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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.
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.
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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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Review of the Day: City Summer, Country Summer by Kiese Laymon, ill. Alexis Franklin
A beauty, kid-friendly, fun, touching, and there’s just the barest hint of bittersweetness at its core. In short, the perfect summer picture book.
Review of the Day: Freya and the Snake by Fredrik Sonck, ill. Jenny Lucander
Finnish in origin, today's book discusses a rather universal moment: When a trusted and beloved parent chooses a child’s safety over that of an animal’s.
Annoyingly FABULOUS Picture Books of 2025 (So Far): Picture Books Are WAY Too Good This Year and I Am Taking It As a Personal Attack
This ain't a golden age of picture books anymore. We've gone platinum.
Review of the Day: Fireworks by Matthew Burgess, ill. Cátia Chien
Today's book is best described as beautiful, weirdly touching, and utterly original. “Swish Zing Tizzle-ting POOF!”
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