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Beyond the Page: Exhibit Design Challenge: Taking Picture Books in an Entirely New Direction
I judged a competition in which teams of kids had to select picture books and create models of interactive exhibits from them. The results are extraordinary.
Dog Lovers Alert! It’s a Things I Learned From My Dog Q&A with Victor Santos and Dena Seiferling
It's, "more descriptive rather than prescriptive." That's how author Victor D.O. Santos describes today's book. Together we interview him alongside his illustrator and consider didacticism as well as what it takes to make a really good dog-centric picture book.
No Conditions for Care: A Talk with Larissa Theule About The Sweater
I tell you, if I have to wear a sweater to work today, then I'm doggone gonna talk about the best sweater-related book of 2026.
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Review of the Day: Is It Spring? by Kevin Henkes
False spring finally gets its day in the sun. An aid for any parent or caregiver faced with that look of betrayal on their child’s face when they encounter an Easter Egg hunt covered in a foot of snowfall.
Review of the Day: The Muéganos by Jaque Jours
Jours adeptly takes an incredibly silly idea and manages to make it poignant and universal in one fell swoop. This is a story about breaking a family apart, but in the best way possible.
31 Days, 31 Lists: 2025 Picture Books
Only a small number of all the picture books published in a given year make this list. See what I think stands out as truly unforgettable.
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31 Days, 31 Lists: 2025 Rhyming Picture Books
Rhymes: They're harder than they look. Wanna know how to write them? Let today's book selection be your guide.
Review of the Day: Our Lake by Angie Kang
Sometimes you need to watch out for the quiet books. They know how to sneak up on you.
Tackling Topics with Integrity and Heart: A Cover Reveal and Q&A with Kao Kalia Yang and Seo Kim
Seems to me the more books we can devise that confront racism, the better. But how do you confront a hate crime in a picture book? Today's title does precisely that.
The Chaos, the Cooperation, and the Chatter: It’s a Menudo Sunday Q&A with Artist Erika Meza
In the mood for some menudo? I get to ask Erika Meza about one of her latest, and we touch on everything from gay grandparents to the chaos and buzz of a family weekend.
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