King’s Books in Tacoma sent out a wonderful holiday gift guide. Booksellers included some favorite picture books that will delight all ages. Just In Case You Want to Fly by Julie Fogliano and Christian Robinson This sweet picture book has a classic feel with an affirming rhyme and bright, cute illustrations giving you everything you …
Thanks to the hard work of festival organizers, volunteers, authors, and illustrators and the enthusiasm and patience of thousands of attending book lovers, the Seattle Children’s Book Festival was a tremendous success. The festival, held in playground tents and in the gym of Greenwood Elementary in Seattle, was full from opening at 11:00 beyond the …
While attending the national conference for children’s booksellers from independent bookstores, the American Booksellers Association’s Children’s Institute, in Pittsburgh, PA, I found a PNW friend face-out on the shelves of Spark Books in Aspinwall, PA. My Name Isn’t Oof! is a strong presence in the store’s Resilience subsection of Life Lessons. The book’s author, Michael …
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 …
