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Sigh, Gone

SIGH, GONE: A MISFIT’S MEMOIR OF GREAT BOOKS, PUNK ROCK AND THE FIGHT TO FIT IN written and read Phuc Tran

While the world is taking notice of Phuc Trans' first picture book, CRANKY, my interview...
The Misfits

A ROYAL CONUNDRUM (MISFITS 1) written by Lisa Yee and illustrated by Dan Santat

Lisa Yee and Dan Santat's new series THE MISFITS launches with A ROYAL CONUNDRUM. It's...
Go forth and Tell

GO FORTH AND TELL: THE LIFE OF AGUSTA BAKER, LIBRARIAN AND STORY TELLER written by Brenna McDaniel and illustrated by April Harrison

Writer Brenna McDaniel and illustrator April Harrison are the perfect team for the picture book...
Peekaboo Who

PEEKABOO WHO created by Elena Selena

Elena Selena's PEEKABOO WHO? Is a marvelous book adaptation of baby's favorite game! Bright colors...
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Untangling: Abandonment (Chapter 41)

Before I left for Sevilla, I told my mother I would not abandon, would never...
Across So Many seas

ACROSS SO MANY SEAS by Ruth Behar

Ruth Behar demonstrates her gift for embodying characters in her ACROSS SO MANY SEAS, vividly...
The Other Dr. Gilmer

THE OTHER DR. GILMER: TWO MEN, A MURDER, AND AN UNLIKELY FIGHT FOR JUSTICE written and read Benjamin Gilmer 

My clipped last words of my reel, my mysterious ending, led me on frustrating editing...
Pretty Ugly

PRETTY UGLY written by David Sedaris and illustrated by Ian Falconer

Calling all out of the box thinkers! If you love David Sedaris and Ian Falconer's...
Evergreen

EVERGREEN written and illustrated by Matthew Cordell

Current standards in picture book recommend that writers keep their word counts to 600 or...
Are you big?

ARE YOU BIG? written and illustrated by Mo Willems

Mo Willem's characteristic playfulness is in full force as he examines size relationships in ARE...