“The Party” by Jamaica Kincaid is one of the most unusual and most powerful children’s books I have read in a long time. But what is it about?

It’s not very often that you can experience art without any preconceptions from awards or reviews. I experienced the pure joy of Doug Salati’s “Hot Dog” without having any idea that it had won the 2023 Caldecott Medal.

To read Jean Jullien’s illustrated children’s book of “Imagine” is to achieve the kind of transcendent, dismantled experience that John Lennon depicted in his iconic song.

Kevin Henke’s Caldecott-winning book is a classic that we’ll be reading for generations to come.

This delightful Easter book is a feminist classic.

I am so surprised that I have become the kind of person who uses oversized paper punches. But I’ll never go back.

Whiskers Away on Netflix is a sweet and funny anime film about a lovestruck girl trying to impress a boy. It’s a lot like The Little Mermaid…except with cats!

“Flashlight” by Lizi Boyd is a wordless picture book that comes alive with a story all its own. I found this book absolutely mesmerizing, as did my husband.

An ode to the most ubiquitous of all the four letter words, no not that one ya filthy animals. This beach book by Aaron Reynolds teaches children of all ages the beauty of a four letter word.

Check out my illustrations for this new children's book! The story, by debut author Mayra Hernandez, highlights cat Sterling's diligent efforts to become a dog like his big brother Rocky. This is a great picture book for big brothers!

The children’s book Knock, Knock by Daniel Beaty with illustrations by Bryan Collier is a devastating and beautiful story of heartbreak and hope. Its untidy, confusing world left my heart in pieces.

Is Mulan racist? The live action film has been criticized for being offensive, Orientalist, essentialist, and more. As a former anthropologist, I have to wonder if it’s Disney we should be blaming.

We blindly grabbed names from a pot and reviewed some of the best shows on television.

Why do so many men in Florida have pet birds? This is a very important question that I fail to answer.

Michael Rosen’s picture book explores grief in a way few books for adults seem to match.

What are “adult themes” and how soon is too soon to expose young readers to them? This is a question the literary world asked when David Small’s graphic memoir Stitches was nominated for the National Book Award in the Young People’s Literature category.

This week I surprised Christoph with a Golden Girls game, but when we tried to play it, things didn’t quite work as planned.