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A Little More Beautiful

Posted on by Susan Uhlig

Perfect Picture Book Friday

A Little More Beautiful (Waxwing Books, 2023) by Sarah Mackenzie and illustrated by Breezy Brookshire is a sweet book not just for kids. Gardeners would enjoy it too.

An old lady named Lou Alice, who is as “sly as a fox and swift as a bird” decides “to leave each day more beautiful than she found it.” When she offers to plant a garden at the town hall, she’s told it’s too much work for her. So Lou Alice plants at night under the light of the moon. When the garden grows the town hall workers don’t know why but they feel happier than before. Then Lou Alice moves away. No one really notices, except for one little girl, who takes on Lou Alice’s mission of making the world more beautiful.

Author Sarah has created The Read-Aloud Revival encouraging homeschooling parents to read to their kids. There’s a bonus of a very popular bi-weekly podcast. See her other books here.

Read about illustrator Breezy here, see her books here, and check out her illustration shop too. She also has an Etsy shop.

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The Imposter

Posted on by Susan Uhlig

Perfect Picture Book Friday

The Imposter (Gnome Road Publishing, March 2024) by Laura Bower and illustrated by Kerisa Greene is a darling picture books that is relatable.

When Olive’s favorite stuffed animal is missing, she searches everywhere. Then an imposter turns up!

This character is funny and real–kids know!

Read about Laura here and check out her other forthcoming book here.

Kerisa is both an illustrator and an author. Read about her here and see her forthcoming picture book here.

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You Make Me Sneeze!

Posted on by Susan Uhlig

Perfect Picture Book Friday

You Make Me Sneeze! (Astra Young Readers, 2024) by Sharon G. Flake and illustrated by Anna Raff is absolutely hilarious. And especially relatable to anyone with allergies. It’s also a companion book for You Are NOT a Cat.

Duck and Cat are best friends on a camping trip, but there’s a problem. Duck is allergic to Cat. He makes Duck’s beak itch and twitch, and “Achoo!”

With hilarious attempts to fix the problem, the book ends with a twist.

Read about the author here and check out Sharon’s other books here.

Look at a sampling of Anna’s illustrations here, read about her here, and see all her books here.

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Nancy Bess Had a Dress

Posted on by Susan Uhlig

Perfect Picture Book Friday

Nancy Bess Had a Dress (Gnome Road Publishing, March 2024) by Claire Annette Noland and llustrated by Angela C. Hawkins is a lovely picture book set in the 1930s and shows how a dress is reused for many projects.

Nancy Bess goes to town with her parents and chooses a flour sack because of the pattern. She makes a dress and when it’s too small she makes an apron. When it tears…

This is such a sweet story and the theme of recycling and reusing is great for today’s readers.

Read about the author, Claire, here and check out her other books here. Update: an interview with Claire was recently posted here.

Angela is an author/illustrator. Read her bio here, check out her portfolio here and her other books here.

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Giraffe Is Too Tall for This Book

Posted on by Susan Uhlig

Perfect Picture Book Friday

I haven’t been reading many picture books lately–I need to get back to it. So first up is Giraffe Is Too Tall for This Book (Page Street Kids, 2023) by DK Ryland. It reminds me a bit of the old The Monster at the End of this Book. I think kids will get a kick out of it.

Giraffe is too tall for the book and his other animal friends are trying to help, but nothing is quite working. In the end, with the help of the reader, Giraffe solves the problem.

DK is an author/illustrator and this is her first picture book, but she already has others coming soon. Read about them here and read about her here.