

Bad Dog - Perfect Picture Book Friday #PPBF
Did you ever pretend, by yourself or with siblings or friends, that you (or they) were the dog, cat, horse, or other pet you desperately...


Finding Kindness - Perfect Picture Book Friday #PPBF
It is amazing how much a simple action - like a smile, holding a door for someone, or letting them go ahead of you in the grocery line...


Susanna Hill's 9th Annual Halloweensie Contest
It's that time of year again. Mummies, skeletons, princesses, unicorns, pirates, goblins, and an IRS man (seriously folks, I had a kid...


The Picture Book Buzz- Interview with Deborah Underwood
If you're looking for a great way to freak out your parents, tell them you're going to be a street musician when you grow up. ~Deborah...


Pippa's Night Parade - Perfect Picture Book Friday #PPBF
Think back to your childhood. What story or movie gave you nightmares? For me it was Bambi, and specifically the mother's death in a...


Sloth to the Rescue - Perfect Picture Book Friday #PPBF
Did anyone really enjoy those dreaded "team projects"? Especially, the ones where the teacher picked the members, supposedly to play to...


The Picture Book Buzz - Interview with Leanne Shirtliffe
I’m a big kid myself: I love to laugh and to learn new things. My goal is to never completely grow up. ~Leanne Shirtliffe Leanne...


Bird Count - Perfect Picture Book Friday #PPBF
Every year, I look forward to The Cornell Lab's Feeder Watch citizen science project. I move my laptop into the kitchen for a bit every...


A Stone Sat Still - Perfect Picture Book Friday #PPBF
It's interesting how perspective changes things. Those paper brick building blocks that seemed gigantic when you're a two-year-old and...


The Picture Book Buzz - Brendan Wenzel
It’s crazy that one name appears on the front of a book when things should really read like movie credits. ~ Brendan Wenzel Brendan...