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Chloe, Instead
When I saw this trailer for Chloe, Instead by Micah Player, forget about it. I had to have this book. Adorable. So when my friends Alethea and Aly held a massive and amazing story time event called...
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Ganesha’s Sweet Tooth
written by Emily Haynes, pictures by Sanjay Patel {Please, please, please…if you live in San Francisco, GO SEE THEM at the Cartoon Art Musuem on October 4th. Please! For me.} Ganesha’s Sweet Tooth is...
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Don’t Squish The Sasquatch
words by Kent Redeker, pictures by Bob Staake This book came in the mail in a box from my beau. I tweeted this the other day: Some boys buy their girls flowers, chocolate, or fancy purses. Mine buys...
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Sophie’s Fish
by A.E. Cannon (who loves Cheetos and Oreos!) and Lee White (who loves to bike, I think?!) I really think artists might be some of the coolest people out there. (Some might say just plain ‘out there,’...
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Andrew Drew And Drew
Are you a sketcher? A doodler? A drawer? (As in draw-er, not dresser!) If so, you just may see yourself in this crafty, clever book. This is a fairly new release from my fairly new friend, Barney...
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Red Sled
by Lita Judge First. You have to read the interview with Lita Judge over at Jules’ Seven Impossible Things Before Breakfast blog. That studio! That giant cat! Doesn’t she sound like the kind of person...
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Oh No, Little Dragon!
by Jim Averbeck Remember him? When I asked him what he would be if he wasn’t an author/illustrator, he said “extraordinarily irritable.” Ha. Oh No, Little Dragon! is an endearing little book. Just...
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Leo Geo And His Miraculous Journey Through The Center Of The Earth
Hello and happy 2013 and welcome back to this little corner of the internet! And a huge hello to those of you who hopped on board over the last couple weeks! It’s nice to have you. Here’s an awesome...
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Dangerously Ever After
by Dashka Slater, illustrated by Valeria Docampo {published 2012 by Dial Books for Young Readers} I’m not usually too keen on princess books. I just…don’t get the appeal? And the pink? And the super...
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Design is a Dandelion
by Janice Lovoos {published 1966, by Golden Gate Junior Books} I was in Seattle a few weeks ago. You remember the library, right? I went to Pike Place Market, because of course, but also because flying...
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Line 135
by Germano Zullo and Albertine {published 2013, by Chronicle Books}I’m in that bleary-eyed, inspired, and terrified post-SCBWI haze. Are you? That’s why this book is perfect for this time. And isn’t...
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The Tiny King
by Taro Miura first U.S. edition published 2013, by Candlewick Press Here’s a sweet and funny story. Candlewick sent me a review copy of The Tiny King in the waning weeks of 2013. My eye was already...
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The Red Shoes
by Gloria Fowler, illustrated by Sun Young Yoo published 2008, by Ammo Books The slightest clunk in some of the words is swept up in the utter beauty of the illustrations in The Red Shoes. It’s an...
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Who Needs Donuts?
By Mark Alan Stamaty Published 1973 by Dial Press, reprinted 2003 by Alfred A. Knopf, an imprint of Random House Children’s Books. At first glance, the answer to this book’s title is pretty clear....
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Martin Pebble
Martin Pebble (Phaidon, 2006; first published in French, 1969) by Jean-Jacques Sempé I love this book. I love the type on the cover. I love the yellow. I love the shape and the size and the story. I...
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Sam and Dave Dig a Hole
by Mac Barnett and Jon Klassen (Candlewick Press, 2014) You know Mac and Jon. You love Mac and Jon. Now meet Sam and Dave. You’ll love Sam and Dave. Don’t rush into the pages just yet. This is one of...
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Firebird
by Misty Copeland and Christopher Myers (Penguin Young Readers Group, 2014) When you open a book to sweeping, fiery endpapers, it’s almost as if you can hear the symphony begin. The author, Misty...
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Edmund Unravels
by Andrew Kolb (Nancy Paulsen Books, an imprint of Penguin, 2015) A book cover nodding to old travel postcards feels like a good place to end up, right? Also, study that thing closely as you read,...
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Whatever Happened To My Sister?
by Simona Ciraolo (Flying Eye Books, 2015) Heads up, picture book people: I got to be a guest blogger for Picture Book Idea Month, hosted by Tara Lazar. Have you heard of it? Hope so. It gives all of...
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