I am so pleased to start the New Year of Friend Friday with a brand-new friend, David Jacobson, who shares my interest in things Japanese. Are You an Echo?, narrative and translation by David, Sally Ito and Michiko Tsuboi, illustrated by Toshikado Hajiri, (Chin Music Press), is so lovely, that I asked him to tell us a… Read more »
I can’t think of a more fitting way to ring in the new year than with the words and thoughts of Nikki Grimes. She and I have never met but after I read about her newest project, a stunning new illustrated poetry collection, One Last Word: Wisdom from the Harlem Renaissance (Bloomsbury; multiple illustrators), I knew… Read more »
I adore Amy Ludwig VanDerwater and I adore birds so imagine my delight, walking the exhibition hall at ALA midwinter, when I discovered Amy’s new book is about birds! Even more delightful is that she agreed to be my guest to celebrate Every Day Birds (Orchard/Scholastic), which publishes this Tuesday, February 23. Welcome, Amy! I love… Read more »
I have so many writer friends and not enough Fridays so this special guest post from one of my favorite poets, Laura Purdie Salas is running today. I met Laura when her book A Leaf Can Be won a Golden Kite honor and we were lucky enough to share a table at the gala luncheon…. Read more »
I just love the cyberworld of kid’s lit! While I do not personally know Jennifer Wolf Kam, today’s Friend Friday guest, all it took was a reaching out via Twitter to convince her to write a post about her new book. And what a fun post it is! I know you’ll enjoy reading her thoughts…. Read more »