HOW TO SAY HELLO TO A WORM by Kari Percival received a PW starred review!
★”In this deceptively simple, sparkling debut, a group of young children plant a garden in raised beds and watch it grow. Percival shows rather than tells, deploying a q&a format that involves the children’s exclamations as well as conversational instructions based in noticing. (“Look! Pea plants! See how they curl around your finger?” leads to a simple tutorial on building a support structure.) Digitally manipulated silkscreen images retain their handmade feel, showing successive views of children with varying abilities and skin tones, whose expressions reveal their absorption from the first spread: “How do you plant lettuce seeds?” Responding to the question via action, one child is shown sowing the seeds (“Sprinkle, sprinkle, sprinkle”), another covers them with soil (“Pat, pat, pat”), and a third waters (“Now make some rain!”). Through action, the children learn to touch the insects they encounter (“gently, very gently”) and to judge a strawberry’s ripeness (“This one? Not yet. Too green”). Without picturing a single adult, Percival conveys the joy children can feel in working together, being outdoors, and eating food they’ve grown themselves—all with a fizzy immediacy. Back matter offers gardening tips and notes for adults on gardening with toddlers.”
—Publisher’s Weekly, starred review
HOW TO SAY HELLO TO A WORM by Kari Percival is a Dolly Parton Imagination Library Selection.
THE BEST GIFT FOR BEAR by Jennifer A. Bell received a PW starred review!
★ “Bell crafts a peaceful and contemplative story, sweet without turning saccharine, in a gentle setting—soft gouache and colored pencil illustrations portray a cozy animalian and domestic realm featuring winningly frosted baked goods, while task-oriented lines (“Brick by brick, swirl by swirl”) hint at Hedgehog’s determination. This genuinely heartfelt, quietly moving friendship story emphasizes that ‘a day with a friend is the best gift of all.’”—Publisher’s Weekly starred review.
FAMILIES BELONG illustrated by Brooke Smart is a Dolly Parton Imagination Library Selection.
Daniel Wiseman is the featured illustrator for KS/MO SCBWI (May 2019).
Author-illustrator Kari Percival is a recipient of the 2019 NESCBWI Peter Davis Emerging Illustrator Scholarship. She is also recipient of the 2019 NESCBWI R. Michelson Galleries Emerging Artist Award.
LITTLE RED FORT illustrated by Sonia Sánchez is a Chicago Public Library’s Best Book of the Year, 2018.
GREEN GREEN, illustrated by Sonia Sánchez, is a 2019 Scholastic Book Club and Book Fairs selection (FSG).
Monica Carnesi‘s LITTLE DOG LOST is a Scholastic Book Club and Book Fairs selection (Nancy Paulsen Books).
Joyce Wan’s WHALE IN MY SWIMMING POOL is an ALSC summer reading list selection for Birth to Preschool (FSG).
Annie Bach‘s GOOD MORNING, FARM FRIENDS is a Dolly Parton Imagination Library Selection, 2018 (Grosset and Dunlap).
Kit Chase‘s CHARLIE’S BOAT is a Camellia Book Award 2017-2018 (Alabama’s Children’s Choice Award) nominee (Putnam).
Kit Chase‘s OLIVER’S TREE is a Dolly Parton Imagination Library Selection, 2018 (Putnam).
Vin Vogel‘s BEDTIME FOR YETI audio rights to Scholastic by Rebecca Mancini at Rightsmix (Dial).
GREEN GREEN, illustrated by Sonia Sánchez, is a CBC NCTE Notable Social Studies Trade Books, 2018.
WHEN YOUR LION NEEDS A BATH, illustrated by Daniel Wiseman, is a Bank Street College Best Book of the Year, 2018
WHEN YOUR ELEPHANT HAS THE SNIFFLES, illustrated by Daniel Wiseman, is a Bank Street College Best Book of the Year, 2018
SISTER’S DAY, illustrated by Sonia Sanchez, is a Bank Street College Best Book of the Year, 2018.
Gina Perry’s SMALL is a Bank Street College Best Book of the Year, 2018.
Tina Kugler‘s SNAIL AND WORM AGAIN is a 2018 Theodor Suess Geisel Award Honor book.
