Bryan Collier is missing artwork – last seen 2016 – in a portfolio at Lenox Ave and 138th Street in New York, NY. It is watercolor and collage.
Categories: 2019, Picture Books • Tags: Art, Bryan Collier, Children's literature, kidlit, missing artwork, Picture Books
I find that it’s all about regular practice – sitting down on a daily basis to write or draw, as well as a practice of trying to balance with the other parts of my life, such as family time, socializing with friends, exercising, cooking healthy stuff and sleep.
Categories: 2019, Interview, Picture Books • Tags: Author Interview, Children's literature, Illustrator Interview, kidlit, Picture Books, Sarah Lynne Reul
[Review Copy Courtesy of University of Minnesota Press.] “To defeat a troll, you must draw on the very best of your humanity: you must have courage, patience, intelligence, kindness, the ability to work with others, and plenty of Moxie.” -Lise Lunge Larsen, from Seven Ways to Trick a Troll In Seven Ways to Trick a Troll, Larsen and Vick take the framework of classic, mainly Scandinavian tales and add their own expertise. The result is that we are given beautifully […]
Categories: 2017, Children's Books, Kidlit, Picture Books, Picture Books about Trolls, Recommended Picture Books • Tags: Children's Books, kidlit, Picture Book, Picture Books
[Review Copy Courtesy of Prestel Publishing] What if there was more to Vermeer’s paintings? What if there were stories that we didn’t know about the people he painted? What if there were secrets? Connections? Incredible events and coincidences that we never imagined? Wouldn’t that make an interesting story? Wouldn’t it be fun to imagine? In Anna and Johanna, Géraldine Elschner has written such a book about the women in Vermeer’s The Milkmaid and in The Lacemaker, and the way she […]
Categories: 2018, Children's Books, Fine Art Picture Books, Kidlit, Picture Books, Picture Books about Art, Picture Books about Birthdays, Picture Books about Siblings, Recommended Picture Books • Tags: Art, Book Review, Children's Books, kidlit, Picture Book, Picture Books
[Review Copy Courtesy of Candied Plums ] Little Rabbit’s Questions — with its black-and-white ink illustrations and elegant touches of blues, reds, and yellows — is a stunning picture book with new takes on classic themes of growing up and a mother’s love for her child. One day while Mama Rabbit and her child, Little Rabbit, are outside, Little Rabbit begins to ask questions. “Why are your eyes so big? Why are your ears so long? Why does your nose twitch? […]
Categories: 2017, Bilingual Picture Books: Mandarin/English, Children's Books, Kidlit, Picture Books, Recommended Picture Books • Tags: Bilingual, Book Review, Children's Books, kidlit, Mandarin, Picture Book, Picture Books
Marianna Coppo was kind enough to let me interview her. I asked her everything from where the idea of Petra came from, to what it was like for her to write Petra, to questions about if she has any thing she does to cultivate her creativity. I love her responses. I hope you all enjoy the interview — it was a priviledge to get to chat with her. Hello Marianna! Thank you so much for taking the time to chat […]
Categories: 2018, Interview, Picture Books • Tags: Art, Author Interview, Books, Children's Books, Illustrator Interview, Interview, kidlit, Picture Book, Picture Books
[Reviewed from Copy Courtesy of Simon and Schuster Books for Young Readers] Harriet Gets Carried Away is a wonderful and adventurous story about Harriet and her amazing imagination — or possibly about Harriet and her real and incredible journey to Antarctica (it depends on what you think really happened). Either way, this story, with its enchanting illustrations, adorable characters, and fantastic blending of reality and fantasy, makes for a wonderful read with children. It playfully and effortlessly elicits amazing conversations […]
Categories: 2018, Diverse Picture Books, Picture Books, Picture Books about Penguins • Tags: Book Review, Books, Children's Books, kidlit, Penguins, Picture Book, Picture Books, Recommended Picture Books
[Review Copy Courtesy of A Caitlyn Dlouhy Book/Atheneum Books for Young Readers] In 1988, Judi and Ron Barret created Animals Should Definitely Not Wear Clothing to help out parents everywhere in answering the universal and boggling question, “Why don’t animals wear clothing?” It’s a very funny book that makes us giggle and provides some solid examples as to why it would be a bad idea for animals to wear clothing. Now in 2018, Judi and Ron Barrett are back with even […]
Categories: 2018, Picture Books, Picture Books about Animals, Picture Books about Belonging, picture books about inclusiveness • Tags: Animals, Children's Books, Clothing, kidlit, Picture Book, Picture Books
[Review Copy Courtesy of Tundra Books] Is Petra a mountain? A pebble? An egg? An island? Or a child’s pet rock? Well, whatever Petra is, she knows that she is going to be amazing and that with each new day and each new phase in her life — something wonderful is bound to come of it. Petra is a joy of a picture book that gently guides readers to ponder themes of flexibility, self-perception, change, time, and anticipation. Petra herself is […]
Categories: Children's Books, Kidlit, Picture Books, Picture Books about Change, Recommended Picture Books • Tags: Children's Books, kidlit, Picture Book, Picture Books
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