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One Star Review, Guess Who? (#226)
Can you guess the children’s book by its scathing one-star review on Goodreads?
Now on The Yarn: Elisha Cooper
Over on The Yarn podcast, I talked with Elisha Cooper about his excellent new picture book The Rare Bird. Elisha and I chat about what it means to make art for an audience, the joys and challenges of making a book based on your own pet, and why artists think every book has one picture […]
Elisha Cooper Visits The Yarn!
Travis: It was a pleasure to talk with Caldecott Honor winning author/illustrator Elisha Cooper about his latest book, The Rare Bird. In this episode, Elisha talks about the push and pull between making art and considering your audience, and the importance of coffee in his creative process. We hope you enjoy this episode. Subscribe below […]
3 Things I Noticed About the Bestselling Children’s Books of 2025
Publishers Weekly just released data on the best selling children’s and YA books of 2025. Here are three things I noticed: 1. After the top three, the hardcover backlist crushes the hardcover frontlist in sales. Save for the three bestselling new books of 2025, the hardcover backlist (Oh, The Places You’ll Go!, The Very Hungry […]
Your Official ‘Books for Raina Telgemeier Fans’ List
My list of 13 books for the Raina fans in your life.
Add This Event to the Winter Olympics ASAP: Book Curling
The greatest event not in the Winter Olympics.
Cover Reveal Q&A: PICADILLO FOR PAULINA by Ruth Behar & Gabriel Frye-Behar, Erika Rodriguez Medina
A first look at the cover for PICADILLO FOR PAULINA.
. . . But Make it Graphic Novel: 7 Upcoming Graphic Novel Adaptations of Beloved Books
Here are five beloved books that will see graphic novel adaptations in 2025.
Sydney Taylor Award Blog Tour: SHABBAT SHALOM by Suzy Ultman
It’s the first day of the 2026 Sydney Taylor Book Award Blog Tour (click here for the full schedule) and I’m honored to talk with Suzy Ultman, author and illustrator of Shabbat Shalom: Let’s Rest and Reset, a Sydney Taylor Picture Book Honor winner. Travis: Congratulations, Suzy! Shabbat Shalom is a wonderful book. Thanks for taking part on the blog tour. How […]
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