Come Back to Earth, Esther!

The title character in Come Back to Earth, Esther! is often admonished for having her head in the clouds. Though she is an “ordinary girl” who loves jumping rope and chocolate spread, her heart belongs ... Read More »

December 9, 2019 | Filed under: Kids’ Books, Picture Books

What’s Up, Maloo?

By Geneviève Godbout

Pits of despair and intense euphoria feel wildly different, although both can disconnect us from reality. Two new picture books, one about the lowest low and one about the highest high, examine how easy it ... Read More »

November 28, 2019 | Filed under: Kids’ Books, Picture Books

★ King Mouse

By Cary Fagan and Dena Seiferling (ill.)

November 28, 2019 | Filed under: Kids’ Books, Picture Books

★ When Molly Drew Dogs

By Deborah Kerbel and Lis Xu (ill.)

Anxiety comes in all shapes and sizes. For Molly Akita – the protagonist in Deborah Kerbel’s new picture book – it takes the form of a pack of stray dogs running wild in her head, ... Read More »

November 25, 2019 | Filed under: Kids’ Books, Picture Books

Bon Voyage, Mister Rodriguez

By Christiane Duchesne and François Thisdale (ill.)

There’s no dearth of death in today’s children’s books. These days you can as easily find books on the loss of a parent as on the loss of a goldfish, and everything in between. And ... Read More »

October 28, 2019 | Filed under: Kids’ Books, Picture Books

And Then the Seed Grew

By Marianne Dubuc

Marianne Dubuc’s And Then the Seed Grew is the story of an invasive plant that wreaks havoc on the living arrangements of several garden residents, both subterranean (a mole, a family of mice, ants, and ... Read More »

October 17, 2019 | Filed under: Kids’ Books, Picture Books

★ Alma and the Beast

By Esmé Shapiro

October 17, 2019 | Filed under: Kids’ Books, Picture Books

Sockeye Silver, Saltchuck Blue

By Robert Budd and Roy Henry Vickers (ill.)

Babies and toddlers demand a lot from their books: chew-resistant pages, intriguing illustrations for developing eyesight (especially in the first year), and captivating text that supports language development. Plus, the material must appeal to both ... Read More »

September 19, 2019 | Filed under: Kids’ Books, Picture Books