The Skull is beautifully rendered in words and illustration. The pauses and subtext are spot on, a tale with an underlying lesson of acceptance and also friendship.
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Doctor Who: The Runaway TARDIS
Meeting the Doctor as a child
Adventure
Bigger on the Inside!
There's a Ghost in This House
10 word review:
Ghosts
Hidden and
Not-so-hidden ones
Vellum ghosts in vintage houses
Eyes That Kiss in the Corners
As part of my Lola’s New Year’s Day Raffle, I sent copies of Eyes That Kiss in the Corners to several of my nieces and nephews, who happen to be mixtures of white/European, Filipino, Chinese, Indonesian blood.
You Matter by Christian Robinson
A MUCH NEEDED message especially in the time we are living in. Two simple but powerful words: YOU MATTER
The Alpalcalypse
It’s no secret that I fell in love with Llama with his very first word: DAT!
There are many llamas out there, but no llama is quite like the llama created by duo Jonathan Stutzman (author) and Heather Fox (illustrator).
My Best Friend + Giveaway
My Best Friend is a self-explanatory title so on first read, I readily accept this friendship between the girls. But <SPOILER ALERT>, it’s Fogliano’s ending that makes me fall in love with the book as a whole.
In My Heart: A Book of Feelings
I first spotted In My Heart: A Book of Feelings by Jo Witek around Valentine’s Day last year. I picked it up, assuming it was a book associated with the holiday. Instead, I found a picture book so full of heart and emotion that it was overflowing.
we don't eat our classmates
Penelope is starting school for the first time but she’s having trouble making friends….because she keeps eating her classmates.
Carmela Full of Wishes
Carmela Full of Wishes is full of heart and has stolen MY heart in its rendering.
Dear Boy
Dear Boy is an anthem for little boys to be who they are, but not in a boys will be boys old-school way
Another
Another is destined to become one of my top ten picture books ever.
This Moose Belongs To Me and Kohls Cares
First off, this is not an ad. This is just about my love for books and stuffed animals. And community charities and non-profits.
But mostly this is about my love for MOOSE. One moose in particular, that may go by the name of Rodrigo or Marcel. Or another name we don’t know about. But he most certainly does not belong to me.
I might belong to him though.
How to Be a Viking
I love hearing ‘origin’ stories about books, especially about beloved series in our house. Cressida Cowell opens How to Be a Viking with an explanation that the series was inspired by a drawing she did in her sketch book about a little Viking prone to seasickness and his relationship with his father, who happens to be chief of their tribe. Thus Hiccup and Stoik the Vast are born (and later spun into the How to Train Your Dragon series).
Drawn Together
My Lola was one of my kindred spirits. I think she understood me in a different way than my mom does.
So you can imagine that when I heard that Dan Santat was illustrating a picture book about a boy’s relationship with his grandfather, I leaped at the chance to read it. I mean, it’s Dan Santat, right?
Why Dan Santat is My Imaginary Friend
The bullet point list on author-illustrator Dan Santat and why he’s my IMAGINARY FRIEND.
A new series featuring “The Skinny” on our favorite writers and illustrators.
Escargot
I have this huge affinity for snails that started when I was little. There's a great video of my cousins, sisters, and me playing in the backyard with snails. I think theoretically we are rescuing and clearing the garden from them. I also remember putting them in jars and watching them kiss.
Kat Writes a Song
In Kat Writes a Song by Greg Foley, Kat works hard to create a song, and then she second-guesses herself. We've all been there. Thinking we're creating something fantastic, especially as a writer, and then we start to let the doubts creep in. What I admire about Foley's story is that he shows Kat persevering through the creative process, and then sharing her joy.
Seb and the Sun
In Seb and the Sun, we follow Seb and Walrus through their very specific coastal town and community. And as we follow this close-knit community, Seb realizes that something is missing and he knows exactly how to go find it. Gigot contrasts the brightness and darkness in her illustrations, creating a beautiful reflection of each other.
Different Like Coco
It may be news to you but I've always been a bit obsessed with fashion designers. I learned to sew when I was a kid and I loved to fiddle with my clothes or make them my own when I was a teen. Just little things here and there. And while I still love to make things, I don't have a talent for pattern making.