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Tag: picture books

February 24, 2023 by Betsy Bird

Review of the Day: Afterward, Everything Was Different by Rafael Yockteng, ill. Jairo Buitrago

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.

January 29, 2023 by Betsy Bird

Review of the Day: The Tree and the River by Aaron Becker

A book unafraid to assume that your kids are smart enough to figure out what it all means.

January 5, 2023 by Betsy Bird

Review of the Day: My Strange Shrinking Parents by Zeno Sworder

My Strange Shrinking Parents is entirely its own creation, standing on its own two feet, with its own internal logic and rules. It is, in fact, one of the best takes on the experiences of children of immigrant parents I’ve ever seen in a picture book form. It stands, as I say, tall.

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31 Days, 31 Lists: 2022 Picture Books

December 31, 2022 by Betsy Bird

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.

Review of the Day: Hot Dog by Doug Salati

October 28, 2022 by Betsy Bird

Practically a wordless book, this storyline delves deep into the mindset of an average dog, an average owner, and the cool seaside breezes that can pivot a day from miserable to marvelous.

Review of the Day: The World Belonged to Us by Jacqueline Woodson, ill. Leo Espinosa

July 29, 2022 by Betsy Bird

Take a trip in a little time machine mixed with a heavy dose of the best kind of nostalgia. An explosion on the page. Sublime.

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Review of the Day: The Legend of Gravity by Charly Palmer

April 1, 2022 by Betsy Bird

What happens when a book takes tall tales and liar’s tales and then ties all of that into some of the finer examples of trash talk and blacktop exaggeration? The Legend of Gravity by Charly Palmer is that link.

Review of the Day: Telling Stories Wrong by Gianni Rodari, ill. Beatrice Alemagna, trans. Antony Shugaar

March 4, 2022 by Betsy Bird

An ideal book for a grandparent to read to their own offspring’s offspring. Especially if that kid can’t stand it when grown-ups get facts wrong. Here’s one fact that isn’t wrong: This book is delightful. A win of an import.

Review of the Day: Kick Push by Frank Morrison

February 18, 2022 by Betsy Bird

Read the plot of Kick Push on paper and it sounds like something you’ve seen a hundred times before. Read the actual book and there’s nothing to compare.

Review of the Day: Kat Hats by Daniel Pinkwater, ill. Aaron Renier

January 26, 2022 by Betsy Bird

Today we consider a picture book that will convince you that while the state of the world may go up in flames shortly, at least the state of some contemporary and current picture books is just fine.

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