Monster ABC, written, drawn, and self-published by the Northwest brother duo of Derek and Kyle Sullivan, has been one of our most popular board books, and for good reason—it’s a hoot, and gorgeous to boot! So we were delighted when a new shipment arrived with the brothers’ two more recent board books, Get Dressed, Sasquatch! (in which …
This is the month for monsters, and you’ll find few more appealing ones than the father and child in this rhyming tale. The rhythms and the rhymes are note-perfect for reading aloud, and the monstrous details—the “mummified bass” and “toe-biting stones” the daddy loves not quite as much as he loves his little stinkling—strike just …
San Francisco-based publisher Chronicle Books celebrates its 50th anniversary this year. On Wednesday, June 21, Shelf Awareness published a dedicated issue for the celebration. Featured throughout all the festivities this summer is Lummi Island author and illustrator, Nina Laden. Laden’s board book, Peek-a Who?, was originally published in 2000. The bright, simple, funny book for babies …
