Tin Man by Justin Madson
I was looking at some online reader copies the other day. I found one by Justin Madson. And I then saw they had a first book, Tin Man. Or maybe it started another way. I am not sure, because I do not remember even seeing the book that made me want to request this book from my library. But regardless of how it happened to be found, I found myself with a copy of the Tin Man graphic novel. When reading about it, I was […]
Wash Day by Tiffany Golden
When you see a picture book cover that has two sassy looking girls on it, you know things will either be super silly or… no, you know it will be super silly. Yet, Wash Day has more to it than humor. We follow a young girl who tells us how hard it can be to have her hair washed. It is not until her sister shows her another way that things get better for our narrator. Tiffany Golden’s story is sweet, and educates people not […]
G is for Gross by Greg Paprocki
My Sister Is Super! (A Hello!Lucky Book) by Hello!Lucky
My Brother Is the Best! (a Hello!lucky Book) by Sabrina Moyle and Eunice Moyle
I will spare you the gross imagery of G is for Gross (except for that cover, sorry), but I am talking about it in case you have a very, very, very (did I say very?) warped sense of humor. Greg Paprocki’s board book is probably best for adults as we cover some of the grossest things in the alphabet. We get vomit, dirty diapers, “ew” (see birds above), and a fart. We even get toxic (for tricky X; toXic is how it is presented). There […]
Mother Christmas Volume 1: The Muse by Valya Dudycz Lupescu
I would have preferred reading the completed story of Mother Christmas Volume 1: The Muse, but this first volume is strong, if not open-ended and left me with a few questions. Valya Dudycz Lupescu had a curious mind as a child and that took them into adulthood where they followed mythology, legends, folk and fairy tales to their “why.” AS St. Nicholas and Santa Claus played a role in their lives (St. Nicholas was from their Ukraine heritage and Santa from their American side) they […]
Ready, Set, Mars by Katie Jaffe
I have a confession. I had read Ready, Set, Mars several days before writing my review. I had a draft saved (drafts are done to sort out ideas) and it was saved as Mars. Um… Mars? What was that book? It was Katie Jaffe and Jennifer Lawson’s picture book due in late August 2023. I needed to start again, this time browsing the text and focusing on the art. It came back to me, and I was thinking that I remembered it, and why I […]
Me and the Boss: A Story About Mending and Love. by Michele Edwards
Dragon Bones: The Fantastic Fossil Discoveries of Mary Anning by Sarah Glen Marsh
I have not done a picture book marathon in a bit, and the most recent netted four books. Two of them have a lose theme of siblings. The Michele Edwards is an obvious sibling dynamic, where as the book about Mary Anning mentions her brother, and what he did to assist her, but the focus is on her. However, the other theme is that of you may be small, and you will need to take your time, but you can get the job done. I […]
