After an exhausting wait, you can finally learn about my reading habits in this interview with Shelf Awareness.
Fox + Chick: The Party
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Fox + Chick: The Party
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Fox + Chick: The Party and Other Stories
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Published by Chronicle Books. In bookstores now, and available everywhere online including on Indiebound.
Fables You Shouldn’t Pay Any Attention To
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Written by Florence Parry Heide and Sylvia Worth Van Clief, published by Atheneum BFYR in 2017. You can buy your copy on Indiebound here.
Tales for the Perfect Child
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Written by Florence Parry Heide, published by Atheneum BFYR in 2017. You can buy the hardcover here or the paperback here.
A Round of Robins
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Written by Katie Hesterman and published by Nancy Paulsen Books/Penguin Random House, was released on March 27, 2018.
This Is Not a Picture Book!
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This Is Not a Picture Book! came out on May 3, 2016, published by Chronicle Books. You can find a copy at your local bookstore or order it on Indiebound.
“Such a lovely, irreverent illustrated ode to books and why we read.” –Brain Pickings
Named a New York Times Notable Book of 2016
Named a Publishers Weekly Best Picture Book of 2016
Named a School Library Journal Best Picture Book of 2016
“An affirmation of the transformative power of reading.” –Kirkus Reviews, starred review
“A book about learning to read. offers gentle empathy for kids tackling this intimidating task.” –Publishers Weekly, starred review
“Sweet, profound book… pays a sneaky tribute to the power of words and pictures to work together. Brilliant endpapers.” –The New York Times
“Effectively demonstrates the magic of reading and the power of imagination.” –School Library Journal, starred review
“Read. Share. Repeat. This one is a joy.” –Julie Danielson, Kirkus Reviews
Helpful Books for Disturbing Times
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Here is a small selection of children’s books that I personally find helpful and perhaps hope-inducing without trying to hammer a moral lesson into your head, which could be not only painful but counter-productive.
(The links are to Indiebound.org, but of course you can find or order these books at any other bookstore or library.)
Arnold Lobel
Grasshopper on the Road
http://www.indiebound.org/book/9780064440943
Leo Lionni
Little Blue and Little Yellow
http://www.indiebound.org/book/9780688132859
Tony Kushner and Maurice Sendak
Brundibar
http://www.indiebound.org/book/9780786809042
Jo Hoestlandt and Joanna Kang
Star of Fear, Star of Hope
http://www.indiebound.org/book/9780802775887
Tomi Ungerer
Otto: The Autobiography of a Teddy Bear
http://www.indiebound.org/book/9780714857664
Ruth Krauss and Crockett Johnson
The Carrot Seed
http://www.indiebound.org/book/9780064432108
William Steig
Amos & Boris
http://www.indiebound.org/book/9780374302788
This Will Be Your Picture Book!
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Teachers! Librarians! Bookstore event coordinators! Parents! Kids!
Here’s a little bundle of ideas for your drawings. Click on the image below to download the PDF, and enjoy!
