The first two books in Elise’s Disgusting Creatures series, The Worm and The Fly, come out this month. Both books have earned acclaim for their comical mix of educational and entertaining grossness!
Aug
07
Follow Follow, illustrated by Josee Masse
Josee Masse’s Follow Follow Wins an IRA Teacher’s Choice Award
May 16, 2014
Follow Follow, illustrated by Josee Masse and written by Marilyn Singer, was awarded an IRA Teachers’ Choice Award for 2014 for Intermediate Readers.
Follow Follow Reviewed in the Wall Street Journal
January 2013
Marilyn Singer and Josee Masse’s new book of reverso poems, Follow Follow, has just been given a fantastic review in The Wall Street Journal to coincide with its release!
Aug
07
We Shall Overcome, by Vanessa Brantley Newton
Vanessa’s illustrated book We Shall Overcome was a winner of The Jane Addams Children’s Book Awards 2014.
Aug
07
Over in a River, illustrated by Jill Dubin
Artwork from Jill Dubin’s picture book, Over in a River, will be exhibited at the SCBWI Southern Breeze Gallery Show
Aug
07
Extraordinary Warren, by Sarah Dillard
Sarah’s author-illustrated young graphic reader, Extraordinary Warren, is a June selection for the Junior Library Guild.
Aug
07
Jessie Elliot is a Big Chicken, by Elise Gravel
Elise Gravel’s YA Graphic Novel, Jessie Elliot is a Big Chicken, hits shelves this month
June 10, 2014
Elise Gravel’s debut young adult book, Jessie Elliot is a Big Chicken, was released by Roaring Brook Press at the end of May. The book chronicles “nerd extraordinaire” Jessie Elliot’s last summer before high school, and is told through Elise’s trademark humor and wacky doodles. Visit Elise’s blog to learn more about the book.
Aug
06
Indestructibles, by Kate Merritt
Two New Instructibles Books Are Out This Month!
August 4, 2014
Kate Merritt‘s collage artwork is featured in two new installments of the Indestructibles series from Workman Publishing, Baby Night-Night and Baby Peekaboo. The Indestructibles series is uniquely designed for babies’ active and often messy lifestyle. The sweet and simple stories are enhanced by Kate’s adorable artwork.
About the Indestructibles series from Workman Publishing:
Indestructibles are the books built for the way babies read. They are 100 percent baby-proof, chew-proof, rip-proof, and drool-proof. Printed on a unique nontoxic, paperlike material that holds up to anything babies can throw at it—gumming, spilling, dragging across the floor— Indestructibles are the little books that could. They’re indestructible. And if they get dirty, just throw them in the washing machine or dishwasher.
Visit the Workman website to order copies of the books for your little one.
Aug
05
Tickly Toes, illustrated by Barroux
Tickly Toes Hits Shelves this Week!
August 5, 2014
Tickly Toes, a bedtime board book written by Susan Hood and illustrated by Barroux, was released from Kids Can Press on August 1. The book has received praise from Kirkus Reviews, which calls the book, “a lovely addition to the bedtime storybook shelf.” The review commends Barroux’s illustrations, writing:
“In an 8-inch-square format, Barroux’s large-scale, double-page spreads appear almost life-size, and the baby seems to be looking directly out at the readers. Rendered in acrylic and outlined in pencil, the deceptively simple cartoons perfectly match the action and convey all the emotions of this happy family.”
Jul
31
First Day at Zoo School, by Sarah Dillard
Sarah Dillard’s First Day at Zoo School Hits Shelves August 1!
July 31, 2014
First Day at Zoo School, the latest picture book from author-illustrator, Sarah Dillard, will hit shelves tomorrow nationwide. The perfect back-to-school book, Zoo School tells the story of the unlikely friendship between Alfred the alligator and Amanda the panda. Alfred is nervous about school, whereas Amanda couldn’t be more excited, and their clashing personalities make for an interesting first day at school.
Kirkus praises the illustrations, saying “Dillard’s illustrations, a mix of spots and comic panels, deftly express the characters’ thoughts and feelings.” Publishers Weekly, too, finds Sarah’s comic-book inspired illustrations to be the book’s strongest point, saying “Dillard makes excellent use of comic-book elements like sequential panels and speech balloons in this witty, well-observed story.”
Learn more about the book and purchase your own copy on Sleeping Bear Press’s website, here.
Jul
31
Wazdot?, by Michael Slack
Wazdot? is Now Available!
July 31, 2014
Michael Slack‘s Wazdot?, about a young alien exploring Earth for the first time, was released by Disney-Hyperion on July 29. Pick up your copy today!
The Book Trailer for Wazdot? is here!
July 15, 2014
Check out the trailer for Michael Slack’s latest picture book, Wazdot? The book will be released on July 29th. Click here to pre-order a copy.