A poetry picture book biography is a rare beast, but what better way to tell the untold story of poet Sylvia Plath’s bees?
Continue readingSimply 7 with Candace Spizzirri: FINLEY: A MOOSE IN CHARTREUSE
Remember Finley, the Alaskan Moose who wanted to ride the train? He’s back with more traveling adentures!
Continue readingNPM 2026 Day 21: BOOK OF CANDLES
This poetry picture book explains the joys of Hanukkah from a child’s perspective.
Continue readingNPM 2026 Day 20: GOODNIGHT, STARRY NIGHT
Bedtime poetry? Yes, please!
Continue readingSimply 7 with Christy Mihaly & Giveaway: MUSIC & SILENCE
I adore stringed instruments and the music they create. Imagine being able to play the most beautiful music in the world and refusing to do so because of war. That’s the amazing basis of today’s true nonfiction picture book biography.
Continue readingNPM 2026 Day 19: MY BACKYARD USED TO BE
This lyrical picture book travels backwards through time!
Continue readingNPM 2026 Day 18: AWESOME EARTH
A picture book full of concrete poems about geographic features? Yes please!
Continue readingNPM 2026 Day 17: HOW ELEGANT THE ELEPHANT
Mary Ann Hoberman, former children’s poet laureate, passed away in 2023. And yet, as is common in publishing, here we have a lovely collection of her words illustrated by the brilliant Marla Frazee that will live long after she is gone.
Continue readingNPM 2026 Day 16: HAIKU, EW!
What’s that? Disgusting nonfiction facts shared through haiku? At least they’re brief!
Continue readingSimply 7 with Ann Koffsky: BLAZING HUMOR & WHAT EMMA WROTE
What do Mel Brooks and Emma Lazarus have in common? Read on to find out!
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