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Review of the Day: This is Orange by Rachel Poliquin, ill. Julie Morstad
The subtitle is spot on. This is a field trip through one color, and like every good field trip it leaves you seeing your world with new eyes once you’re done. Beautiful and necessary.
Indigenous Resistance and Resilience: A Trickster Shadow Q&A with Mangeshig Pawis-Steckley
Nanaboozhoo stories, Carl Jung’s ideas on dream psychology, and struggles with depression and anxiety all inform this stunning (and fun) picture book of the ultimate rez dog trickster.
World Premiere Video for a Brand New Amos McGee! With Special Q&A with Erin E. Stead
A video and discussion! Erin discusses how she and Phil work together, how they have "the world's nicest fans", and why she can never show the corners of a room in an Amos book
Fuse 8 n’ Kate: Pat the Bunny by Dorothy Kunhardt
I won't lie. This may be my favorite Fuse 8 n' Kate episode in years. We've never done this 1940s classic, and now it's time to determine precisely why.
Review of the Day: Freya and the Snake by Fredrik Sonck, ill. Jenny Lucander
Finnish in origin, today's book discusses a rather universal moment: When a trusted and beloved parent chooses a child’s safety over that of an animal’s.
Publisher Preview: Creative Company (Fall 2025)
Newly returned from the American Library Association Annual Conference in Philly, I turn my attention to the Creative Company at the swell titles they've planned for the fall.
Publisher Preview: Creative Editions (Fall 2025)
Newly returned from the American Library Association Annual Conference in Philly, I turn my attention to Creative Editions and the swell titles they've planned for the fall.
Modern Fairytales and Excessive Tresses: Corinna Luyken Talks The Arguers
Corinna Luyken joins us today! We talk aesthetics and vibes and the mental anguish a parent endures when their kid refuses to allow their hair to be brushed (or cut!).
Fuse 8 n’ Kate: Tadpole’s Promise by Jeanne Willis, ill. Tony Ross (Second in a Two-Part Series!)
TADPOLE'S UNKNOWING REVENGE! That's the makeshift title we came up with for this tale of love and hunger.
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