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The Ultimate Picture Book Reading List
There are many ways to evaluate a picture book, but what matters most to me is the pleasure of a shared experience.
Dec 23, 2025
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Gyo Fujikawa's Books Are Like Secret Hideaways—and All Kids Are Welcome
Her art and stories radically changed children's books for the better. Why then do they still feel like a secret?
Dec 20, 2024
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The Philharmonic Gets Dressed: A Symphony of Words and Pictures
Can you judge a picture book's read-aloud experience without the pictures?
Nov 22, 2025
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What Even Is Children's Literature Criticism & Why Is It Important?
A brief history, some definitions, and why I do this crazy work!
Nov 8, 2025
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The Most Stylish Children's Book Characters
Fall fashion from your favorite frogs, a funny fox, a little fur family, and more!
Sep 19, 2025
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How to Write a Newsletter the Right Way
Apr 18, 2025
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5 Books To Help You Think Carefully About Children's Books
Jul 25, 2025
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Maurice Sendak: The Artist Who Loved Words
May 6, 2025
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The Most Stylish Children's Book Characters
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5 Books To Help You Think Carefully About Children's Books
And Elizabeth Hardwick on literary criticism: "Without it, works of art would appear in a vacuum."
Jul 25, 2025
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Maurice Sendak: The Artist Who Loved Words
Notes on writing, sentences, words, rhythm, and connections
May 6, 2025
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How to Write a Newsletter the Right Way
and why sometimes you should do it wrong
Apr 18, 2025
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Why I Write
Can Joan Didion help me answer this question?
Dec 5, 2025
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5 Books That Shaped X. Fang
We cover: picture books, Picasso, Calvin and Hobbes, comedy, copying, cool berets and more! (Bonus podcast episode!)
Oct 16, 2025
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5 Books That Feel Like Fall
But are not about fall
Oct 11, 2025
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Margaret Wise Brown's Advice On Writing For Very Young Children
"The thing is to dare to be simple enough."
Sep 5, 2025
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Sometimes Doing Nothing Is Not a Dumb Thing
Thoughts on reading, writing, and not writing
Aug 11, 2025
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How to Beat Summer Boredom: Read Picture Books
And the Bay Area city with two of the best independent bookstores
Jul 11, 2025
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