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10 to Note: Summer Preview 2025
I scoured the internet to bring you 10 books I’m most looking forward to in June, July, and August. It’s a graphic novel-heavy list this time out, but that’s because this summer brings an unusually high level of excellent-looking graphic novels. Picture Book Scrub in the Tub by Jan Thomas June 3 | Beach Lane […]
A Conversation with Lane Smith
Over on The Yarn podcast, I interviewed Lane Smith about his latest book, Stickler Loves the World.
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Review: Stepping Stones by Lucy Knisley
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10 to Note: Fall Preview 2016
Here’s how these previews work: I look at all the books. I pick 10 that jump out to me. I share them with you. Here we go – this batch will all arrive in September, October, and November. Picture Books A Well-Mannered Young Wolf by Jean Leroy, illustrated by Matthieu Maudet October 3, 2016 | Eerdmans […]
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Nonfiction Monday: Dr. Seuss: The Great Doodler by Kate Klimo
Dr. Seuss: The Great Doodler By Kate Klimo Illustrated by Steve Johnson & Lou Fancher Random House Books ISBN: 9781101935514 $12.99 Grades K-2 Out January 26, 2016 Find it at: Schuler Books | Your Library There are plenty of picture book biographies out there. And plenty that fall in the chapter zone (of which the […]
Review: Piper Green and the Fairy Tree by Ellen Potter
Piper Green and the Fairy Tree By Ellen Potter Illustrated by Qin Leng Knopf (Random House) ISBN: 9780553499230 $14.99 Grades 1-3 Out August 4, 2015 Find it at: Schuler Books | Your Library You know what’s normal? Being weird. Kids know this. But as we grow older we do our best to shed anything that […]
Review: Billy and Goat at the State Fair by Dan Yaccarino
Billy and Goat at the State Fair By Dan Yaccarino Knopf (Random House) ISBN: 9780385753258 $16.99 Grades K-2 Out June 30, 2015 Find it at: Schuler Books | Your Library Since it seems appropriate, I’d like to start with a very perceptive quote by author-illustrator Peter Brown, from his Boston Globe-Horn Book acceptance speech for […]
Review: The Bear Ate Your Sandwich by Julia Sarcone-Roach
The Bear Ate Your Sandwich By Julia Sarcone-Roach Knopf (Random House) ISBN: 9780375858604 $16.99 Grades K-2 Out Now *Best New Book* Find it at: Schuler Books | Your Library It’s sounds counter-intuitive, but the best Big Reveals are the ones that aren’t necessary. Or maybe it makes more sense to think of it this way: […]
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