written by Mirra Ginsburg Another day, another picture book power couple to admire. José Aruego and Ariane Dewey published over 60 books...

Another beautiful, but quite different, lumber book! It is difficult to find a book more gorgeous and treasured in my home than this one....

The unique collaboration of Anouck Boisrobert and Louis Rigaud has produced some of the most exquisite pop-up books out there. In the...

It is very difficult to choose which Kate Messner/Christopher Silas Neal book to highlight—each book in their Over and Under series is...

The Giant Jam Sandwich scratches many an itch for a classic, fantastical and outrageous tale, where the very base premise of the story is...

Fondly shortened to "A.B. Cub & Zebra" in our home, this simple, yet striking alphabet book was a nightly staple my mother, sister and I...

Happy Cat is an independently warmhearted tale tucked away in a Guided Reader book. The illustrations tell much more of the story,...

Twenty Big Trucks is one that has longevity on a child's shelf. Richly illustrated by Kurt Cyrus, it serves triple duty as an engaging,...

There's no substitute for a handwritten note, and I think we will always be enchanted with the mail. The envelope, the stamps chosen, the...

Phoebe Wahl's breathtaking painting and collage work is not only so rich with personality, but has been steady and true to her style...

Alison Farrell's 2018 debut, Cycle City, is part Richard Scarry, part Marianne Dubuc with a sprinkling of local Portland whimsy that sets...

"Alonzo Purr was the captain's cat on the ferryboat Liza Lee." The first line of prose is so pleasing to the ear, I don't even need to...

This book floated around my childhood home without an origin story as to how it got there or who may have gifted it to us. It was one of...

Amy Schwartz has quickly become my #1 source of illustration inspiration. Nothing is left without texture and pattern of some kind, yet...

Certain elements, whether it be visual, verbal, tactile or other, stick to us like a sweet taffy that never fully expires. We forget...

Marianne Dubuc is, to me, the modern timeless author/illustrator of our time. Her soft, reassuring style is the type you don't tire of...