Tina Kugler‘s SNAIL AND WORM AGAIN is a ALA Notable Best Children’s Book of the Year.
Brooke Smart was awarded a Portfolio Honor at the 2018 NY SCBWI annual conference.
Tina Kugler‘s SNAIL AND WORM AGAIN is a CCBC Choices 2018 selection for outstanding book in the beginning readers category.
GOODBYE BRINGS HELLO, illustrated by Daniel Wiseman, will be published in simplified Chinese with TB Publishing (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt).
GREEN GREEN, illustrated by Sonia Sánchez, was featured in the 2017 Society of Illustrators Original Art Show (Farrar Straus and Giroux).
THE WONDERFUL HABITS OF RABBITS, illustrated by Sonia Sánchez, was featured in the 2017 Society of Illustrators Original Art Show (Little Bee).
WHEN YOUR LION NEEDS A BATH, illustrated by Daniel Wiseman, is a Cybils Award Finalist in the board book category. (Little Simon)
Check out the complete list at: http://www.cybils.com/2017-board-book-finalists
Stephen Shaskan’s TOAD ON THE ROAD is a Scholastic Book Club and Book Fair pick. (HarperCollins)
PEEP & EGG: I’M NOT HATCHING, illustrated by Joyce Wan, is a Scholastic Book Club pick. (Farrar Straus and Giroux)
PEEP & EGG: I’M NOT HATCHING, I’M NOT USING THE POTTY, I’M NOT TAKING A BATH and I’M NOT TRICK OR TREATING, illustrated by Joyce Wan, will be published in Vietnamese by Home Books. (Farrar Straus and Giroux) WHEN YOUR LION NEEDS A BATH, illustrated by Daniel Wiseman, was named the Best Board Book of 2017 by Parents’ Magazine (Little Simon)
WHERE DO DIGGERS SLEEP AT NIGHT?, WHERE DO STEAM TRAINS SLEEP AT NIGHT?, and WHERE DO JET PLANES SLEEP AT NIGHT?, by best-selling duo Brianna Caplan Sayres and Christian Slade, will be published in Simplified Chinese by Beijing Baby-Cube Children. (Random House) WHEN YOUR ELEPHANT HAS THE SNIFFLES, illustrated by Daniel Wiseman, debuted on Publisher’s Weekly‘s best seller list, week of July 31st, 2017. (Little Simon) Debut illustrator Daniel Wiseman was featured on KSDK TV along with the new board books he illustrated WHEN YOUR ELEPHANT HAS THE SNIFFLES and WHEN YOUR LION NEEDS A BATH. (Little Simon)
PUG & PIG TRICK-OR-TRICK, illustrated by Joyce Wan, received a ★ KIRKUS starred review. (Beach Lane Books)
PUG MEETS PIG, illustrated by Joyce Wan, is a 2016 Society of Illustrators Original Art Show selection.
Vin Vogel’s illustrations for MADDIE’S FRIDGE were featured in a special exhibition entitled Human Rights in Children’s Literature at the Thomas J. Dodd Research Center of the University of Connecticut. MADDIE’S FRIDGE was chosen on the basis that it embodies the six core tenets of the UN Convention of the Rights of the Child (food, health, safety, education, shelter, and participation). (Flashlight Press)
Kit Chase‘s LULU’S PARTY and CHARLIE’S BOAT will be published in French by Circonflex. (Putnam Books)
Kit Chase‘s CHARLIE’S BOAT will be published in Hebrew by Tchelet Media Ltd. (Putnam Books)
PUG & PIG TRICK-OR-TRICK, illustrated by Joyce Wan, received a ★ PUBLISHER’S WEEKLY starred review (Beach Lane Books)
SO YOU WANT TO BE A ROCK STAR ,written by Audrey Vernick, illustrated by Kirstie Edmunds will be featured on BBC’s CBeebies Bedtime / Lunchtime Stories. (Walker Children’s Books) PEEP & EGG: I’M NOT HATCHING, illustrated by Joyce Wan, is a 2017 CBC Children’s Choice Book Award Finalist! (Farrar Straus and Giroux) PEEP & EGG: I’M NOT HATCHING and I’M NOT TAKING A BATH, illustrated by Joyce Wan, will be published in Spanish by Norma Editorial. (Farrar Straus and Giroux) Stephen Shaskan’s TOAD ON THE ROAD received a ★ KIRKUS starred review. (HarperCollins)
Tina Kügler‘s SNAIL AND WORM is a 2016 Cybils Award Winner in the Easy Reader category.
