Best Books 2023, Best Picture Books, An American Story, Kwame Alexander, Ancestory: The Mystery and Majesty of Ancient Cave Art, Hannah Salyer, Ancient Night, David Álvarez with David Bowles, Before, Now, Daniel Salmieri, Big Vashti Harrison,Can We
So, when the dust settled on this year’s Christmas wrappings, I thought about the peace I’d felt in the early part of 2022 and decided to try for that again. No shopping (except books!) for at least the first part of the year. I also thought about Howard Schwartz’s 2022 pictur...
One helpful way to learn the differences is to study picture books that have already been published. Go to the bookstore and you will notice that there is a specific section of picture books that are “award winners”. They have the Newbery and/or Caldecott seals on the cover, indicating ...
From the first moment that people did the strange thing of asking me to talk about their books on my blog, I’ve been impressed by the quality of a lot of what’s been published by authors going out on their own, taking all the risks, shouldering all the responsibility and doing all ...
Filled with humor,Tell the Truth, Pangolinis a light and understanding look at the challenges that exist when telling the truth. It’s a tale that young — and old — readers will immediately relate to, and would be a good resource in a number of learning situations as well as being enj...
The power and enjoyment of the story depends on the reader seeing the truth about the narrator’s “powers.” If we were told in text, it wouldn’t be as satisfying. And this is the beauty of picture books, a form that puts words and pictures together so they can mingle and tell sto...
By the time I was six I remember him buying books for me. … I think I was eight, he bought me a three-inch telescope on a brass mounting. It stood on a table. … So, as far back as I can remember, I had an early interest in science in general, astronomy in particular. ...
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You’ve come to the perfect place There are millions of great books out there, but sometimes it’s hard to find just the right one. How do you know if a book is worth lugging home from the library or, even more important, worth your hard-earned money?
1. Hi Lois, you have written three books about artists, which makes me wonder, are you an artist too? I’m not a visual artist, but I’ve enjoyed looking at art since I was a girl and spent many Saturdays at the Brooklyn Museum of Art. Many of my friends are artists. I like be...