Month: June 2025
AN INVISIBLE RIVER TO CROSS written by Taraneh Matloob and illustrated by Kristen Balouch
Both Taraneh Matloob’s writing and Kristen Balouch’s illustrations evocatively describe the situation and feelings of...
WE ALL BELONG written and illustrated by Gianna Marino
I adore a book that has powerful underpinnings revealed through a simple plot. Writer-illustrator Gianna...
IT TAKES A FAMILY TO SERVE written by Lisa Wheeler and illustrated by David Soman
Lisa Wheeler’s IT TAKES A FAMILY TO SERVE arrived the day after I learned that...
THE LITTLEST ELEPHANT written by Katherine Applegate and illustrated by Lita Judge
I loved Ruby when she starred in Katherine Applegate’s novel book THE ONE AND ONLY...
A BEAR, A MAN AND A DONUT VAN written by Daniel Bernstrom and illustrated by Brandon James Scott
WWhen I think of Daniel Bernstrom’s writing, I think imaginative, playful and reader trust. A...
RHEA’S RODEO written by Laekan Zea Kemp and illustrated by Raissa Figueroa
Writer Laekan Zea Kemp and illustrator Raissa Figueroa give us the story of one girl’s...
MARY OLIVER, HOLDING ONTO WONDER written by Erin Frankel and illustrated by Jasu Hu
AND Goldfinches written by Mary Oliver and illustrated by Melissa Sweet Two lovely companion books...
LITTLE MONK WRITES RAIN written by Hsu-Kung Liu and illustrated by Rachel Wang Yung-Hsin
Hsu-Kung Liu writes and illustrates LITTLE MONK WRITES RAIN, a story about a devoted Little...
