Elizabeth Bird

Today we consider a picture book that will convince you that while the state of the world may go up in flames shortly, at least the state of some contemporary and current picture books is just fine.

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Today, Tonya Bolden breaks down her research process and what it is about Shirley Chisholm that we keep coming back to time and time again.

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Nilah Magruder enters 2022 with a picture book. And, as you might be able tell from its title, her new picture book WUTARYOO is a sly comment on a question that a lot of BIPOC kids (and, let's face it, adults) deal with on a regular basis.

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Today, it is my extreme pleasure to tell you a little bit about Lizzy and the Cloud by Eric and Terry Fan. I'll also show you some interior spreads AND reveal the cover. I'm just that nice.

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For the first in a long time I've a publisher preview for you. It's Levine Querido and we're taking a peek at their spring 2022 season.

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The final predictions! Remember: These are not all the books I would necessarily want to win this year. They're just the ones that make the most sense to me convincing their committees.

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Every year I present Kate with three Caldecott contenders. Will our streak of picking winners continue, or will we be defeated in 2022? Find out!

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To celebrate the publication of Northwind, and lament the passing of Gary Paulsen, today we're sitting down with his editor Wes Adams to talk about one of the great writers of our age.

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It is the easiest thing in the world to write a mediocre picture book biography. Writing one that’s as good as Out of the Shadows, that knows precisely where to cut the story, how to present the art, and then allows you to fall in love with the subject? Such books are uncommon little gems.

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