In one of the year’s most exceptional picture books, author-illustrator Vashti Harrison considers the shifting connotations of the word big in a girl’s life.
In one of the year’s most exceptional picture books, author-illustrator Vashti Harrison considers the shifting connotations of the word big in a girl’s life.
Reminiscent of Judith Viorst’s classic Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day, Ode to a Bad Day is wholly relatable and highly engaging, with lively, rolling poetry and rich, charming illustrations.
Reminiscent of Judith Viorst’s classic Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day, Ode to a Bad Day is wholly relatable and highly engaging, with lively, rolling poetry and rich, charming illustrations.
This must-have picture book for every young child is an utterly delightful, visually rich creation that invites readers to classify, sort and organize shapes.
Nari imagines all the places she could travel on the subway in this sweet “there and back again” picture book.
This children’s classic that has inspired imaginations around the world is soon to be a major motion picture.
Deborah Levy’s storytelling moves to its own music. In August Blue, her sentences are sharp, sensuous, crackling with ironic humor. Her paragraphs are compact, full of tension that pulls the reader forward.
This quiet but powerful homage to families and the promise of new life deserves a place among classics such as Goodnight Moon and Owl Moon.
The Search for the Giant Arctic Jellyfish is the story of a female captain working to discover and appreciate all that the Arctic Ocean has to offer.
This picture book about a father reading with his newborn child offers a gentle tribute to the strength of the parental bond.
The text and illustrations of When You Can Swim merge seamlessly to illuminate the ways in which swimming animates all one’s senses.
The World and Everything in It sparkles like a little gem as it imparts a deep sense of understanding and appreciation of the world.
Using her own garden as a muse, Carin Berger takes the unease out of nighttime, turning it into a wondrous place rich with animals, bugs and plants that come alive in the moonlight.
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