Book Reviews
Circle, Square, Mooseby Kelly Bingham;
illus. by Paul O. ZelinskyPreschool, Primary Greenwillow 48 pp.10/14 978-0-06-229003-8 $17.99 gIrrepressible Moose (Z Is for Moose, rev. 3/12) is up to his old tricks, trying to force his way into another concept book. This time the subject is shapes, and at first we seem...
Last week, Robin reminded us how crucial it is to keep the Caldecott criteria in mind as we examine this year's picture books. We all know that the Caldecott rules and criteria are paramount and inviolable, and for decades committees have obsessively wrestled with the meanings and nuances of "excellence of execution...
When Aunt Mattie
Got Her Wingsby Petra Mathers; illus. by the authorPrimary Beach Lane/Simon 32 pp.9/14 978-1-4814-1044-1 $17.99e-book ed. 978-1-4814-1045-8 $10.99Best (bird) friends Lottie and Herbie (Lottie’s New Beach Towel, rev. 5/98; A Cake for Herbie, rev. 5/00) help each other cope when Lottie’s beloved (and intrepid and fun-loving) aunt...
photo by Carolyn SunSLJ has posted a report of Martha and my presentation in Ohio last week of what makes for a good preschool book. Look for Kevin Henkes' excellent speech from that event on our site on Monday....
Wednesday and yesterday we gave you web extras honoring our BGHB Nonfiction and Fiction Award winners — today it's picture books' turn! Read reviews of all of the 2014 picture book winners here; see below for a lot more web extras to celebrate them. And, if you’re in the Boston...
Jack by Tomie dePaola; illus. by the authorPreschool Paulsen/Penguin 32 pp.9/14 978-0-399-16154-4 $17.99 gFarm boy Jack wants to make new friends and live in the city, which is exactly what he does in this minimally plotted book. On his way to ask the king for a house, Jack picks up...
Before we start chatting about specific 2014 picture books, take a moment to read the Caldecott criteria. They're posted over there on the right, but I will help you find the important parts. Here they are, in part:In identifying a “distinguished American picture book for children,” defined as illustration, committee...
Of course we do. Last year's amazing crop of picture books included those illustrated by artists of color such as Yuyi Morales, Brian Pinkney, Jerry Pinkney, Angela Dominguez, Bryan Collier, Don Tate, and Kadir Nelson. This year we will see picture books illustrated by Christian Robinson (two of 'em), Yuyi Morales, Raul Colon,...
illus. by André da Loba from the New York TimesLeonard Marcus gave a swell talk about Robert McCloskey last night, but what's really sticking with me is a response he gave to a question at the end about ebooks. Size matters, he essentially said, when it comes to picture books...
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