
Holiday Book Drive - Here Come the Books! Kidlit Spotlight: Picture books by Marla Frazeeĭeliver Book Joy! Holiday Book Drive 2020īook Joy Delivered! Holiday Book Drive 2019 She loves experimenting with traditional materials and use an array of media including gouache, colored pencil, ink, and cut paper.Īsk a Librarian: Picture Book Recommendation from Ginny SieckĪsk a Librarian: Picture Book Recommendation from Rita MeadeĪsk a Librarian: Picture Book Recommendation from Matthew C. Her books include A Place Called Home by Kate Baker (Lonely Planet Kids), Becoming A Good Creature by Sy Montgomery (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt), Madame Saqui, Revolutionary Rope Dancer by Lisa Robinson (Schwartz & Wade Books), and A Year with Mama Earth by Rebecca Grabill (Eerdman’s Books for Young Readers). Rebecca Green is an illustrator, painter, and author working in children’s publishing, editorial, and fine art. She holds an MFA from Vermont College of Fine Arts and lives in Southern California with her family and dog. Larissa Theule is the author of many books for children, including A Way With Wild Things, illustrated by Sara Palacios (Bloomsbury), Born to Ride: A Story About Bicycle Face, illustrated by Kelsey Garrity-Riley (Abrams), How Do You Do?, illustrated by Gianna Marino (Bloomsbury), and Fat and Bones: And Other Stories, illustrated by Adam S. This is the divine cover that captivated me for months before the book’s publication, and called me to get to know this story through-and-through… New picture book KAFKA AND THE DOLL - by Larissa Theule, illustrated by Rebecca Green ( Viking Books for Young Readers, March 2021) - delves into and lyrically lives within that imaginative, intimate, technicolor space. It’s something that grown ups respect and honor because at the center of each human heart was once such a toy. The relationship between a child and his or her doll is sacred and absolute. When it’s very cold and very dark, we trust that the raccoons and skunks will be kind to him until the sun climbs into the sky once again. Unless, of course, he’s been left outside on accident, which brings about quite a lot of sadness, particularly at bedtime. Nevertheless, I’m happy for them.Īs Miss L’s betrothed, Bear-Bear-Bear is an official member of our family and always with us. We’re approaching our 15th anniversary, after all. I’m trying not to be jealous, but NEW YORK? What I wouldn’t give to see a show and dine my way across the city with my hubby, Dan.

In fact, they just returned from a weeklong getaway in New York.
