Month: November 2024

WHooo is still awake

WHOOO IS STILL AWAKE? written and illustrated by Brigette Barrager

Brigette Barrager has illustrated and written all the elements that engage younger children in WHOOO...
The gift of words

THE GIFT OF WORDS, written and illustrated by Peter Reynolds

Those who, like me, fell in love with Peter Reynold’s hero Jerome in THE WORD...
My Presentation Today

MY PRESENTATION TODAY IS ABOUT THE ANACONDA, written by Bibi Dumon Tak, illustrated by Annemarie van Haeringen, translated by Nancy Forest-Flier, read by Laura Knight Keating

MY PRESENTATION TODAY IS ABOUT THE ANACONDA by Dutch author Bibi Dumon Tak is the...
Snowball fight

THE SNOWBALL FIGHT, written by Beth Ferry and illustrated by Tom Lichtenheld

Well-loved collaborators, writer Beth Ferry and illustrator Tom Lichtenheld, have another success in THE SNOWBALL...
On the air with Dr. Doodlebug

ON THE AIR WITH DR. DOODLEBUG: HELPING BUGS ONE CALL AT A TIME, written by Susan E. Goodman and illustrated by Merrill Rainey

Author Susan E. Goodman and illustrator Merrill Rainey find an intriguing new way to represent...
The World Entire

THE WORLD ENTIRE: A TRUE STORY OF AN EXTRAORDINARY WORLD WAR II RESCUE, written by Elizabeth Brown and illustrated by Melissa Castrillion

Thank goodness for picture book biographies introducing me to historical figures I’ve never heard of....
Bittersweet

BITTERSWEET, BASED ON THE TRUE TALE OF THE BERLIN CANDY BOMBERS, written and illustrated by Christy Mandin

Yet another book I’m adding to my list of everything I know I learned from...
Song of a blackbird

SONG OF A BLACKBIRD, by Maria Van Lieshout

Maria Van Lieshout’s graphic novel SONG OF A BLACKBIRD swings lyrically back and forth between...
Imogen

IMOGEN: THE LIFE AND WORK OF IMOGEN CUNNINGHAM , written by Elizabeth Partridge, illustrated by Yuko Shimizu, read by Cynthia Farrell

Elizabeth Partridge writes the picture book biography, IMOGEN: THE LIFE AND WORK OF IMOGEN CUNNINGHAM...
Ultimate Rumble Collection

WHO WOULD WIN? THE ULTIMATE RUMBLE COLLECTION, written by Jerry Pallotta and illustrated by Rob Bolst

Writer Jerry Pallotta and illustrator Rob Bolster will please nonfiction fans with their newest collaboration...