Month: March 2024

Mamas and Babies

MAMAS AND BABIES written and illustrated by Christie Matheson

Writer-illustrator Christie Matheson’s MAMAS AND BABIES is the kind of nonfiction that has a playfulness...
Small Things Mended

SMALL THINGS MENDED written by Casey Robinson and illustrated by Nancy Whitesides

Casey Robinson creates a convincing older hero in Cecil in her picture book SMALL THINGS...
Colton Gentry

COLTON GENTRY’S THIRD ACT, written by Jeff Zentner and read by Charlie Thurston

I read Jeff Zentners COLTON GENTRY'S THIRD ACT in November, then because I wanted more...
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Untangling: Word Play (Chapter 53)

My mother and I had always shared a love of words. Regardless of dementia robbing...
Two Together

TWO TOGETHER written and illustrated by Brendan Wenzel

Writer-illustrator Brendan Wenzel uses few words, vibrant illustrations, rhymes and rhythms in a read-aloud story...
Backyard Bird Chronicles

THE BACKYARD BIRD CHRONICLES, written and read by Amy Tan

Amy Tan's reading of her memoir is filled with all the wit and admiration one...
Merdaddy

MERDADDY written and illustrated by Wednesday Kirwan

Writer-illustrator Wednesday Kirwan celebrates a father-daughter ritual in MERDADDY. Bathtime becomes a vehicle for imagination...
Trajectory

TRAJECTORY written by Cambria Gordon

Cambria Gordon's TRAJECTORY heroine, shy 17-y-o Eleanor has a lot she's hiding--guilt about her father's...
Too Many Golems

TOO MANY GOLEMS written by Jane Yolen and illustrated by Maya Shleifer

Jane Yolen has many times shown her deep knowledge of Jewish lore and custom. Even...
AHOY

AHOY! written and illustrated by Sophie Blackall

Sophie Blackall has allowed her humor to run rampant in AHOY! Her books, always imagination-rich,...