Best picture books for kids including Caldecott and other award winning books for children.
I am humbled and thrilled to announce that We Sing from the Heart: How the Slants® Took Their Fight for Free Speech to the Supreme Court, illustrated by Victor Bizar Gomez, is a Junior Library Guild Gold selection. It comes out on October 15, 2024, through Red Comet Press. p.s. Related posts: We Sing…
Please welcome my guest authors today Lydia Lukidis and Mélina Mangal with their list of children’s books featuring Black women in STEM. We are giving away a copy of Dancing Through Space. To enter, please fill out the Rafflecopter at the bottom. p.s. Related posts: 31+ STEM Books to Inspire Girls 30 Black Joy Picture…
Fall 2024 Children’s Sneak Previews Compiled by Shannon Maughan An Asian-American band takes the fight over its name all the way to the Supreme Court. This story is coming out as a picture book by Mia Wenjen with Simon Tam, illustrated by Victor Bizar Gomez, and published by Red Comet Press. Publisher’s Week included in…
Inside: Homelessness can be a difficult topic to talk about with your kids. Read these children’s books about homelessness to open discussion. In creating this list, I noticed that most of these children’s books about homelessness have parents who work part-time jobs, often more than one. Despite shelter uncertainty, they are going about their lives,…
Please welcome my guest today, Adriane Tsai. She is the illustrator of TugGoat, written by Kersten Hamilton. Publisher Weekly says, “My heart dreams tugboat dreams,’ declares the lovable goat at the center of this upbeat picture book…. Soft coloring infuses Tsai’s unlined barnyard scenes with a luminous quality that suits Cordelia’s bright dreams and gentle…
Please welcome author Michelle Staub with her list of books about water, rivers, and conservation. We are giving away a signed copy of A Place for Rain (along with bookmarks and stickers). Please fill out the Rafflecopter at the bottom to enter. p.s. Two more… Water Songs: A Cascade of Poems by Mandy Ross, illustrated by…
I am thrilled to announce a new picture book, Fortune Cookies for Everyone, illustrated by Colleen Kong-Savage and published by Red Comet Press! It comes out Fall of 2025!! Angus Yuen-Killick at Red Comet Press has bought world rights to the nonfiction picture book Fortune Cookies for Everyone by Mia Wenjen (l.) (Food for the Future), illustrated by Colleen…