by Julie | Jul 10, 2013
First of all, I love grumpy picture book characters. Right off I am likely to love your book if your main character is annoyed, grumpy, naughty, or a little mean. But this goat, with his indiscriminate kicking, harumphing and antisocial behavior really worked his way...
by Julie | Jul 10, 2013
A week ago, we were lucky enough to be featured on Candlewick’s year-long We Believe in Picture Books video project! Want to know what books we’re grabbing for? They are, in order: Baby Penguins Everywhere by Melissa Guion Hello! Hello! by Matthew Cordell...
by Julie | Jul 2, 2013
This week on Brain Burps About Books I review How to Be a Cat by Nikki McClure. I am so in love with the cut paper illustrations in this book, the simple text, the use of white space, and the cats’ expressions most of all. This book is gorgeous. You can hear my...
by Julie | May 29, 2013
Today over on Brain Burps I review Andrew Henry’s Meadow by Doris Burn, which is one of my favorite new books. New to me, I should say. The book isn’t new at all. It’s 45 years old. Were you lucky enough to read this book when you were a kid? We just...
by Julie | May 1, 2013
Today over at Brain Burps About Books I review Sergio Ruzzier’s new book, Bear and Bee. Which I love. I love how it’s funny and sweet and lovely, and how it manages to be all these things in very few words. I also mention the new book by Eve Bunting that...
by Julie | Apr 18, 2013
I am so, so excited to announce that I am now represented by the amazing Danielle Smith at Foreword Literary! Do you know Danielle? She’s runs a book review site called There’s a Book, where I saw that she has essentially the exact same taste in...
