Month: August 2024

Your Forest

YOUR FOREST written and illustrated by Jon Klassen

Who but writer-illustrator Jon Klassen could take a very young child deep into an experience...
All the Blues in the Sky

ALL THE BLUES IN THE SKY written by Renee Watson

In her author’s note of ALL THE BLUES IN THE SKY, Renee Watson, writes of...
Bitsy Bat

BITSY BAT TEAM STAR written and illustrated by Kaz Windness

Author-illustrator Kaz Windness writes in an author’s note about being autistic and certainly her preception...
Wilde Awards Live

Wilde Awards Live: 2024 Best Children’s Books

Last Thursday, January 23rd, for the first time since the pandemic I presented The Wilde...
Vulture View

VULTURE VIEW written by April Pulley Sayre and illustrated by Steve Jenkins

The creators of Theodor Suess Geisel Honor Book, VULTURE VIEW, both died four years before...
Operation- cover up

OPERATION: COVER UP written and illustrated by Tate Godwin

Writer-illustrator Tate Godwin’s OPERATION: COVER UP is a graphic novel that hits just right for...
the greedy wolf

THE GREEDY WOLF written by Timothy Knapman and illustrated by Jean Jullien

Timothy Knapman’s THE GREEDY WOLF is a book made to be read-aloud. His strong word...
Astronaut sisters

ASTRONAUT SISTERS written and illustrated by Julie Fortenberry

Julie Fortenberry shows the tenderness between sisters in ASTRONAUT SISTERS, a book which shows the...
Mixed Feelings

MIXED FEELINGS written and illustrated by Liana Finck

Cartoonist Liana Finck shows her understanding of children’s feelings and best of all comes up...
Prince Among Slaves

PRINCE AMONG SLAVES: THE REMARKABLE TRUE STORY OF AN AFRICAN PRINCE ENSLAVED IN MISSISSIPPI, AND HIS JOURNEY HOME written by N.H. Senzai and illustrated by Anna Rich

Writer N.H. Senzai and illustrator Anna Rich reach into the pages of history to bring...