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The starry-eyed montane tree frog. The mutable rain frog that goes from smooth to spiny. The pebble toad that has a unique method of escaping predators. All this and more I discuss with my special guests, even as I reveal their latest book jacket.
I've become very curious about the release of another Mister Rogers picture book biography. In fact, I had lots of questions for both the author and the illustrator. So before we get to the business of the cover reveal, let's ask those two some questions about what really is going on here
It is my supreme pleasure to introduce you to a charming picture book slated for 2020. Too early, you say? Nonsense. It is never too early to get excited by a book. Particularly when it's coming from a recent Caldecott Honor winner . . . .
I don't truck with YA. Not my bag, baby. But, of course, it's so difficult to determine where a book falls on the Middle Grade/Young Adult spectrum. That's why, when I hear that Lisa Brown, one of my favorite people, is doing a graphic novel, I drop everything and pepper her with questions. I'd hold back but darned if her answers aren't so good . . .
Louisa May Alcott's best known work is having a bit of a Renaissance. Now, in 2019, two books have come out, set in the modern day, based on the original book. But you wouldn't necessarily know one was Little Women-based unless you were told. Say, by your friendly neighborhood children's literature blogger. More to the Story is the latest book by Hena Khan.
Ms. Cassandra Federman is on hand to answer a question or ten about the creature in question and her own book. Along the way she clarifies for me the difference between a manatee and a beluga whale, the trend of 4th wall busting characters, and her own history of rescuing manatees.
First off, there's a book about Charles Blondin? Yes indeed. As of October 2019, you'll be seeing Donna Bowman and Adam Gustavson's King of the Tightrope: When the Great Blondin Ruled Niagara.
when the very nice people at Macmillan asked me if I wanted to do a bit of a cover reveal for Matthew Cordell's newest book, do you know what I said? I said yes, please, and thank you, because I am a polite soul. And heck, why not throw in a little interview with Mr. Cordell for spice?
What do you get when you combine a Bird with a Santat? You get a cover reveal of their very first picture book together, that's what! And what the heck. We'll throw in an interview with lots of funny photos as well, just for kicks.
This August Little Bigfoot Books is kicking off a picture book biography series called Growing to Greatness starring people from the Pacific Northwest. And what's their very first title in said series? Just Like Beverly: A Biography of Beverly Cleary. The very first picture book biography of the lady to date.