Sparky & Spike: Charles Schulz and the Wildest, Smartest Dog Ever - Perfect Picture Book Friday
Anyone who'sever read the Sunday comics knows the cartoon Peanuts starring the beloved Snoopy, his sidekick Woodstock, and Charlie Brown....
The Picture Book Buzz - Interview with Barbara Lowell
Barbara Lowell's newest picture book is a biography of beloved cartoonist Charles Schultz. For Barbara, “writing books for children is a...
I Will Be Fierce - Perfect Picture Book Friday #PPBF
I've heard time and again that a picture book is a 50-50 partnership of the text and the illustrations. Often times the illustrator goes...
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...
The Picture Book Buzz - Interview with Bea Birdsong
Today I have the pleasure of featuring a debut picture book author, Bea Birdsong. Bea is a former teacher. She lives in North Carolina...
The Picture Book Buzz - The Night Library
I stumbled across this book at the 2019 ALA Midwinter Conference in Seattle. I couldn't wait until I found a "free" Friday to share this...
Just Like Rube Goldberg: The Incredible True Story of the Man Behind the Machines - Perfect Picture
The first improbable Rube Goldberg machine I remember seeing was in the Chitty Chitty Bang Bang movie. The "Breakfast Maker" was so...
The Picture Book Buzz - Interview with Sarah Aronson
Sarah Aronson is an amazing author, writing across all genres of children’s literature. She has two young adult books, five middle grade...
Bikes For Sale - Perfect Picture Book Friday #PPBF
With the "Makers Movement," DIY and reclamation projects have experienced a surge in popularity. Add that to the ongoing environmental...