#picturebook — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #picturebook, aggregated by home.social.
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Accidental Education - An Exercise In The Random @accidentaleducationblog.wordpress.com@accidentaleducationblog.wordpress.com ·Review: The Duckling Gets a Cookie!? by Mo Willems
Willems, Mo. (2012). The Duckling Gets a Cookie!? Hyperion Books for Children. *Activity sheets at the end of this post! Ok. I had an ulterior motive for wanting to review this book, because, frankly, Mo Willems books don't really need to be reviewed. They are almost all, singularly awesome. And the Pigeon series...*chef's kiss* The real reason is, I found some cute activity sheets to go with it that I wanted to share with you all. So, those are at the bottom of the post but you get a […] -
Accidental Education - An Exercise In The Random @accidentaleducationblog.wordpress.com@accidentaleducationblog.wordpress.com ·
Review: If the Moon by Matthew Burgess
Burgess, Matthew. (2026). If the Moon. Stonefruit Studio If the Moon is a soothing poem spread across a picture book (Matthew Forsythe, the illustrator did Aggie and the Ghost, Adventure Time and more!), centered around the powerful word "If." What if. At first, it might cause thoughts of anxiety (which is my habit, and I read this on a particularly stressful day, so, yes, that was the first emotion that came up)... A child sailing in a colorful sea, under the moon and star lit sky, in a […]https://accidentaleducationblog.wordpress.com/2026/08/30/review-if-the-moon-by-matthew-burgess/
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Accidental Education - An Exercise In The Random @accidentaleducationblog.wordpress.com@accidentaleducationblog.wordpress.com ·
Review: How To Be a Lion by Ed Vere
Vere, Ed. (2018). How To Be A Lion. Doubleday Books for Young Readers *Downloadable activity sheets at the bottom of this post! This is a great book about being true to yourself and honoring your differences and those of other people. But also, of found family and friends! "Some say, there's only one way to be a lion." In the Savannah, "some say there's only one way to be a lion." You must be fierce, and loud, you must chomp those creatures smaller than you! "They say a lion can't be […]https://accidentaleducationblog.wordpress.com/2026/08/29/review-how-to-be-a-lion-by-ed-vere/
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Accidental Education - An Exercise In The Random @accidentaleducationblog.wordpress.com@accidentaleducationblog.wordpress.com ·
Review: Fritz: A Mushroom Story by Kelsey Garrity-Riley
Garrity-Riley, Kelsey. (2026). Fritz: A Mushroom Story. Tundra. When I first picked this book up from the bookdrop I thought, eh...it's kinda cute. Probably not groundbreaking. I WAS WRONG. Fritz and I are kindred spirits my friend. Let me tell you about it. This is my buddy, Fritz. He is a chanterelle mushroom. Personally, I think that mushrooms are really cool. He likes rose hip ice cream, chestnut soup, crafting with his mom and reading mysteries with his dad in a cozy chair. He is […] -
Útgáfa og bókadómur: Titta! | Book release and book review in Sweden
Útgáfutíðindi og bókadómur: Í dag kemur út hjá forlaginu Argasso í Svíþjóð myndabókin Titta! (Sjáðu!) Þýðandinn er John Swedenmark, sem hefur þýtt ógrynni íslenskra bóka yfir á sænsku og hlotið lof fyrir. Bókadómur hefur nú þegar verið birtur í riti sænsku bókasafnsþjónustunnar, BTJ, en þar gaf Dag Hedberg lektor bókinni glimrandi fínan dóm. Þar segir m.a. eitthvað á þessa leið: „Samspil texta og mynda er vel heppnað. Textinn er […] -
Five stars (with a caveat)
The Skeleton and the Cat by Brandon James Scott (2026) is about about a black cat asking to be let into the skeleton's very cozy home. Reluctantly she says yes. What follows are five short stories about a bookish skeleton learning how to live with a cat.
The blurb and the social media campaign is comparing the book to the Frog and Toad books by Arnold Lobel. I wish it didn't. Frog and Toad are queer icons; they have one of the healthiest, most charming, cozy, adorakable relationships in fiction. Scott's stories are about the cat distribution system and about an undead person learning about life from a cat.
https://pussreboots.com/blog/2026/comments_07/skeleton_and_the_cat.html
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Five stars:
The Fatal Lozenge by Edward Gorey (1960) reads like the prototype of the Gashlycrumb Tinies (1963). Like its more famous cousin, this book is a Gothic exploration of the alphabet, but with adults.
https://pussreboots.com/blog/2026/comments_07/fatal_lozenge.html
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Jemima Parker – on becoming a children’s author
The only thing that Jemima Parker regrets about the Writing Picture Books course is not doing it sooner! With a varied career that spanned law, communications and visual arts, Jemima knew she wanted to take a writing course ‘one day’. But it wasn’t until she was knee-deep in wedding decorations that she finally made the commitment to herself.
https://www.writerscentre.com.au/blog/jemima-parker-kicks-off-her-new-career-as-a-picture-book-author/#AlumniStudentsuccessstories #Fictionwriting #creative #graduatesuccess #picturebook
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Jemima Parker – on becoming a children’s author
The only thing that Jemima Parker regrets about the Writing Picture Books course is not doing it sooner! With a varied career that spanned law, communications and visual arts, Jemima knew she wanted to take a writing course ‘one day’. But it wasn’t until she was knee-deep in wedding decorations that she finally made the commitment to herself.
https://www.writerscentre.com.au/blog/jemima-parker-kicks-off-her-new-career-as-a-picture-book-author/#AlumniStudentsuccessstories #Fictionwriting #creative #graduatesuccess #picturebook
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Four stars:
Follow the Wind by Alvin Tresselt and Roger Duvoisin (Illustrator) (1950) is a philosophical exercise wrapped up as a picture book. What is wind? What is more powerful than the wind?
https://pussreboots.com/blog/2026/comments_07/follow_the_wind.html
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Five stars:
Searching for Wocks by Lucy Knisley (2026) is an adorable picture book about wock collecting. From the POV of the assumed parent who is walking with the "expert at wock finding" it is a walk to the park. For the wock finder and the reader it is a traveling lecture on wocks.
https://pussreboots.com/blog/2026/comments_07/searching_for_wocks.html
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"Tully Gets Hooked on #Books is a delightful new #picturebook for #frum families. #Written and #illustrated by #GoldieGolding, the #story follows Tully the worm as he travels through the forest and encounters several animal friends: Ollie Owl, Shimmy Sloth, Faigy Flamingo, and Talia Turtle.
