I want to welcome author/illustrator, Janice Hechter, to the blog today. Her wonderful book, Where Are the Women? The Girl Scouts' Campaign for the First Statue of Women in Central Park reinforces my belief in the statement, "Let the children lead." When a group of...
Another day, another interview with a wonderful author! Rewriting the Rules, written by Danna Zeiger and beautifully illustrated by Josee Bisaillon, is a lovely and important picture book biography. The subject of this book is an incredibly inspiring woman named Kathleen Friel, who was born...
I am so excited to chat with Sandhya Acharya about her newest book, LIVING BRIDGES: THE HIDDEN WORLD OF INDIA'S WOVEN TREES, beautifully illustrated by Avani Dwivedi. What a gorgeous book! The story of the living bridges in India is fascinating. As I read this book,...
Yay! If you follow this blog, you'll notice there are a lot more posts this summer than usual. I'm thrilled that so many wonderful children's books are being released. Today, we're going to have double the fun because with us is not only Lindsay Leslie,...
Hooray! Author Lydia Lukidis and illustrator Tara Hannon have teamed up to create a graphic novel that is unique and so much fun! In this book, we're introduced to Groucho the Grouchy Groundhog, who loves sleeping and pancakes. But what happens when his pancakes are...