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 …
Please welcome Maria Gianferrari back to Picture Book Builders to talk about her two new books, JUST ONE OAK and PUFFINS! Although both books are very different in style, they both have a ton of appeal for readers and will keep them engaged while absorbing information about these two species. …
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, …
Hello, Picture Book Builders! I’m so excited to have the wonderful Carmela LaVigna Coyle on the blog today! Carmela’s most recent book is titled, Anyone Else Awake? A Dawn Chorus, which is a fun and clever introduction to birds and their songs. According to the publisher, “This lyrical book about …
Happy New Year, Picture Book Builder People! It’s my first post of the year and I’m SO excited to share with you an absolutely beautiful book: EMILY SAW A DOOR, by Mel Rosenberg, illustrated by Orit Magia, and published in North America by Random House Studio (It was previously published …
December is a month full of lists: to-do lists; wish lists; gift lists; and, of course, book lists of every category and description. So I’m jumping on the listicle bandwagon with six picture books that I read this year and why I think they’re great for this holiday season (as …
Need a laugh? Need an unexpected, unpredictable, highly enjoyable read? Yes, yes we do! So here is DON’T EAT EUSTACE written and illustrated by Lian Cho. Bear lives in alone in their lighthouse. One day they catch a fish named Eustace, and it’s obvious that Bear is going to enjoy …
Every once in a while you find a picture book that is nuthin’ but fun. WALLY MAMMOTH: THE SLED RACE by Corey R. Tabor and illustrated by Dalton Webb is one of those books. First of all…Wally Mammoth? How freakin’ clever is that? It is a simple and delightful story …
It’s a special day, Picture Book Builder folks! It’s pub day for the adorable TIC, TAC, AND TOE, written by my dear friend Sheri Dillard! 🎉🎉🎉 Sheri and I first met when I joined the online critique group that she was in, about fifteen years ago now. 🥰 I’m so …
Hi Everyone! Last month, I celebrated the release of my 9th picture book, SOME DAYS I’M THE WIND, illustrated so beautifully by Dinara Mirtalipova (WhooHoo!). So, I thought this month I’d share with you a little behind the making of this book (and, of course, offer a giveaway! More on …