Mary Louise Kelly on the Vienna Dog Parks Behind <em>Dogs In Coats</em>
Mary Louise Kelly explains how Vienna’s dog parks, her teaching career and 400 real dogs shaped a playful introduction t...
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Mary Louise Kelly on the Vienna Dog Parks Behind <em>Dogs In Coats</em>
Mary Louise Kelly explains how Vienna’s dog parks, her teaching career and 400 real dogs shaped a playful introduction t...
Two I E Skin Cartoons Capture the Awkwardness of Life in France
The creator shares two I E Skin cartoons about navigating unfamiliar customs in France and finding a way to live with th...
A Personal Gallery of Flowers, Without a “Most Beautiful” Ranking
A playful set of flower pictures makes its case for looking closely without turning beauty into a contest.
Monkeys and Apes by LeeAnn Dominick: A Tactile Board Book for Young Animal Fans
LeeAnn Dominick’s Monkeys and Apes pairs animal images with textured details, showing each species as a baby and as a gr...
Middle Grade Monday Roundup: Reviews, Author Interviews and New Books
This week’s middle grade roundup pairs book reviews with author conversations, a fantasy giveaway and a writer’s update...
I.E. Skin’s Guide Returns with a Reworked Comic and New Characters
The Bay Area weekly comic returns on clerkmanifesto, beginning with a redesigned old cartoon and a new outing for fox an...
Why Sapphic Fiction Readers Draw a Firm Line at AI-Written Books
Sapphic fiction readers strongly favor human-created books, reflecting concerns about AI’s effects on authors and other...
2026 Sapphic Fiction Reader Survey: How Readers Find, Buy and Enjoy Books
A survey of 2,825 readers traces changing habits, from audiobook growth and library use to the role of trusted community...
Eight September 2026 Picture Books for Curious Young Readers
From a pumpkin story to a farm camera and a solar system adventure, these eight September picture books invite young rea...
‘Don’t Pat the Bunny’ Review: A Tactile Farmyard Board Book for Young Readers
LeeAnn Dominick’s ‘Don’t Pat the Bunny’ turns a farmyard warning into playful touch-and-feel reading, with a different t...
Joel A. Sutherland’s Haunted Canada Graphic Novel Returns with Four Chilling Tales
Four Canadian ghost stories bring history, eerie art and just enough fright for readers ages 9–12.
Jesper K. Lassen’s In Otto’s Shoes Turns Empathy Into a Two-Sided Picture Book
In Otto’s Shoes gives young readers two views of a friendship mix-up, using a simple change of shoes to make empathy tan...
A Slow Morning, a Blooming Cactus and the Value of Moving at Your Own Pace
A quiet morning ritual becomes a meditation on attention, natural rhythms and why meaningful work may begin with giving...
LeeAnn Dominick’s Petting Zoo Animals Brings Baby Animals to a Tactile Board Book
Jill Jemmett praises Petting Zoo Animals for its realistic baby animals and textured pages, making it an inviting inte...
The Look Inside Book by Raven Howell Celebrates the Joy of Finding a Story
Raven Howell’s picture book follows a child who discovers reading on her own terms, with illustrations by Anny Chen.
Brian Won on Bringing the Long, Loopy World of *Horizontal Crocodile* to Life
Brian Won shares how a ribbon-like crocodile, colored-pencil textures and a hidden worm shaped his illustrations for Sco...