I’m turning this week to a book that lives outside of the traditional picture book three-act structure. It’s a style that I would call contemporary ...

* WONDERFULLY WILD brings to mind a Zen story that could very well be called “That Depends.” Something happens, and you view it as an unwanted, ...

Here’s the latest roundup of five-​word reviews, a quick way to get a sense of what’s new in picture books. These aren’t full critiques, just first ...

This week's crushes:The Paper Bridge by Joelle Veyrenc and Seng Soun Ratanavanh, translated by Katy Lockwood-Holmes (Floris Books, May 2025)George ...

I'm taking the next few weeks off to attend some conferences (come say hello if you'll be at Children's Institute or the American Library ...

Our toddler has an obsession with cars, particularly construction vehicles. So books about how buildings are built became a logical extension of ...

Fall is my favorite season, and I love reading about fall with my kids. There are hundreds of picture books about the autumn season, but not many ...

Saving Eli’s Library by Ruth Horowitz and Brittany Jackson  Eli loves going to the library. It is a space for knowledge, community, and connection. When the ...

JJ’s Mom just wrote an article about the Best Picture Books of 2024! Did your favorites make the list? Be sure to check it out on Bookstr!

          INTERVIEW: GoodReadsWithRonna: Welcome, Leah. Congratulations on your debut picture book, Freedom at Dawn: Robert Smalls’s Voyage Out of ...