Jump at the Sun - Perfect Picture Book Friday #PPBF
A marvelously illustrated biography of Zora Neale Hurston, whose curiosity and bravery ensured the preservation of many folktales.
The Picture Book Buzz - Interview with Alicia D. Williams
Interview with Alicia D. Williams about her writing and Jump At The Sun: The True Life Tale of Unstoppable Storycatcher Zora Neale Hurston.
Flying High: The Story of Gymnastics Champion Simone Biles - Perfect Picture Book Friday #PPBF
Flying High is a wonderful #PPBF biography with illustrations and rhyme beautifully showing how Simone Biles has always soared.
The Picture Book Buzz - Interview with Michelle Meadows and Ebony Glenn
Interview with Michelle Meadows and Ebony Glenn about their new book- Flying High: The Story of Gymnastics Champion Simone Biles.
The Boy Whose Head Was Filled With Stars: A Story About Edwin Hubble - Perfect Picture Book #PPBF
Review of The Boy Whose Head Was Filled With Stars: A Story About Edwin Hubble by Isabelle Marinov, illustrated by Deborah Marcero
The Picture Book Buzz - Interview with Isabelle Marinov
Interview with Isabelle Marinov whose debut picture book, The Boy Whose Head Was Filled with Stars: A Life of Edwin Hubble, releases 1/19/21
Were I Not A Girl: The Inspiring and True Story of Dr. James Barry - Perfect Picture Book #PPBF
Today I have the opportunity to highlight a nonfiction biography, that released this past October.
The Picture Book Buzz - Interview with Lisa Robinson and Lauren Simkin Berke
Interview with Lisa Robinson and Lauren Simikin Berke about themselves & Were I Not A Girl: The Inspiring and True Story of Dr. James Barry.
Behind the Bookcase: Miep Gies, Anne Frank, and the Hiding Place - Perfect Picture Book Friday #PPBF
Though Anne Frank is familiar to most of us, Miep Gies is less well known. A wonderful biography of the woman who saved Anne Frank's diary.
The Picture Book Buzz - Interview with Barbara Lowell
Interview with Barbara Lowell about her 2020 picture books - MY MASTODON & BEHIND THE BOOKCASE: Miep Gies, Anne Frank, and the Hiding Place