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    Review of the Day: The Little Wooden Robot and the Log Princess by Tom Gauld

    Betsy Bird, July 20, 2021 | Best Books, Best Books of 2021, Reviews, Reviews 2021

    Smart fairytailing that’s tonally on point? More of this, please.

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    Review of the Day: Ergo by Alexis Deacon, ill. Viviane Schwarz

    Betsy Bird, June 2, 2021 | Best Books, Best Books of 2021, Reviews, Reviews 2021

    It’s a treatise on philosophy as it relates to young children. It’s about escaping the confines of yourself and reaching out to others. And, most importantly, it’s a cute baby chicken picture book where 95% of the action takes place inside an egg.

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    Review of the Day: Magic Candies by Heena Baek, translated by Sophie Bowman

    Betsy Bird, May 10, 2021 | Best Books, Best Books of 2021, Reviews, Reviews 2021

    Deeply touching, funny, and incredibly odd, this is the kind of picture book that gets you excited about picture books all over again.

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    Review of the Day: Opposites Abstract by Mo Willems

    Betsy Bird, April 15, 2021 | Best Books, Best Books of 2021, Reviews, Reviews 2021

    No elephants. No piggies. No pigeons. And yet there's something about this abstracted concept book to lure me into reviewing it. I haven't reviewed Mo in 14 years. See why I've come around.

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    Review of the Day: Wishes by Mượn Thị Văn, ill. Victo Ngai

    Betsy Bird, March 26, 2021 | Best Books, Best Books of 2021, Reviews, Reviews 2021

    In all honesty, I don’t think I can do this book justice when I tell you about it, but I can at least give it my best shot. It deserves only the best.

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    Review of the Day: The Rock From the Sky by Jon Klassen

    Betsy Bird, January 8, 2021 | Best Books, Best Books of 2021, Reviews, Reviews 2021

    Here we have animals and hats and mysterious goings on. Read it cover to cover and you’re just swept up in a book that cultivates a singular sense of comic timing and tone policing that never falters or strays. It is, in fact, Klassen's best book to date. Period.

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    Review of the Day: Sugar in Milk by Thrity Umrigar, ill. Khoa Le

    Betsy Bird, October 29, 2020 | Best Books, Best Books of 2020, Reviews, Reviews 2020

    A book that manages that impossible task of combining child friendliness (a kid will want to reread it) with good writing (an ADULT will want to reread it – never a given), and beautiful art.

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    Review of the Day: A Thousand No’s by D.J. Corchin, ill. Dan Dougherty

    Betsy Bird, October 1, 2020 | Best Books, Best Books of 2020, Reviews, Reviews 2020

    If you think the process of creation is sometimes painful and collaborative and ultimately fun, this book is the first that I’ve ever seen to express that idea. You want to get to yes? Then you gotta slog through no.

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    Review of the Day: I Talk Like a River by Jordan Scott, ill. Sydney Smith

    Betsy Bird, August 27, 2020 | Best Books, Best Books of 2020, Reviews, Reviews 2020

    Deft poetic language pairs with the resonant watercolors of Sydney Smith to create a book that is more than a memoir and more than conveying a message. This is pain, turned into art, and written for young children. Incomparable.

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    Review of the Day: All Because You Matter by Tami Charles, ill. Bryan Collier

    Betsy Bird, August 6, 2020 | Best Books, Best Books of 2020, Reviews, Reviews 2020

    There are plenty of inspiring picture books out there for kids. Few understand their purpose as perfectly as this book does.

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