Picture BooksTag
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May 31, 2024
Rumie Goes Rafting is a Stunning Debut Where Plush Animals and Real Woodlands Tell the Tale
Lovers of adventure (and puppets!) will delight in reading the latest book by Meghan Marentette. The talented author and artist has worked in a number of mediums, including television, and pairs that ...
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May 16, 2024
Naseem Hrab and Kelly Collier Share a Conversation About Otis and Peanut Forever and Ever
Collaborating on a series of picture books or graphic novels is quite the task, but some of the finest KidLit out there comes from these fruitful partnerships between talented authors and illustrators.This ...
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May 14, 2024
Sahar Golshan Encourages Readers to be SO LOUD! in Her Debut Picture Book
It's as important as ever for some voices to be heard, especially as there are those who are actively trying to dull or silence them. And, it takes a unique and gifted author to tell a story that will ...
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May 07, 2024
Wendy Orr Takes Readers to The Valley of Horses and Beyond in Her Newest Book
During the fraught and uncertain years of the COVID-19 pandemic, author Wendy Orr and her family found themselves in Australia, locked-down and away from family back in Canada. Worried about the ways ...
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March 26, 2024
Mylène Goupil Explores the Difficulties that Come With Change in Taming Papa
What does a young girl do when a parent comes into her life suddenly, and everything changes?This question is at the heart of Taming Papa (Groundwood Books) by Mylène Goupil (translated from French ...
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March 19, 2024
Bunny Loves Beans, and Jane Whittingham Tells Us Why You Should Too
New and healthy foods can be a challenge for young children, but the right books can introduce them to the vibrant world of fruits and vegetables!Librarian and author Jane Whittingham was inspired by ...
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March 15, 2024
In Conversation with Author Yewande Daniel-Ayoade and Illustrator Ken Daley
Author Yewande Daniel-Ayoade crafts a unique and uplifting fable in her latest picturebook. It's the story of an eight-year-old girl in a West African village who loses her father, who was the king, ...
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February 20, 2024
Make-believe and Melodrama Create Comedy in the New Picture Book, The Only Lonely Fairy
Make-believe and melodrama collide to create a heartfelt comedy in The Only Lonely Fairy (Pajama Press), the new picture book by Lana Button, illustrated by Peggy Collins. A story about emotional ...
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January 24, 2024
Nicholas Ruddock & Ashley Barron Show Tenderness to Tiny Fragile Snakes, and Other Creatures
It's always fun and insightful to have picture book authors featured on Open Book, but we're doubly lucky today to share this conversation between author Nicholas Ruddock and illustrator Ashley Barron. ...
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November 20, 2023
Things I Learned from Working in Publishing (That I Wish I Knew Earlier)
I spent 12 years in children’s publishing and here is a selection of things I learned on the job that I wish I had known beforehand. You don’t need an illustrator to submit your picture book manuscriptIn ...