

Bird Count - Perfect Picture Book Friday #PPBF
Every year, I look forward to The Cornell Lab's Feeder Watch citizen science project. I move my laptop into the kitchen for a bit every...


The Picture Book Buzz - Interview with Susan Edwards Richmond
Susan Edwards Richmond is a children’s author and poet. A passionate birder and naturalist, Susan teaches preschool on a farm and...


Evelyn the Adventurous Entomologist - Perfect Picture Book Friday #PPBF
I love that biographies offer us a window into the adventures, decisions, and struggles of people we admire. It's fun to discover little...


Moon's First Friends: One Giant Leap for Friendship - Perfect Picture Book Friday #PPBF
What a fun month! The anniversary of the Apollo 11 Launch resulted in so many great books on the astronauts, the moon, and space...


The Picture Book Buzz - Interview with Susanna Leonard Hill
Hooray! Are you all in for a treat! Today, I get the privilege of interviewing amazing Susanna Leonard Hill. Susanna Leonard Hill is and...


The Picture Book Buzz - Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the Apollo 11 Moon Landing
Today is the 50th Anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing. Slice of moon cake, anyone? © Javier Jaén Before we get into this post, let...


Koala is NOT a Bear - Perfect Picture Book Friday #PPBF
Do you remember summer camp? The nervousness of being away from home, the uncertainty about what would happen all week, and the fear that...


The Picture Book Buzz - Interview w/ Simona Ceccarelli and Review If You Had Your Birthday Party
Here is another of those, slightly longer, but no less delightful double posts. I met Simona in Italy, at the Bologna Children's Book...


Four Otter Toboggan: An Animal Counting Book - Perfect Picture Book Friday #PPBF
Living in the Pacific Northwest, I enjoy hiking and camping. On these trips, I am regularly treated to glimpses of animals going about...


Alaina Reaches for the Moon - Perfect Picture Book Friday #PPBF
Encouraging curiosity about the world, nature, and why things happen and providing space for the messy experiments and creative endeavors...