
Oh man…this is yet another one of those books I slap my forehead and think, “why didn’t I think of this??” A WELL-MANNERED YOUNG WOLF is a slight and should be predictable (it’s not!!) and hilarious story about a young wolf with manners solidly intact. A HUNGRY, well-mannered young wolf …
I loved Tim Miller’s art in Snappsy the Alligator (Julie Falatko’s story as well), so naturally I was eager to read Moo Moo in a Tutu, Tim’s debut as both author and illustrator. And it delivers. How? Let me count the ways. The title. Rhythmic. Musical. Evocative. The marquee-esque title page …
It’s weird to talk about your own book. Thankfully, I’ve had the privilege of working with the incredible Dev Petty twice before, and so it’s not as strange as it might normally feel to me. I remember when I read the first MS for I Don’t Want to be a …
Hello, all! We have a BIG treat for you today – a talented picture book builder, in the truest sense of the word. My former Sterling editor, Alli Brydon, left that position a few years ago to work closely with illustrators as an agent for Bright USA. Now she’s stepping …
The Rooster Who Would Not Be Quiet! by Carmen Agra Deedy, illustrated by Eugene Yelchin In solidarity with the finely feathered star of this book, I will not be quiet. DO YOURSELF A FAVOR AND READ THIS BOOK! After all, Deedy and Yelchin’s book has racked up some wonderful reviews. …
Things To Do by Elaine Magliaro illustrated by Catia Chien. Open to absolutely beautiful, wallpaper-like end pages of a little girl and her dog in a pattern of flora. They are done in a soft Delft blue palette and instantly make me think, ‘old world’. Really, such a lovely introduction to …
Sometimes, people tell me they’ve always had an idea for a picture book. And, sometimes, when they tell me what their idea is — A toothbrush that joins forces with some dental floss to fight crime! An explanation of why all children are special told in the style of Geoffrey …
Penny Parker Klostermann hit it big with her sparkling debut, 2015’s There Was An Old Dragon Who Swallowed a Knight (Random House, illus by Ben Mantle). Now she’s tackled an original and funny mash-up story that stirs together fairytales and a guy whose fondest desire is to be a chef. …
(Ed: WARNING: This is another self-serving/indulgent post.) I found this on my porch late yesterday afternoon…What could it be? Oh yeah, author’s copies of my new book… I’d COMPLETELY forgotten all about this. Totally skipped my mind. Hadn’t thought about it since I turned the final art edits …