At the Zoo by LeeAnn Dominick: A Lift-the-Flap Board Book for Animal-Loving Kids
LeeAnn Dominick’s At the Zoo pairs colorful animal illustrations with lift-the-flap puzzles for young readers, earning r...
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At the Zoo by LeeAnn Dominick: A Lift-the-Flap Board Book for Animal-Loving Kids
LeeAnn Dominick’s At the Zoo pairs colorful animal illustrations with lift-the-flap puzzles for young readers, earning r...
Maya McKibbin on Illustrating Makade Asin / Black Stone and Creating a Graphic Novel
Maya McKibbin discusses the visual choices behind Makade Asin / Black Stone and shares plans for a young adult graphic n...
A Parkside Photograph Becomes a Hand-Drawn Garden Study
A quiet afternoon at a villa museum leads to an unexpected change of direction: one garden photo, redrawn by hand in two...
Middle Grade Roundup: Reviews and Author Features for October 12, 2026
This week’s middle grade roundup links readers to reviews, an author guest post, and features on new stories and a Gary...
A Genoa Photo Series Becomes a Hand-Painted Art Project
After sorting hundreds of image layers, a photographer begins turning Genoa pictures into hand-drawn, painted scenes, st...
Eight Picture Books to Watch: October 4–10, 2026
From a forest spa to ocean adventures, eight children’s books arriving in 2026 offer plenty to explore with young reader...
The Land Speaks by Jadyn Williams: A Picture Book About Family, Memory and the Seasons
Jadyn Williams’s picture book follows a child and her Mosôm as they learn to listen to the land—and carry his teachings...
PROJECT WOOFF Review: Talking Animals and Fast-Paced Fantasy for New Middle Grade Readers
With readable pages, frequent illustrations and a curious pair of young investigators, PROJECT WOOFF offers an inviting...
Rain Transforms Familiar City Views in a Window Photography Series
After a difficult, dark day, a photographer revisits familiar city scenes through rain streaked glass, finding a new way...
Julie Larios’s Flaneur Exercises Turn Everyday Walks Into Writing Material
A writer’s walks inspired by Julie Larios show how attentive wandering can reveal layered histories, unexpected stories...
Jacqueline Frost’s Christmas Tree Farm Mystery Returns for a Baby’s First Christmas
Holly’s first Christmas with baby Joy takes a troubling turn in Jacqueline Frost’s seventh Christmas Tree Farm Mystery,...
At the Aquarium: A Five-Star Board Book for Young Sea-Life Fans
Jill Jemm ett gives Taffy Tales’ At the Aquarium five stars for its sea-creature illustrations and trivia tucked behind...
Joyce Grant’s This Is a Library Book Celebrates Libraries and Their Communities
Joyce Grant and Chanelle Nibbelink introduce young readers to libraries’ history, services and far-reaching possibilitie...
Middle Grade Roundup: Reviews, a Space Mystery and a Spooky Novel in Verse
This week’s middle grade links range from a spooky verse novel and a space mystery to classic fiction, a giveaway and wr...
A Home in Altered Color: The Closing Images in a Phone Photography Series
A photographer’s color experiments turn familiar home scenes into a final, affectionate look at the place they may soon...
Eight Picture Books to Watch in September and October 2026
From Fancy Dogs to This Is a Library Book, these eight forthcoming picture books offer plenty for family reading and boo...
LeeAnn Dominick’s Trick or Treat Introduces Halloween Through Flaps and Finds
LeeAnn Dominick’s Trick or Treat pairs Halloween costumes with lift-the-flap finds and facts for young children explorin...
Minnesota Through Memory: Recolored Photographs of the Mississippi Riverlands
A photographer revisits Minnesota through saturated images, connecting new digital color experiments to early hand tinte...
The Girl Who Loves Trees Brings Indigenous Teachings to a Forest Walk
Nancy Cooper and Hawlii Pichette’s picture book pairs a girl’s love of trees with family teachings about gratitude, care...
15 Sapphic Books Featuring Established Couples, from Fantasy to Mystery
Explore 15 sapphic reads that begin with couples already connected, spanning fantasy, suspense, science fiction and stor...