Now I See Spring | Your Truck | Jon Klassen Jon Klassen is masterful as a children’s book designer and illustrator. He has published several books, first being I Want My Hat Back, which gained him high praise and set his career into motion.
Lately, Jon has been publishing what I consider the most deceptively difficult category of kid’s books—board books. These books are for 3 year-olds and younger. They are also printed on board so they can be chewed without completely destroying them. You might think that making a book for a 3 year-old is easier than, say a 9 year-old, because they are new to this world and have low expectations. This is precisely why they are so difficult. Read more
A Sick Day for Amos McGee
Philip C. Stead | Erin E. Stead | Roaring Brook Press 2010 | 32 pages
The Quiet Book
Deborah Underwood | Renata Liwska | Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 2010 | 32 pages
The Three Little Pigs, an Architectural Tale
Steve Guarnaccia | Abrams Books for Young Readers 2010 | 32 pages