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If you were asked to write up a list of picture books classics by BIPOC creators, what titles would come immediately to mind? Culled from the Fuse 8 n' Kate podcast, here are our contenders.
"He doesn't want friends. He wants followers". With the help of our fantastic guest artist Jerrold Connors, we take a very deep dive into the rare Fleischman/Hawkes collaboration.
He's little. He's a critter of some sort. And he just keeps appearing in book after book. So how do his early titles stand out? We take a look into the origins of a Little Critter.
It appeared on the BBC's list of 100 Greatest Children's Books of All Time. But how has it aged since its 1994 release?
Part Ratatouille and all original, this little French mouse series could have reached the heights of Madeline or Eloise. So why didn't it? We investigate and find out.
Today we consider a story about someone in middle America going against the norm, facing censors, and coming out triumphant. Sounds like a book we might very much need today.
I asked the universe, "Recommend to me a Mother's Day classic picture book!" and it replied, "Have you tried the one where the kids' souls get trapped in a pie?" We're diving deep into the heroic mama tale Heckedy Peg.
We return to a book by Ezra Jack Keats, and dive into this rainy day tale of apartment hallways and remarkably muted colors.
Today we do our third Margaret Wise Brown book (after Goodnight Moon and Runaway Bunny), our second Remy Charlip (after Fortunately), and our very first Christian Robinson on this podcast!
What happens when a designer decides to make picture books? Hopefully something as memorable as this 1983 Ann Jonas release.