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Grace and I are going to be looking ahead to the books coming out each season so we can get an idea of what's coming to shelves. Fall is...

Gaby and I met virtually yesterday on a very dreary Monday, even though I'm back in town. We're mutually excited about an upcoming field...

We're back again for the first November check-in. Gaby and I had to meet over Google Hangouts since I'm currently in Denver observing a...

Stockings and nutcrackers are cropping up in stores, and you know what that means—it's Halloween! I jest, I jest. (Well, kind of.) Though...

Our interviews last week were a deep-dive into what will become our little weekly check-ins, so here's the first installment. What are...

Each year for the past five years or so on the Horn Book's blog Calling Caldecott, a group of bloggers, editors, and guests write up...

Halloween is ubiquitous in the United States as a time when people of all ages let loose, dress up, and try their hand at becoming...

Grace and I meet on Mondays. We talk about books, the present and future of Cosmic Bookshelf, what we ate over the weekend, and what...

Gaby! Your turn. I have a few questions up my sleeve. Grace McKinney: When someone says “children’s books,” what do you think of? Gaby...

Gaby and I both come from homes in which something was always being made—artwork, food, clothing, music. I think my family would be...

While we love Goodnight Moon and will always hold any and all Eric Carle close to our hearts, there are so many new books out now that...

I don’t know if you’ve read our “About” page to get to know us yet, but beneath each of our highly professional headshots you’ll find a...

One of the requests for recommendations Grace and I get fairly often is from parents looking for books that scale. Specifically, we hear...

Ah, the early reader: Simple enough for the young reader gaining independence, but interesting enough to keep that spark of interest...

I sometimes like to think of children as accidental poets. As they learn the rules of grammar and grapple with an ever-expanding...

On first glance this may seem like a niche category, but spend enough time looking through these giant picture books and you'll find...

“Fairy tales do not tell children the dragons exist. Children already know that dragons exist. Fairy tales tell children the dragons can...

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