Remarkably, each of these new friends is #reading a #book when Tully meets them, which in turn inspires him to want to #learn to #read, too."
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That’s Not Fair! — a picture book for young children — is 75% off in my Summer Sale on itch.io.
https://captaind.itch.io/thats-not-fair
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Five stars:
The Outermost Mouse by Lauren Wolk and Kristen Adam (Illustrator) (2026) is inspired by a real Cape Cod cottage that stood for fifty-three years until it was swept away in the blizzard of 1978. But the story is told from the point of view of a mouse imagined to be living in the house during that fateful storm.
https://pussreboots.com/blog/2026/comments_06/outermost_mouse.html
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Five stars:
Lion by William Pène du Bois (1956) is a picture book about how the lion was designed. It follows an angel known as the Foreman who takes a break from managing other angel designers after he's inspired to create something called LION.
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Five stars:
Navigating Night by Julie Leung and Angie Kang (Illustrator) (2026) is a picture book about a girl who helps her father navigate the streets as they make food deliveries from their Chinese restaurant. The story is set in the days before cellphone navigation, meaning the daughter must rely on a paper map and her own eyesight, even on stormy nights.
https://pussreboots.com/blog/2026/comments_06/navigating_night.html
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Five stars:
The Little Engine That Could by Watty Piper, George Hauman and Doris Hauman (Illustrators) (1930) is the version of the story I grew up with. It's about a Depression Era steam train packed full of food and toys for needy children breaking down just outside of town and needing rescue from another engine. Most refuse save for another, even older steam engine that is willing to try.
https://pussreboots.com/blog/2026/comments_05/little_engine_that_could.html
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When Life Gives You Those Sour Lemons, Turn Those Personal Challenges Into a Sweet Children’s Picture Book
Author Candicee Childs shares her journey to turn personal challenges into a picture book for young readers to enjoy and find inspiration.
The post When Life Gives You Those Sour Lemons, Turn Those Personal Challenges Into a Sweet Children’s Picture Book appeared first on Writer's Digest.
https://www.writersdigest.com/when-life-gives-you-those-sour-lemons-turn-those-personal-challenges-into-a-sweet-childrens-picture-book#Childrens #Genre #WriteBetterFiction #picturebook #picturebookauthor
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Frog and Toad Together: A Newbery Honor Award Winner "Five tales that are a masterpiece of child-styled humor and sensitivity" Sale: $5.99 to $2.99 by Arnold Lobel Rating: 4.8/5 (2,349 Reviews) #FrogAndToad #ChildrensBooks #Friendship #EarlyReader #Classic #PictureBook #BookSky
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Pete the Cat: Rocking in My School Shoes: A Back to School Book for Kids "Does he worry? Goodness, no" Sale: $9.99 to $4.99 by Eric Litwin Rating: 4.8/5 (3,795 Reviews) #PeteTheCat #BackToSchool #KidsBooks #PictureBook #Kindergarten #Reading #Music #School #Children #BookSky
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Four stars:
Dinosaur Comes to Town by Gene Darby and Art Seiden (Illustrator) (1963) is what it says on the tin. A dinosaur comes to a town to do something.
From the cover we can see it's an upright dinosaur, meaning probably a predator. Art Seiden drew the creature in the posture previously given to T-rex type dinosaurs before the connection to modern day birds was made. It's also drawn to be kaiju sized bringing to mind Godzilla or similar.
https://pussreboots.com/blog/2026/comments_04/dinosaur_comes_to_town.html
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Five stars:
Lena the Chicken by Linda Bailey and K-Fai Steele (Illustrator) (2025) is a review book I was offered via LibraryThing back in October. For whatever reason, the publisher waited until March to send me a copy (well after getting scolded by LibraryThing for not reviewing it in a timely manner). So here we are, now finally reviewing it.
The book's subtitle is But really a dinosaur. It's about how brave, feisty, and territorial Lena is. She sees herself as more t-rex than chicken and loves to make herself and her opinions known.
https://pussreboots.com/blog/2026/comments_04/lena_the_chicken.html
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A joyful bilingual picture book filled with color, family, and discovery 🌿 Wonder in the Garden by Talia Aikens-Nunez is a beautiful celebration of language and everyday moments.
Read my full review:
https://ginaraemitchell.com/wonder-in-the-garden-review/#ChildrensBooks #PictureBook #BilingualBooks #BookReview #GinaRaeMitchell @GoddessFishPromotions
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You can now buy Ferald's Picture Book (hardcover or paperback) on AMAZON! www.amazon.com/dp/1972549502 #kids #books #children #childrenbook #picturebook
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Pete the Cat: Rocking in My School Shoes: A Back to School Book for Kids "Does he worry? Goodness, no" Sale: $9.99 to $4.99 by Eric Litwin Rating: 4.8/5 (3,788 Reviews) #PeteTheCat #BackToSchool #KidsBooks #PictureBook #Kindergarten #SEL #Music #BookSky
Pete the Cat: Rocking in My Sc...
