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I love a good grumpy kid in a book. And in this sodden and fun outing, rain plays an important role. I talk it all out with the creators of SOGGY LIKE CUSH CUSH.
Now there are debuts and there are debuts. And when I tell you that Stefanie Foster Brown lucked out in the debut department? You'll see what I mean. Today, we're revealing the cover of her first picture book and talking with her and illustrator Keisha Morris.
"His writing stood alone, brilliant and wise, kind and so immediate." Barbara McClintock tells us today how she came to illustrate Tomie dePaola's paean to his beloved dog.
Reading about the determination of these women, both in sports and in life, may encourage young readers to similarly face any challenges in front of them. Share these titles for Women's History Month and all year.
Did you see? Did you see? The Ezra Jack Keats Awards were announced today! You can take a peek at the brand new winners in a press release at the end of this post. But before we get to any of that, what exactly ARE the Ezra Jack Keats Awards?
Were you a fan of OLIVETTI last year? If you liked talking typewriters then you're gonna love talking apartment buildings. We discuss Allie Millington's anthropomorphized latest.
The 2025 Ezra Jack Keats Writer Award went to Breanna J. McDaniel for Go Forth and Tell: The Life of Augusta Baker, Librarian and Master Storyteller. X. Fang won the Illustrator Award for We Are Definitely Human.
I have a nice chat with Brendan Wenzel about the debt we owe to the star above in his latest. Also, and I won't lie, the term "poop debut" makes it into our conversation.
The subtitle of today's book is "Finding Calm During School Lockdown Drills." Today Stephanie and I discuss them, and why she chose to write a picture book for kids anxious about them.
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