Publishers Weekly called Remember to Dream, Ebere (Little Brown) by Cynthia Erivo, illustrated by Charnelle Pinkney Barlow an endearing bed time story. The review goes on to say “Barlow’s illustrations, created digitally with handmade watercolor textures, provide an engaging visual divide between the fantastical dream space and the warmth of home through layers of soft color and light.” The book will be published in September. Read the full review here Pre order the book here
Blueberry Cake (Aladdin/Simon & Schuster) by Sarah Dillard is included in an exhibition of Sustainable Gastronomy at Alfred Nobel House and Museum Björkborn, in Karlskoga, Sweden through October 21, 2021. The exhibition is co-organized by the Gourmand Awards and the Hallbars Research Institute for Sustainability Reports. Photo: Blueberry Cake with Pelle Agorelius, Curator of the exhibition, at Alfred Nobel House Björkborn (Photo Ewa Hector Agorelius). To learn more about the exhibition visit www.hallbars.org Get Blueberry Cake here
Becoming Vanessa (Penguin Random House) by Vanessa Brantley Newton and My School Stinks (Penguin Random House) by Becky Scharnhorst, illustrated by Julia Patton, have been included on Publishers Weekly’s list of Back to School books for 2021. See the full list here Get Becoming Vanessa here Get My School Stinks here
Let The Children March (HMH) by Marcia Clarke-Robinson, illustrated by Frank Morrison, has been nominated for the California Young Reader Medal for 2021-2022. The California Young Reader Medal (CYRM) program encourages recreational reading of popular literature among the young people of our state. Since its inception in 1974, millions of California children have nominated, read, and voted for the winners of the California Young Reader Medal. Get the book here See the list of nominees here
Happy book birthday to Blueberry Cake (Aladdin) by Sarah Dillard. There’s nothing Little Bear loves more than delicious, delectable blueberries. And one of the very best ways to eat blueberries is in Mama’s sweet, scrumptious blueberry cake. But when Little Bear goes to pick berries so Mama can fix him a treat, he can’t resist eating them all! Can Little Bear figure out how to save some yummy blueberries, or will he once again come home empty handed and never get any blueberry cake? Booklist calls the book “Equally appealing to preschoolers who are blueberry fans and beginning readers who can manage just a few words.” Kirkus included the book in its list of the 16 best books to read in July. Get your Blueberry Cake here
Happy Birthday to Tiny Barbarian (HarperCollins) by Ame Dyckman, illustrated by Ashley Spires. Kirkus calls the book “A rollicking read-aloud. Spires imbues Tiny with as much, if not more, personality and vibe as any of the fantastical creatures that dot these pages. Other visual elements, like the dad cooking and taking on bedtime duty, eschew the usual stereotypes. [Tiny’s] cry to “CONQUER EVERYTHING!” will ring true for small warriors-to-be.” Publishers Weekly says “Lively digital art and comic rhythms from Spires (Turtle and Tortoise Are Not Friends) are reminiscent of a satisfying cartoon episode. Tiny, an indomitable, highly expressive protagonist, carries the tale, and his all-caps cry of “CONQUER EVERYTHING!” may very well start resounding through readers’ own pretend play.” Congratulations Ashley! Get the book here
