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Tag: picture books

September 15, 2023 by Betsy Bird

Review of the Day: Big by Vashti Harrison

Today we look at one of the latest National Book Award nominees, and the only picture book in the batch.

August 24, 2023 by Betsy Bird

Review of the Day: Evergreen by Matthew Cordell

A squirrel heroine. An epic adventure. Delicious hints of familiar fairy tales (Little Red Riding Hood, naturally), and tasty treats. For the anxious child, Evergreen may well be the hero they’ve always needed.

August 4, 2023 by Betsy Bird

Review of the Day: Mr. S by Monica Arnaldo

A book that takes a pretty basic concept and strings it along to its impossible, illogically logical, end. For some kids, this is going to be the book they remember for the rest of their lives.

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BIPOC Picture Book Classics Galore!: A Booklist of Necessary Titles for Every Library

July 7, 2023 by Betsy Bird

If you were asked to write up a list of picture books classics by BIPOC creators, what titles would come immediately to mind? Culled from the Fuse 8 n' Kate podcast, here are our contenders.

Review of the Day: To the Other Side by Erika Meza

April 21, 2023 by Betsy Bird

With care and invention, Erika Meza tells a migrant story that is both literal and figurative, realistic and metaphorical, and does so with honesty and more than a bit of cleverness.

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

February 24, 2023 by Betsy Bird

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.

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

January 29, 2023 by Betsy Bird

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

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

January 5, 2023 by Betsy Bird

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.

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.

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