I know, I know, I'm probably the last person to post about the 2010 Newbery & Caldecott Medal winners, but I figured you would have heard about them already. What I don't know if you've read are these two interviews in last week's Shelf Awareness. Shelf Awareness is a publication primarily for booksellers. It comes … Continue reading Jerry Pinkney & Rebecca Stead Interviews in Shelf Awareness
Category: Genre: picture books
Picturebook Review: The Sandwich Swap by Her Majesty Queen Rania AlAbdullah & Kelly DiPucchio, illustrated by Tricia Tusa
Picturebook Review:The Sandwich Swapby Her Majesty Queen Rania AlAbdullah & Kelly DiPucchioillustrated by Tricia Tusa9781423124849, Harper, $16.99, Pub. Date: April 2010This delightful picturebook stole my heart, and I hope it will yours, as well.Normally, I'm not a huge supporter of celebrity books; sorry, I know that sounds judgmental, but it's the truth. This picturebook stands … Continue reading Picturebook Review: The Sandwich Swap by Her Majesty Queen Rania AlAbdullah & Kelly DiPucchio, illustrated by Tricia Tusa
Ode to Little Golden Books
I've recently rediscovered the joys of Little Golden Books, published by Random House.Have you had the same problem I had? They've been around for so long, lurking in the back of my childhood memories, that sometimes I forget there continues to be waves of children through my shop that are meeting them for the first … Continue reading Ode to Little Golden Books
Summer 2010 Picturebook Highlights – Random House
Next up in the series of "Summer 2010 Picturebook Highlights" is....Random House! Moonhorse by Mary Pope Osborne, illustrated by S.M. Saelig 9780679867098, $7.99, Pub. Date: April 2010 Though I haven't read the full text yet, this lullaby bedtime story written by the author of The Magic Treehouse series sounds lyrical and dreamy, with soft delicate … Continue reading Summer 2010 Picturebook Highlights – Random House
Summer 2010 Picturebook Highlights – HarperCollins
This week marks the beginning of the summer buying season."Summer?" you might be asking yourself. "But it's January!" That's how it works, folks. We buy months in advance, and sometimes we forget how excited we were by the time a book actually comes out. To that end, here is a list of some things to … Continue reading Summer 2010 Picturebook Highlights – HarperCollins
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