inspirational picture book

Perfect Picture Book Friday

I know I shared a “dog book” last Friday, too, but Job Wanted (Holiday House, 2015) by Teresa Bateman and illustrated by Chris Sheban is so fun and inspirational.

Dog wants a job, but the farmer says he doesn’t need a dog. So dog asks if he needs a cow. “Well, sure. But you’re not a cow.” “We’ll see about that,” dog says. But the next day, when dog says, “moo” the farmer is not impressed and tells him there’s “no job here.” Dog is not discouraged.

You can read an article about the author here and see many of Teresa’s books reviewed here.

Read about the illustrator here and see some of his illustrations (One is quite famous.) There’s a long list of the books Chris has illustrated here.

Perfect Picture Book Friday

I Wish You More (Chronicle Books , 2015) by Amy Krouse Rosenthal and Tom Lichtenheld is such a sweet book with deceptively simple text and lovely illustrations. It’s a great gift book. The pages make me smile.

Each spread shares what “I wish you more” of. So many good lines. One of my favorites is: “I wish you more we than me.” My favorite illustration is on “I wish you more treasures than pockets.”

Amy is a prolific author. A bonus on Amy’s website is that you get to choose the ambiance and see what the umbrella does. Very fun. I had to play with them all. Click on the links on the right for her children’s books, bio, etc.

Tom is an author/illustrator. Read about him here and see all his books here. Below is the story behind the story.