Lefty by Mo Willems, Illustrated by Dan Santat My son and I are both left-handed (like Dan Santat) and love Dan Santat illustrations (...lik...

Pretty Ugly  by David Sedaris, illustrated by Ian Falconer I'm a huge David Sedaris fan and am usually aware when he has a new book comi...

How Dinosaurs Went Extinct: A Safety Guide by Ame Dyckman, illustrated by Jennifer Harney My son doesn't read picture books much anymore...

YA books are my sweet spot, but I also wanted to highlight some picture books by Black authors as well. Little Leaders: Bold Women in Black ...

  Tiny T. Rex and the Very Dark Dark by Jonathan Stutzman, illustrated by Jay Fleck My son is reading chapter books and graphic novels now, ...

  Illustrated by David Small I had never heard of this book so I was looking forward to reading it. Beverly Cleary has a magic touch with pi...

Original illustrations by DyAnne DiSalvo, though my copy is a re-release with illustrations redone by Carol Thompson. Janet loves how her mo...

  Illustrations by J. Winslow Higginbottom Chuck has a job and a motorcycle license and bought a used bike. He knows the rules of the road a...

  Original illustrations by DyAnne DiSalvo, though my copy  is a re-release with illustrations redone by Carol Thompson. I have this story i...

After reading about Emily getting a library for her town, I wanted to keep that library love going with Mary Lemist Titcomb, who created Ame...

Original illustrations by DyAnne DiSalvo, though my copy is a re-release with illustrations redone by Carol Thompson. I have this story in  ...

Ethel L. Payne was born in 1911. She went to school with white people, even though she was harassed and beaten for it. The school paper woul...

I love an inspirational, educational picture book, and The Oldest Student by Rita Lorraine Hubbard, illustrated by Oge Mora fits the bill. ...

Original illustrations by DyAnne DiSalvo, though my copy is a re-release with illustrations redone by Carol Thompson. I have this story in T...

  Illustrations by Ted Rand This might be a picture book, but the kids definitely have the same vibe as the kids in Henry Huggins' neigh...

The Office: A Day at Dunder Mifflin Elementary is by  Robb Pearlman and illustrated by Melanie Demmer. This book is a must-have for any fan...

Mootilda's Bad Mood by Corey Rosen Schwartz and Kirsti Call, illustrated by Claudia Ranucci, is out now from Little Bee Books/Simon and...

Thanks to  @kidlitexchange  and  @scholasticinc  for sharing Everything Awesome About Dinosaurs by  @mikelowerystudio . My kid loves ...

I always enjoy looking back over the books I read in a year and grouping them into genre categories, and then ranking them. I use the star r...

Thanks to @kidlitexchange and EK Books for Kids for sharing Arabella and the Magic Pencil by Stephanie Ward and Shaney Hyde. All opinion...