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Picture Books That See Shadows in a New Light
Bruce Handy, Lisk Feng and Cat Min present shadows for what they are: the non-nefarious interplay of light and dark.
By Leigh Ann Henion
Bruce Handy, Lisk Feng and Cat Min present shadows for what they are: the non-nefarious interplay of light and dark.
By Leigh Ann Henion
Sometimes we forget that moving is not just about goodbyes. It’s also about hellos.
By Jennifer Hubert Swan
It can be thrillingly dangerous and profoundly comforting at the same time.
By Mac Barnett
From silly rhymes to lively sound effects to stealthily-building suspense, these old standbys and new classics have something for everyone.
By Elisabeth Egan
Kids don’t need to know what zydeco is, or that Mandy and the Meerkats are a nod to Diana Ross and the Supremes, to dig this spoof of vintage vinyl.
By Bruce Handy
Picture book writers whose works look different from one another because they’re illustrated by different artists are less apt to be on your radar.
By Emily Jenkins
In Edel Rodriguez’s “The Mango Tree” and Viet Thanh Nguyen and Minnie Phan’s “Simone,” environmental displacement is a reality and a metaphor.
By Alan Gratz
In “Something About the Sky,” the National Book Award-winning marine biologist brings her signature sense of wonder to the science of clouds.
By Maria Popova
A story of gross beauty from David Sedaris and Ian Falconer, a scabrous tale from Beatrice Alemagna, and more.
By Bruce Handy
The Nobel laureate’s “Small Memories” is a mix of peasant life, boyhood adventure and wide-eyed wonder.
By Gregory Cowles
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