Anyone who'sever read the Sunday comics knows the cartoon Peanuts starring the beloved Snoopy, his sidekick Woodstock, and Charlie Brown....

Barbara Lowell's newest picture book is a biography of beloved cartoonist Charles Schultz. For Barbara, “writing books for children is a...

I've heard time and again that a picture book is a 50-50 partnership of the text and the illustrations. Often times the illustrator goes...

Here is another of those, slightly longer, but no less delightful double posts. I met Simona in Italy, at the Bologna Children's Book...

The first improbable Rube Goldberg machine I remember seeing was in the Chitty Chitty Bang Bang movie. The "Breakfast Maker" was so...

With the "Makers Movement," DIY and reclamation projects have experienced a surge in popularity. Add that to the ongoing environmental...

Here's another of those promised, or was it threatened (?), double posts. So many great books are being released this Spring. This one is...

Today, I get the amazing opportunity to interview Carter Higgins. Carter has worn a few hats. She is an Emmy-winning visual effects and...

Every action has a predictable reaction, right? Eat spaghetti with gusto and you will likely end up wearing red splotches. Try a new...

Today's post is a bit unusual. I am combining the author interview and the book's review. I've been lucky that so many authors are...