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Archives for February 2022
Fuse 8 n’ Kate: Officer Buckle and Gloria by Peggy Rathmann
"He is a grown man jealous of a D-O-G." Peggy Rathmann giveth again to us today with the irrepressible Officer Buckle and the adorable Gloria.
Review of the Day: It’s the End of the World and I’m In My Bathing Suit by Justin A. Reynolds
Utterly carefree and ridiculous, this is a book that never takes itself too seriously. Which, naturally, means that I’m about to.
Oh, What a Knight Owl Interview: Talking With Christopher Denise About Tiny Armored Birds
Turns out, Christopher Denise is just as charming as his newest picture book KNIGHT OWL. Don't believe me? Check out this interview we conducted to celebrate its release!
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Zara’s Rules: An Interview with Hena Khan
Apparently I just like talking with Hena Khan. I'm up to my old tricks again as we discuss her latest book ZARA'S RULES FOR RECORD-BREAKING FUN. Come see what we get up to!
On This Airplane: A Cover Reveal and Interview with Lourdes Heuer
"...it’s a story I’ve lived, of being a kid and having this moment in your life where you are suspended in the air for maybe just a few hours, surrounded by a group of strangers, but your life is going to be completely different after." We're talking on the blog today with Lourdes Heuer about her latest picture book ON THIS AIRPLANE.
Review of the Day: Kick Push by Frank Morrison
Read the plot of Kick Push on paper and it sounds like something you’ve seen a hundred times before. Read the actual book and there’s nothing to compare.
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Diwali in February? It’s a Diwali in My New Home Cover Reveal
Continuing our discussion this week of Fall Holidays, today we debut the lovely cover of new author Shachi Kaushik's DIWALI IN MY NEW HOME.
Halloween in February! It’s a Cover Reveal and Interview on The Most Haunted House in America with Jarrett Dapier
If you were hoping for an interview today that might touch on Calvin Coolidge's raccoon, one-legged roosters, and Michelle Obama's book Becoming, boy are YOU in luck today! We premiere the latest spooky adorable Jarrett Dapier book and you will not want to miss it.
MINA Live: An Interview With Matthew Forsythe
"I think there should be books for people and kids who don't see fairness and justice delivered so neatly in their lives and I want to make books for them." Today we have a wonderful interview with author/illustrator Matthew Forsythe about his latest book, MINA.
Check It Out: A Petition to Add Children’s Nonfiction Lists to the NYT Bestseller Lists!
Read the letter penned by a coalition of more than 250 influential educators and librarians. They're asking the New York Times to add three children’s nonfiction bestseller lists to complement the existing lists that focus on juvenile fiction
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