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Today I ask you to consider Bear and Bird and all their myriad adventures from the small to the slightly less small but always cozy. Raw charm on the page.
Newbery / Caldecott 2024: Spring Prediction Edition
Best Books, Best Books of 2023, Newbery / Caldecott Predictions
|It's that time again! Want to know what has a chance at winning the Newbery and Caldecott in January 2024? Let this early list be your guide on what to read in the future.
Quietly engrossing, this is an appreciation for both subject and form, all wrapped up together. Hug a tree, or write a poem, or just do both.
Sometimes, it’s nice to sink into the past and get away from your troubles. Particularly when the characters’ troubles are so so so much worse than your own.
Silly antics abound in this picture book, set in Iran. I interview the book's creators to talk about the fun and whimsy in Mama Shamsi at the Bazaar.
If I'm jumping on the bandwagon with this book then it's only because it's so doggone good. Today I talk with Dan about memoirs, changing mores, and graphic novels. In short, all good things.
The idea of taking an autobiography and turning it into a series of found-verse poems not only breaks with convention, it opens up an entire world of possibility when dealing with firsthand accounts from history. A triumphant tale of enslavement, education, and ultimate freedom, all true, all as you’ve never seen it before.
The team that brought us the award-winning I TALK LIKE A RIVER returns with another beautiful picture book based on memories.
With four starred reviews (and counting) to its name, today I talk about The Fire of Stars with its creators and learn just how difficult this sophisticated picture book bio was to create.
Nothing about this novel is wholly ideal except possibly its intentions and its ability to charm some readers into a general state of submission. The question now is: Are you such a reader?