Month: October 2024

Under the Same Stars

UNDER THE SAME STARS written by Libba Bray and narrated by Jeremy Carlisle Parker, January LaVoy, Major Curda and Libba Bray

I started the new year with a wonderful long listen, Libba Bray’s UNDER THE SAME...
hope in a jar

HOPE IN A JAR written and illustrated by Deborah Marcero

Deborah Marcero’s HOPE IN A JAR is the third book she has written about her...
I'll love you till the crocodiles smile

I’LL LOVE YOU TILL THE CROCODILES SMILE written by Kathryn Cristaldi and illustrated by  Kristyna Litten

Kathryn Cristaldi’s I’LL LOVE YOU TILL THE CROCODILES SMILE has a rich read-aloud quality that...
What Love Looks Like

WHAT LOVE LOOKS LIKE written by Laura Obuobi and illustrated by Anna Cunah

Writer Laura Obuobi and illustrator Anna Cunah compose WHAT LOVE LOOKS LIKE a story that...
Little Blue Truck's Valentine

MY (NOT-SO) PERFECT LIFE: A FILL-IN-THE-BLANKS JOURNAL by Karen Phillips and LITTLE BLUE TRUCK’S VALENTINE written by Alice Schertle and illustrated by Jill McElmurry

As Valentine’s Day approaches, I seek books that I know my grandchildren will love. My...
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...