Gift & Box – written by Ellen Mayer, illustrated by Brizida MagroAlfred A. Knopf, 2023 It’s good to know that there are still authors and illustrators celebrating the postal system. Ellen Mayer and Brizida Magro’s wonderful addition to this genre opens with endpapers that display visually specific examples of snail mail. There are some real … Continue reading Snail Mail
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These Penguins Are Not All Alike
Welcome to the Penguin Cruise: A Seek-and-Find Adventure – written and illustrated by Haluka NohanaChronicle Books, 2025 These penguins do not even all dress alike. They are mechanics, explorers, athletes, musicians, and artists. Aboard their adventurous cruise, they have as many different professions as the residents of Celesteville in Babar the King. When the book … Continue reading These Penguins Are Not All Alike
Invitation to a Voyage
Journey of the Humpbacks – written by Juliana Muñoz Toro, illustrated by Dipacho, translated from the Spanish by Lawrence SchimelEerdmans Books for Young Readers, 2025 Although this fabulous informational book about humpback whales has not relation to Baudelaire’s poem, “L’invitation au voyage,” I could not help thinking of its title and famous refrain when I … Continue reading Invitation to a Voyage
Listen Carefully
Sound: Discovering the Vibrations We Hear – written and illustrated by Olga Fadeeva, translated from the Russian by Lena TraerEerdmans Books for Young Readers, 2025 Imagine for a moment that you are about to pick up a children’s book explaining the physics of sound. How do we hear and transmit noises? Then being to page … Continue reading Listen Carefully
Fairy Architects
The Tallest Tree House – written and illustrated by Elly MacKayRunning Press Kids, 2019 Fairies usually live in tiny, beautiful, dwellings. Sometimes these are made of obvious materials: leaves, twigs, moss, and other natural elements. Often a child who loves fairies created them, or at least happens upon them and lovingly interacts with their inhabitants … Continue reading Fairy Architects