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Review of the Day: The Interpreter by Olivia Abtahi, ill. Monica Arnaldo
Smart as a whip, funny, and clever, this little visual metaphor of a picture book is the best possible way to make it crystal clear the responsibilities some kids shoulder.
Review of the Day: Don’t Trust Fish by Neil Sharpson, ill. Dan Santat
They may offer you lots of cheap thrills / fancy condos in Beverly Hills / but whatever they offer you don't trust the fish!
31 Days, 31 Lists: Best Picture Books of 2024
Our final list! Enjoy what is inarguably a lovely list of books. And thank you for reading my lists this month!
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Review of the Day: A Terrible Place for a Nest by Sara Levine, ill. Erika Meza
Hope is hard to write in a book. Hope is particularly hard to write in a picture book. Still, when someone gets it right, there’s nothing else like it. Maybe it’s true. Hope? It really is a thing with feathers.
Review of the Day: The Yellow Bus by Loren Long
Is this a future classic? The answer may lie in the goats.
Review of the Day: We Are Definitely Human by X. Fang
The kids are going to come here for the kooky aliens, but the whole reason the book works is because at its core this is a picture book about a kind of kindness we should all strive for in our lives.
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Review of the Day: The Spaceman by Randy Cecil
Quiet, unassuming, delightful, funny, and with just enough science fiction in there, I’m just gonna say it: I love this book. You know who else is going to love this book? Kids.
Review of the Day: Being Home by Traci Sorell, ill. Michaela Goade
Look at the jaw-dropping art and stellar storytelling inside, and this book may serve to upend everything you thought you knew about moving day picture books.
Review of the Day: Jump for Joy by Karen Gray Ruelle, ill. Hadley Hooper
The dog book that none of us knew we needed, has arrived.
Why Is It Impossible to Create a Good Feature Film From a Picture Book?
With all the upcoming picture book-to-screen adaptations, what are you favorites? And what are the absolute worst of the worst?
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