Tina Kügler‘s SNAIL AND WORM is a CCBC Choices 2017 selection.
Brianna Caplan Sayres‘ WHERE DO DIGGERS SLEEP AT NIGHT? board book edition is an Amazon Best Selling Title.
Tina Kügler‘s SNAIL AND WORM is a 2016 Cybils Award Finalist in the Easy Reader Category.
Annie Bach’s NIGHT-NIGHT, FOREST FRIENDS is a 2017 Dolly Parton Imagination Library Selection.
Brianna Caplan Sayres‘ WHERE DO DIGGERS SLEEP AT NIGHT? board book edition is a Walmart Best Seller.
Joyce Wan‘s A WHALE IN MY SWIMMING POOL is a Scholastic Book Club Pick.
Diana Toledano is the November featured illustrator on the SCBWI website: http://www.scbwi.org/illustrator-gallery.
Tina Kügler’s SNAIL AND WORM AGAIN is a 2017 Junior Library Guild (JLG) selection.
Tina and Carson Kügler’s IN MARY’S GARDEN is a CCBC Choices 2016 selection for an outstanding book in The Arts category.
Annie Bach’s NIGHT-NIGHT, FOREST FRIENDS is a 2016 Dolly Parton Imagination Library Selection.
Joyce Wan’s THE WHALE IN MY SWIMMING POOL is a Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center‘s top 25 book pick for 2015.
Tina Kügler’s SNAIL AND WORM is a Spring 2016 Junior Library Guild (JLG) selection.
Monica Carnesi’s SLEEPOVER WITH BEATRICE AND BEAR is a 2015 NH Ladybug Picture Book Award nominee.
Kit Chase‘s OLIVER’S TREE will be published in French by Circonflexe.
Monica Carnesi’s SLEEPOVER WITH BEATRICE AND BEAR will be published in French by Circonflexe.
SLEEPYHEADS illustrated by Joyce Wan is a CCBC Choice selection for 2015.
Monica Carnesi’s SLEEPOVER WITH BEATRICE AND BEAR is a CCBC Choice selection for 2015.
Brianna Caplan Sayres‘ WHERE DO DIGGERS SLEEP AT NIGHT? board book edition debut on the ABA Indiebound Best Seller List.
IN MARY’S GARDEN by Tina and Carson Kügler has been selected as a Midwest Connections Pick for April with MIBA!
Annie Bach’s NIGHT-NIGHT, FOREST FRIENDS is a Raising Readers of Maine book selection.
Joyce Wan‘s A WHALE IN MY SWIMMING POOL will be published in French by Scholastic Canada.
Annie Bach’s NIGHT-NIGHT, FOREST FRIENDS is a 2015 Dolly Parton Imagination Library Selection.
Joyce Wan’s WHALE IN MY SWIMMING POOL is a May 2015 book selection for the Junior Library Guild.
BRUNO & LULU’S PLAYGROUND ADVENTURE, illustrated by Kirstie Edmunds, is a NYPL pick for 100 Titles for Reading and Sharing 2014.
Monica Carnesi’s LITTLE DOG LOST is the winner of the 2013 Ladybug Picture Book Award!
HERE I AM illustrated by Sonia Sánchez, is a National Parenting Publications Award (NPAA) 2014 Gold Award Winner.
SLEEPYHEADS illustrated by Joyce Wan received a ★ KIRKUS starred review.
Monica Carnesi’s SLEEPOVER WITH BEATRICE AND BEAR is featured on CBC Books seasonal showcase and homepage.
Monica Carnesi’s SLEEPOVER WITH BEATRICE AND BEAR received a ★ SCHOOL LIBRARY JOURNAL starred review!
“… Carnesi’s sweet illustrations perfectly capture the joys of friendship, the frustration of being left behind, and the satisfaction in making something for a friend…Sure to be a hit in every library.”
