From Finding the Way to Faraway Valley by Cecilia Heikkila (Floris Books, May 2024) This post contains affiliate links. For more information, visit my policies & disclosures page ..read more

I was lucky to get a closer look at the illustration process for Aloha Everything, written by Kaylin Melia George and illustrated by Mae Waite. Mae was such a blast to chat with in this interview, and I hope you enjoy our peek behind the curtain of this gorgeous book! About the book: Since the day that Ano was born, her heart has been connected to her home. But, this adventurous child has a lot to learn! When Ano begins to dance hula––a storytelling dance form that carries the knowledge, history, and folklore of the Hawaiian people––Ano comes to understand the true meaning of alo ..read more

We've got a case(wrap) of the Mondays! From Aloha Everything by Kaylin Melia George and Mae Waite (Red Comet Press, April 2024) PS: we’ve got an interview with Mae tomorrow!! Stop by to read about this thoughtful and beautiful book! This post contains affiliate links. For more information, visit my policies & disclosures page ..read more

This week's crushes: Juneteenth Is by Natasha Tripplett and Daniel J. O'Brien (Chronicle Books, April 2024) This Is a Window by Lauren Paige Conrad (Minerva, April 2024) I Am a Rock by Ashley Qilavaq-Savard and Pelin Turgut (Inhabit Media, April 2024) Frank and Bert: The One Where Bert Learns to Ride a Bike by Chris Naylor-Ballesteros (Nosy Crow, April 2024) The Blue Butterfly of Cochin by Ariana Mizrahi and Siona Benjamin (Kalaniot Books, April 2024) The Little Regent by Yewande Daniel-Ayoade and Ken Daley (Owlkids, March 2024) Charlie's Ey ..read more

From Two Together by Brendan Wenzel (Chronicle Books, April 2024) This post contains affiliate links. For more information, visit my policies & disclosures page ..read more

I am so happy I had a chance to talk to Uma Krishnaswamy, illustrator of Look! Look!, written by Uma Krishnaswami. We talk about creating a companion to a book twelve years later, including the challenges and rewards that come with the process. Enjoy! About the book: When a girl discovers a slab of stone on a weedy patch of land, she calls to her friends, "Look! Look!" The children clear away the weeds and garbage and find more stones. They call their families to come and see and begin to dig around the stones. Word travels to villages nearby, and more and more people join in, until ..read more

We've got a case(wrap) of the Mondays! From Too Many Golems by Jane Yolen and Maya Shleifer (Chronicle Books, April 2024) This post contains affiliate links. For more information, visit my policies & disclosures page ..read more

This week's crushes: Umbrella by Elena Arevalo Melville (Scallywag Press, April 2024) The Elephant Detectives by Ged Adamson (Nosy Crow, April 2024) Taro Gomi's Big Book of Words by Taro Gomi (Chronicle Books, March 2024) Sometimes I Feel Like an Oak by Danielle Daniel and Jackie Traverse (Groundwood Books, April 2024) Lionel Is Just Like Dad by Éric Veillé (Gecko Press, April 2024) A Big Juicy Earthworm by Katarina Macurova (Albatros Media, April 2024) A Hat Full of Sea by Maudie Smith and Jen Khatun (Lantana Publishing, April 2024) I Am a Rock ..read more

From The Prickletrims Go Wild by Marie Dorléans and translated by Polly Lawson (Floris Books, March 2024) This post contains affiliate links. For more information, visit my policies & disclosures page ..read more

Earlier this month Caitlin Dale Nicholson published Ninitohtênân / We Listen,  translated by Leona Morin-Neilso and the third book in her Nôhkom series. Ninitohtênân / We Listen is the follow-up to niwîcihâw / I Help (2008) and Nipêhon / I Wait (2017), and getting a chance to talk to Caitlin about the full series––which is almost two decades in the making––was an honor. Enjoy our conversation! About the book: A child, her family and her friend have arrived at their favorite picnic spot by the lake, but before they eat lunch Nôhkom suggests ..read more