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One night, a few very talented illustrators represented by my agency, Gallt and Zacker, had dinner after the Original Art show at the Society of Illustrators. All of them were among the best at what they do in the picture book field. I happened to sit across from Sean Rubin,...
During the pandemic, while being quarantined with the rest of the world, I found myself unable to read or write much. Because of this, I, like many of us, slipped down the rabbit hole (or mudslide or goldmine or cesspool, depending on the day) of the internet. My questions were...
Rabbit’s Feat by Barney Saltzberg; illus. by the authorPreschool, Primary Hippo Park/Astra 40 pp.6/25 9781662640803 $18.99e-book ed. 9781662640810 $11.99“Every spring, Rabbit heard Boulder and Cactus having the same conversation.” Boulder, perched near the edge of a small cliff, longs to see Cactus’s nighttime-blooming flowers up close. “Today will be the...
Fireworks by Matthew Burgess; illus. by Cátia ChienPreschool, Primary Clarion/HarperCollins 48 pp.5/25 9780063216723 $19.99Two young siblings, who serve as narrators, enjoy an eventful summer day that ends with an epic fireworks display. The story begins with them greeting the morning and eating their breakfast with chopsticks and a spoon, then...
No One Is Home by Mikolaj Pa; illus. by Gosia Herba; trans. from Polish by Scotia GilroyPrimary Greystone Kids 48 pp.4/25 9781778402180 $18.95Leo, a lion, gets up and heads across town toward his best friend’s house, determined to surprise Kimbo, a butterfly, on his birthday. Leo encounters a series of...
M Is for Mango by Atinuke; illus. by Angela BrooksbankPreschool Candlewick 32 pp.6/25 9781536241280 $18.99e-book ed. 9781536249279 $18.99In Atinuke’s latest alphabet book (B Is for Baby, rev. 5/19; L Is for Love, rev. 11/24), a toddler named Mo, with big brown eyes and chubby cheeks, enjoys gathering and gobbling up...
At the Window by Hope Lim; illus. by Qin LengPrimary Candlewick 40 pp.5/25 9781536224788 $18.99e-book ed. 9781536244724 $18.99On daily walks with their puppy, the unnamed narrator of this contemplative book notices a woman sitting behind the first-floor window of a house without curtains. “Our windows are covered with curtains all...
100 Goats and Granny! by Atinuke; illus. by Lauren HindsPreschool, Primary Candlewick 40 pp.5/25 9781536238761 $18.99e-book ed. 9781536249187 $18.99This enthusiastic story opens with Granny and a small goat looking lovingly at each other while laundry dries on the line. “Granny’s got a goat!” This turns out to be an understatement:...
In-Between Places by Alex Killian; illus. by Grady McFerrinPrimary Chronicle 40 pp.4/25 9781452172798 $17.99The in-between places, we learn, are neither here nor there. They “are not up or down, not in or out. They’re not all the way to one side or the other.” Killian (This Table, rev. 3/24) goes...
Shark at Sister Tea by Barbara Joosse; illus. by Sergio RuzzierPrimary Schwartz/Random 48 pp.5/25 9780593646946 $18.99Library ed. 9780593646953 $21.99e-book ed. 9780593646960 $10.99On their tiny, isolated island, Sadie and Flora celebrate their first solo afternoon with a tea party as their parents sail off to the market. The sisters decorate the...