100 Scope Notes
Betsy Bird, December 8, 2023 | 31 Days 31 Lists
While there's nothing sadder than a picture book out-of-print, by the same token there should be nothing happier than an old book brought back to life! Enjoy such books today!
Betsy Bird, December 7, 2023 | 31 Days 31 Lists, Best Books, Best Books of 2023
They can't win Caldecotts since their artists weren't born in the States and don't live here currently. Even so, let's honor these beautiful books that hit U.S. shores in 2023.
Betsy Bird, December 6, 2023 | 31 Days 31 Lists, Best Books, Best Books of 2023
Today we celebrate the picture books that take a chance and try to be funny. Humor may be subjective, but these are pretty darn good!
Betsy Bird, December 5, 2023 | 31 Days 31 Lists, Best Books, Best Books of 2023
A fan of bouncy rhymes and cadences? If you know picture books then you know that rhyming can go real bad, real fast. Here are the books that did it well in 2023 then!
Betsy Bird, December 4, 2023 | 31 Days 31 Lists, Best Books, Best Books of 2023
Today you'll get holidays like Three Kings Day, Ramadan, Halloween, Yom Kippur, Dia De Los Muertos, and even Christmas Eve alongside the usual suspects.
Betsy Bird, December 3, 2023 | 31 Days 31 Lists, Best Books, Best Books of 2023
I am pleased to announce that today's list is for the simplest of picture books. Not books for kids first learning to read but that know how to put a minimal number of words on a page.
Betsy Bird, December 2, 2023 | 31 Days 31 Lists, Best Books, Best Books of 2023
A truly great readaloud can work just as well for 400 kids as it can for one. It just has to have something about it that engages and interacts with its audience. Today we celebrate some great ones.
Betsy Bird, December 1, 2023 | 31 Days 31 Lists, Best Books, Best Books of 2023
Behold! A list of baby board books, preschooler board books, and board books that are either reprints or adapted picture books. Enjoy them all!
Betsy Bird, November 30, 2023 | 31 Days 31 Lists
Tomorrow we'll see the annual release of the 31 Days, 31 Lists titles. What will be included? Will you like the books? Hate them? It's all possible!
Betsy Bird, December 31, 2022 | 31 Days 31 Lists, Best Books, Best Books of 2022
The final list of the 31 Days, 31 Lists series is here. These are the picture books that I loved particularly. Many you will have heard of. A couple will be new. But regardless, each and every one is a star.
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