This week I’m excited to review Aya Khalil’s beautiful picture book debut, THE ARABIC QUILT, out in February. (Aya and I are both members of the fabulous 2020 Debut Crew, a picture book debut group.) Connect with the 2020 Debut Crew: https://twitter.com/2020DebutCrew https://www.instagram.com/2020debutcrew/ https://2020debutcrew.weebly.com/ Connect with Aya: https://twitter.com/ayawrites https://www.instagram.com/ayakhalilauthor/ https://ayakhalil.com/ Title: THE ARABIC QUILT Written by:…
Perfect Picture Book Friday: MY SHAPE IS SAM
Title: MY SHAPE IS SAM Written by: Amanda Jackson Illustrated by: Lydia Nichols Page Street Kids, 2019, fiction For ages: 4-8 Themes/topics: identity, self-discovery, self-confidence, nonconformity, differences, community, self-expression, shapes, careers/jobs, empathy First spread: Sam had four even sides. Four pointy corners. And like all other squares, he was a builder. He lived in a place…
TWO DOGS ON A TRIKE Cover Reveal (plus a giveaway)
COVER REVEAL for my debut picture book!
Perfect Picture Book Friday: SEA BEAR
Title: SEA BEAR: A Journey for Survival Written & illustrated by: Lindsay Moore Harper Collins/Greenwillow Books, 2019, fiction For ages: 4-8 Themes/topics: polar bears, journeys, patience, survival, climate change First spread: Polar bears are patient beasts, as patient as glaciers. We know how to hope and how to wait. I learned to be patient long ago…
Perfect Picture Book Friday: HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS KING BABY
Title: HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS, KING BABY: A Terrible True Story Written by: Sally Lloyd-Jones Illustrated by: David Roberts Candlewick Press, 2017, fiction For ages (according to the publisher): 4-7 Themes/topics: siblings, families, babies First spread: Once upon a time, there was a Happy Family: a mom, a dad, a gerbil, and the most beautifulest, cleverest, ever-so-kindest…
Perfect Picture Book Friday: A BIG MOONCAKE FOR LITTLE STAR
Title: A BIG MOONCAKE FOR LITTLE STAR Written and illustrated by: Grace Lin Little, Brown and Company, 2018, fiction For ages: 3-7 Themes/topics: moon phases, family, bedtime First spread: Little Star’s mama laid the Big Mooncake onto the night sky to cool. “No, Little Star,” Mama said, “your Mooncake took us a long time to bake,…
Perfect Picture Book Friday: PENGUINAUT!
Title: Penguinaut! Written by: Marcie Colleen Illustrated by: Emma Yarlett Orchard Books (Scholastic), 2018, fiction For ages: 3-7 Themes/topics: friendship, adventure, independence, persistence First two spreads: Orville was small. His friends were BIG. Summary (from the publisher): Orville lives at the zoo, surrounded by animal pals who go on exciting adventures. A hang gliding rhino! A…
Perfect Picture Book Friday: the lost words
Title: the lost words: A Spell Book Written by: Robert Macfarlane Illustrated by: Jackie Morris Hamish Hamilton (Penguin), 2017, fiction For ages: 8 and up Themes/topics: poetry, words, nature, conservation, spells First page: Once upon a time, words began to vanish from the language of children. They disappeared so quietly that at first almost no one…
Perfect Picture Book Friday: THE FRIEND SHIP
This week for Perfect Picture Book Friday I’m featuring the deceptively simple THE FRIEND SHIP. Title: The Friend Ship Written by: Kat Yeh Illustrated by: Chuck Groenink Disney Hyperion, 2016, fiction For ages: 3 and up Themes/topics: friendship, hedgehogs, ships, adventure/quest First spread: Hedgehog was curled up in a prickly little ball in the lonely nook…
Perfect Picture Book Friday: HELLO LIGHTHOUSE
This week for Perfect Picture Book Friday, I’m featuring the lovely and lyrical HELLO LIGHTHOUSE. Title: Hello Lighthouse Written and illustrated by: Sophie Blackall Little, Brown and Company, 2018, fiction For ages: 4 and up Themes/topics: lighthouses, family life, nostalgia First spread: On the highest rock of a tiny island at the edge of the world…
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