September - 2020

Picture Book Tuesday: Olivia

This is the kind of book that makes a novice like me think I could write a picture book. I mean that as a compliment. The best books seem...

Picture Book Tuesday: El Gran Libro de Cuentos para Ir a Dormir

Desventajas de que te hij@ se enamore de este libro: Contiene 8 cuentos dentro de un solo libro, y créeme que no te vas a levantar del...

Picture Book Tuesday: Tar Beach

I will always remember sitting on the flattened futon couch in my childhood living room, legs kicking out over the edge of the wood, and...

Picture Book Tuesday: Home for a Bunny

"'Spring, Spring, Spring!' sang the frog. "'Spring!' said the groundhog." Thus begins Margaret Wise Brown's age-old "Home for a Bunny."...

Perks of Teaching during a Pandemic

1. Hundreds of thousands dead, a tanking economy—a person can get to feeling blue. But at the university where I’m a lecturer, our...

Picture Book Tuesday: Dinotrux

Let it be known that I am resisting reviewing this book with the force of my entire soul. I do not like this book. Well---it's not the...