Hello, wonderful Picture Book Builders people! Today, I had planned to invite a purple monster named Dennis for an interview, but, it turns out a Dennis situation involves lots of rules, and, since I’m not 100% sold on my abilities to follow directions, I thought it was a safer choice …
WARNING! Brace yourselves for some barnyard ridiculousness on October 19. That’s the release date for my latest book with Troy Cummings called One Sheep, Two Sheep. Feel free to pre-order a signed-by-yours-truly copy: Click here! Click here! Click here! This is what Kirkus has to say about this bedtime barnyard …
I’m not sure what the temperature has been like where YOU live, but in Oklahoma? It’s been HOT. Let’s cool off with a cooler than cool book, shall we? First, let’s talk about this cover. It’s cool, right? Check out those stances! Check out those sunglasses! Check out those fringe-y …
Hello, Picture Book People. Prepare to get slimed! I invited Frances Gilbert, author/Editor-in-Chief of Doubleday Books for Young Readers, to join us to discuss her latest book, her thoughts on titles, and some funny business. TS: Hi, Frances! Welcome back to Picture Book Builders. Please tell us about your latest …
Psst! Tammi here. Do I have a (doggy) treat for you! My pal Janee Trasler and her pup Pixie Belle are filling in for me this month. Please welcome Janee and PIxie Belle! Thank you, Tammi, for inviting me to write a guest post. You know what, Picture Book Builders? …
It has been YEARS since I posted about my love for a well-placed barcode on the back of a picture book. This was the initial post. Welcome to Picture Book Barcode Bonanza Part 2! I was inspired to gather more of these barcode wonders because of the wild joy I …
Hello, Picture Book Builders people. I hope you’re in the mooooooood for a book that features one cow, four seasons, and lots of silliness. NOT NOW, COW is written by yours truly and illustrated by the one-and-only Troy Cummings. Rooster and his farm friends are ready for springtime play. But …
As you may have guessed by reading my posts, I love funny picture books. Today I give you The Bear Must Go On written by Dev Petty and illustrated by Brandon Todd. Bear and his woodland friends are putting on a show, and there are lots of plans to be …
Oh, Picture Book Builders people. Prepare to be a little bit mesmerized. Jessica Young and Rafael López have teamed up to create a masterpiece of a book. Going through the pages is like getting lost in a poem and an art gallery at the very same time. This is what …
Okay. One look at this cover and you KNOW you are going to get yourself a funny book. The title says “sheep” and the art says “definitely NOT a sheep”–this makes little readers feel in on the joke from the start. We see that Brenda is literally a wolf in …