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Annoyingly FABULOUS Picture Books of 2025 (So Far): Picture Books Are WAY Too Good This Year and I Am Taking It As a Personal Attack
This ain't a golden age of picture books anymore. We've gone platinum.
Enchanted Lion Books Publisher Preview (Fall 2025 & Winter 2026)
A dive into some of the incredible books this small publishers is revealing in the coming year. Poisonous belladonna, hugging/besuited toads, and the interconnectedness of life itself are just some of the themes!
Fuse 8 n’ Kate: Diary of a Worm by Doreen Cronin, ill. Harry Bliss
We go through all 18 different journal entries of Doreen Cronin's OTHER massively successful picture book series and discuss its finer aspects.
Cover Reveal and Q&A: Mac Wears a Hat with Vicki Johnson
In kicking off Pride Month we talk with Vicki Johnson, who was disinvited from a major school event due to her picture book's supportive LGBTQIA+ themes. We discuss that and her latest title.
Cover Reveal and Q&A: Alice Faye Duncan Discusses MLK Jr. and The Dream Builder’s Blueprint
Erasure poetry renders one of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s final speeches into a picture book with art by E.B. Lewis. Learn more about the book from Alice herself and learn how to make your own erasure poem!
Review of the Day: Tales From Beyond the Rainbow, collected by Pete Jordi Wood, ill. Various
Are you prepping for Gay Pride Month? Then you better HOPE you have this book on your shelves already. I review a rediscovered plethora of ten queer folk and fairytales, repurposed for 21st century kids today.
Publisher Preview: Elsewhere Editions (Fall 2025)
On today's publisher preview you'll find spoiled flowers, selfish winds, and the man who influenced Miyazaki. It's not a huge list, but by god it's a memorable one!
Fuse 8 n’ Kate: Wolves by Emily Gravett
Today we decide to do our very first Emily Gravett title on the podcast. Extra Added Challenge: We record with a baby in the room. Hear what occurs!
Review of the Day: The Reel Wish by Yamile Saied Méndez
Un-put-downable. A little more complex than its cover implies, this is a title to hand to that kid that always has to be the best, even if it kills them.
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