Tuesday, February 28, 2012

FREE BOARD BOOKS by Susie Lee Jin

See more work by Susie Lee Jin here

Transformers!

Robot Zombie Frankenstein! by Annette Simon is a friendly game of one-upmanship between colorful robots. Spread by spread, shapes (reminiscent of Colorforms) are added to make multicolored costumes. This fast-paced pick for story time is also perfect for quiet inspection. Endpapers display the shapes that make up these two robot buddies, and inspire this reader to design her own Robot Zombie.


Monday, February 27, 2012

Monday, February 20, 2012

And Then It's Spring

We can be ever hopeful spring will come with 'And Then It's Spring', by Julie Fogliano. Beautifully illustrated by Caldecott winner Erin E. Stead...

And Then It's Spring, Erin E. Stead

And Then It's Spring, Erin E. Stead

And Then It's Spring, Erin E. Stead

And Then It's Spring, Erin E. Stead

Read more about Erin and her interesting woodblock printing process at Seven Impossible Things Before Breakfast


Sunday, February 19, 2012

A New Zig and Wikki Adventure from Nadja Spiegelman & Trade Loeffler

There are three types of dung beetles! Thanks to ZIG AND WIKKI in THE COW I now know this along with many other facts about dung, soil, and cow patties. (My kind of science lesson!)  The duo from outer-space, once again, explore Earth in all its exotic splendor. 


Want to read the first Zig and Wikki adventure? See it HERE!

Want to know more about dung beetles? See Dung Beetle TV  and watch this video from National Geographic:

Thank you to Leigh Stein.

Saturday, February 18, 2012

Thursday, February 09, 2012

Isabelle Arsenault

Canadian illustrator Isabelle Arsenault has made yet another beautiful book, coming out in April, 'Virginia Wolf', written by Kyo Maclear...

A bedroom of one's own

..and a few of her other lovely books; 'Spork', also by Kyo Maclear...

'My Letter To The World and Other Poems'...

and her 2011 book 'Migrant', which was on the New York Times 10 Best Illustrated Books of 2011...


Saturday, February 04, 2012

Wednesday, February 01, 2012

"The very best picturebooks become timeless mini art galleries for the home..."



 Martin Salisbury and Morag Styles share their artistic and scholastic perspectives on the history and process of making picture books, with examples from 19 countries including artwork by 
Beatrice Alemagna, Kitty Crowther, and Franciszka Themerson.
Thanks to Debra Matsumoto for sending this beautiful book!