Robert Lawson Gave Me Animals
Is there anything finer than a middle grade book with interior art? Yes, a middle grade book about woodland animals with excellent interior art.
Munro Leaf
Banned Books as Speaking Truth to Power
There is a difference between keeping peace and making peace. It is not about avoiding discomfort and trying to keep everybody happy, but bravely joining in the work of justice.
Skinny Dip with Sarah Aronson
Sarah Aronson’s most recent books, The Worst Fairy Godmother Ever (The Wish List #1, Beach Lane Books) and Keep Calm and Sparkle On! (The Wish List #2) are at once lighthearted and serious — stories that are fun to read and encourage working for causes that matter to the world. Sarah is widely known in the children’s book writing community as an enthusiastic and effective writing instructor.… more
Is It a Classic?
by Vicki Palmquist
When I was in my twenties, I worked at an architecture firm. Several of the architects were fascinated by my deep connection to children’s books. One day, one of them asked me, “Which books, being published now, will become classics?” That question has stuck with me, holding up a signpost every now and then. How does one predict a classic?… more
Books Starring Dachshunds
Dozens of Dachsunds
Stephanie Calmenson
illustrated by Zoe Persico
Bloomsbury, 2021 A parade of dachsunds! There are seventy-eight dachsunds in all, dressed in costumes as other animals, insects, birds, and dinosaurs! They waggle by in groups of two, three, four … all to aid young readers in counting. Maybe best of all is the song included so you can sing along!
illustrated by Zoe Persico
Bloomsbury, 2021 A parade of dachsunds! There are seventy-eight dachsunds in all, dressed in costumes as other animals, insects, birds, and dinosaurs! They waggle by in groups of two, three, four … all to aid young readers in counting. Maybe best of all is the song included so you can sing along!