Kit Chase‘s OLIVER’S TREE featured on Design of the Picture Book Blog.
Kit Chase‘s picture debut OLIVER’S TREE gets a ★ KIRKUS starred review.
“Suffused with warmth and gentle humor, this deceptively simple story demonstrates the power of friendship, the importance of working together and problem-solving, while simultaneously introducing basic concepts (high/low, tall/short) in a pleasing, organic way. Young children will root for the three friends, enjoy the mild suspense and delight in the very satisfying ending. As gentle and unassuming as Oliver, this story thoroughly charms.”
OLIVER’S TREE, by Kit Chase, is a Book of the Month Club pick! OLIVER’S TREE will also be appearing on the cover of the their spring 2014 catalog.
HERE I AM, illustrated by Sonia Sánchez, is a Spring 2014 Junior Library Guild selection.
HERE I AM, Sonia Sánchez,’s illustration debut, received a ★ PUBLISHER’S WEEKLY
starred review.
“—and Sánchez’s palette veers from the dull tans and grays of the airport to the shocking blue and yellow lights of the city at night with a page turn…”
FROG & FRIENDS by author-illustrator Joyce Wan is featured on PARENTS: AMERICAN BABY as one of their favorite 9 new baby books!
Sonia Sánchez‘s HERE I AM was reviewed in the New York Times.
calls “winsome” :
“…Sonia Sanchez’s freewheeling, richly colored panels overlap and bleed into one another, mirroring the child’s rapid shifts from wonder to trepidation to longing, as well as the absorbing, ever-changing rhythms of city life…”
Joyce Wan‘s FROG & FRIENDS received a stellar review in KIRKUS.
“An engaging riddle book with standout illustrations, especially the final foldout, which is filled with merry creatures being regarded by a cheerful sun and a content, pigtailed little girl.”
Monica Carnesi’s LITTLE DOG LOST is among the books chosen for Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library 2013.
Sonia Sánchez‘s US debut HERE I AM received a ★ KIRKUS starred review.
“…Images in this virtually wordless, slender graphic novel range from dreamlike curlicues to bold, dark cityscapes and emotional vignettes…”
“Sánchez has captured a kaleidoscope of emotion and powerful sensations in a way children will grasp completely.”
Monica Carnesi’s LITTLE DOG LOST is a 2013 Bank Street College of Education Best Book of the Year for Under Five.
Monica Carnesi’s LITTLE DOG LOST is a 2012 Gryphon Award Honor Book.
Monica Carnesi’s LITTLE DOG LOST is a 2012 Picture Books of Distinction for The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art.
Monica Carnesi’s LITTLE DOG LOST is a 2012-2013 Read on Wisconsin Primary Selection.
Monica Carnesi’s LITTLE DOG LOST is on the 2012 Best Books Overlap Heavy Medal list.
Monica Carnesi’s LITTLE DOG LOST is a BCCB Bulletin 2012 Blue Ribbon selection.
Monica Carnesi’s LITTLE DOG LOST is a Horn Book Fanfare 2012 pick!!
Monica Carnesi’s LITTLE DOG LOST will be published in Japanese by Tokuma Shoten Publisher.
THE MONSTER WHO LOST HIS MEAN illustrated by Kirstie Edmunds was reviewed in the NEW YORK TIMES: BOOKSHELF.
Monica Carnesi’s LITTLE DOG LOST is a picture book selection for the 2013 Sakura Medal.
THE MONSTER WHO LOST HIS MEAN, illustrated by Kirstie Edmunds, was chosen for the 2012 Society of Illustrator’s Original Art Show.
Joyce Wan‘s WE BELONG TOGETHER is a 2011 Society of Illustrators Original Art Show selection.
Monica Carnesi’s LITTLE DOG LOST is on the CALLING CALDECOTT BOOK DISCUSSION LIST.
Monica Carnesi’s LITTLE DOG LOST received a ★ THE HORN BOOK starred review.
“…Simple yet dramatic watercolor illustrations effectively convey the wintry setting; the ice-choked, freezing water; and Dog’s emotions, bewildered and forlorn on the ice, cheerful and contented after his rescue and adoption…”
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