Best picture books for kids including Caldecott and other award winning books for children.
Thank you to Cindy and Beth for reviewing Boxer Baby Battles Bedtime! Here are their reviews on Twitter/X: Cindy G. | she/her @cindygreene314 @pragmaticmom does it again! Check out her very clever and hilarious Boxer Baby Battles Bedtime! Dad struggles to get his child to take a nap, told in a 3-round boxing match. Lots…
The United States was founded on principles of equality, justice, and the pursuit of happiness, but not everyone was allowed to vote when the country was founded. In fact, it would be centuries before all its citizens became eligible to vote. Voter suppression continues in many forms even today here in the United States. Unlike…
I always enjoy going to Lisa Rogers’ book events. I didn’t realize that I was slightly familiar with John Cage, the subject of her most recent picture book, Beautiful Noise: The Music of John Cage, illustrated by Il Sung Na. At her book launch at Wellesley Books, I learned that he was a kind of…
Please welcome my guest author, Erin Dealey! Her list includes diverse picture books about gardens, community, and kindness, all wonderful things to consider this winter. Her newest book is Just Flowers, and it releases on March 15, 2024, just in time for spring! Now is a good time to dream about gardens, especially for me…
I have a mushroom farm set in Mexico in my picture book, Food for the Future: Sustainable Farms Around the World. The location was deliberate. The illustrator, Robert Sae-Heng grew up in Mexico and his family had a mushroom farm! What an incredible coincidence! Have you ever wondered how to grow mushrooms? Most commercial mushrooms…
Congratulations to Elissa Brent Weissman and Omer Hoffmann, the author and illustrator of Hanukkah Upside Down, for being a Sidney Taylor Book Award Honoree in the picture book category! Let’s learn more about their book, how they celebrated, and more! Hanukkah Upside Down: Interviewing the Sydney Taylor Book Award Picture Book Honorees! Hannukkah Upside…
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. My mother is a breast cancer survivor so this is a topic dear to my heart. I’ve gathered up books for kids and teens about cancer. What am I missing? Thanks for your help! 32 Books About Cancer For Kids and Teens Henry and the White Wolf by Tyler…