To celebrate the release of my latest picture book, Officer Katz & Houndini: A Tale of Two Tails, illustrated by Danny Chatzikonstantinou, Mia invited me to share my TOP 5 funny dog and cat picture books! Dog my cats! It was virtually impossible to limit myself to 5 books each, but here goes! It’s raining cats and dog…
Category: Reading Lists: Picture Books
Best picture books for kids including Caldecott and other award winning books for children.
10 Picture Books for Finding Courage
I’m so happy to welcome my guest author today, Laura Gehl, who has a Top 10: Picture Books for Finding Courage. Her list is not limited to Scared of the Dark picture books but also includes both nonfiction and hilarious fiction books about overcoming fear. She’s also giving away 3 copies of her latest Peep…
Durga Puja and the Festivals of India
Please welcome Shoumi Sen who is guest posting for me today. She’s the author of Celebrate Durga Puja With Me! Her book celebrates an important festival in India, Durga Puja, which is about the Mother Goddess, and the victory of the revered warrior Goddess Durga over the evil buffalo demon Mahishasura. Like Chinese New Year,…
My Very Short Diverse Picture Book Videos
I’ve been making very, very short picture book videos on my YouTube channel. I only have 47 subscribers, so if you would subscribe, I’d be very grateful! I made over three dozen picture book videos so far of newly published books, but I picked these five diverse books to highlight today. 5 Wonderful Diversity…
10 Picture Books for Toddlers About Being a Good Friend
Maria Ashworth is my guest blogger today with a list of ten picture books to help toddlers and preschoolers learn how to be a good friend. Her picture book is called My Big Tree and introduces counting to 10. Animals in North America join a bluebird in a tree but must reorganize into segregated groups…
19 Picture Books That Teach Important Life Lessons
Can picture books teach life lessons? I think so. To find life lessons, I went to some original sources … life lessons from a 90-year-old woman and a 99-year-old man. Their words of wisdom were similar and it’s about living well to live long. I added in a few life lessons that I’ve found along…
3 Fun Picture Books for Father’s Day
For Father’s Day a few years back, my husband recommended his favorite golf books, not once but twice. He played golf in college for University of Hawaii and is an avid collector of golf stuff: Scotty Cameron putters, golf books, and other very specific items that I can’t keep track of. This Father’s Day, we…







