I have been fortunate to have created books with many wonderful illustrators: Jeff Berger, Vanessa Brantley-Newton, Troy Cummings, Guy Frances, Alison Friend, Goro Fujita, Arthur Howard, Victoria Hutto, Dan Krall, Jeff Mack, Scott Magoon, Dave Mottram, Lynn Munsinger, Mike Reed, Angela Rozelaar, Dan Santat, Bob Shea, Michael Slack, Liz Starin, …
Oh, Picture Book Builders people, I can BEAR-ly contain my excitement. Today, our friend Mike Boldt has returned for a visit in celebration of Find Fergus. This book had me at the cover. An endearing bear named FERGUS who was hiding behind the title?! I mean, c’mon! This is what …
Oh, Picture Book Builders people. Kim Norman is back with another boo-tiful book. This is what Kirkus had to say in a STARRED review: “[A] winner of a holiday-themed counting book. . .The rhymes read and scan deliciously well and develop vocabulary wonderfully by utilizing nifty words to describe the …
Get your tickets, Picture Book Builders readers! On August 11, there’s a way off-Broadway production coming to bookstores, libraries, and barnyards near you. It’s called The Farm that Mac Built. But Mac doesn’t deserve all the credit for building this farm. Nope. He had a little help. I wrote the …
Oh, Picture Book Builders people, summer is here! Author Meg Fleming and illustrator Paola Zakimi have just the book for us. This is what School Library Journal and Kirkus had to say: This first purchase is a perfect storytime choice to usher in the beach season, and the rhyming, repetitive …
My pal Janee Trasler is an author, illustrator, and esteemed member of PBJeebies, our critique group with Kim Norman and Jessica Young. I asked Janee to stop by Picture Book Builders and give us a little insight into creating an early reader series. Lucky for us, she said YES! The …
Hello, everyone! One of my critique partners was the late great Kate Dopirak. Even though my life and the lives of countless others have not been the same without her, Kate left behind a wonderful message for for all of us. That message can be found in her new book, …
Hello, fine readers of Picture Book Builders. Today, I want to share a post from soon-to-be debut author Laura Lavoie. The content first appeared on her blog on February 23, 2020, and I loved it so much I asked Laura if I could share the information right here. Lucky for …
DON’T FEED THE COOS! But DO read this book. These are just 10 reasons why…. There is a top secret case cover. The world really needs another picture book written in second person. There is a delightful outburst from the narrator that makes for an especially fun read aloud moment. …
I’m happy to report that the funny and fabulous Jody Jensen Shaffer took some time out of her schedule from saving the day to visit us at Picture Book Builders. Jody’s here to share her latest and greatest, EMERGENCY KITTENS!, which was illustrated by Dave Mottram. This is what Kirkus …