Lots of children’s book writers, illustrators, and publishers have seen the need to explain COVID-19 to children and stepped up[…]
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Author: Margaret Kingsbury
An Interview With Ross Burach, Writer And Illustrator
Ross Burach is the author of many funny books for toddlers and children. Marian’s favorite right now is Potty All-Star,[…]
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What’s Hot in Kid Lit: March 2020
Okay, this month has been SOOO stressful. If you or a member of your family is directly affected by Covid-19,[…]
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Help Children Live Their Best Bookish Life
This post originally appeared on Book Riot. Every child deserves to live their best bookish life, and here are some[…]
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Baby book review: Amy Wu and the Perfect Bao by Kat Zhang & Charlene Chua
Baby librarian Marian and her mommy Margaret review the yummy and adorable picture book Amy Wu and the Perfect Bao.[…]
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What’s Hot in Kid Lit: February 2020 Edition
Welcome to our new monthly installment of kid lit news and happenings and just general stuff we liked this month![…]
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Baby book review: The Paper Kingdom by Helena Ku Rhee and Pascal Campion
Baby librarian Marian and her mommy Margaret review the night adventure The Paper Kingdom by Helena Ku Rhee, illustrated by[…]
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Check Out This Kickstarter For A Fantastic LGBTQ Children’s Book
I’m going to admit, usually, I don’t enjoy self-published books, but there are always exceptions, and Mighty May Won’t Cry[…]
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What’s Hot In Kid Lit, January 2020 Edition
Welcome to a new addition to Baby Librarians! I thought it would be neat to collect some of the most[…]
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In Praise of Dolly Parton and the Imagination Library
January 19th is Dolly Parton’s birthday, and as a fellow Tennessean, I consider her a book hero. She founded the[…]
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2020 Children’s Board Books From The First Half Of The Year
Last week we previewed thirteen 2020 picture books, and this week we have twelve 2020 board books! All of these[…]
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2020 Children’s Picture Books From The First Half Of The Year
It looks like 2020 children’s picture books will cover a lot of topics, from the women’s suffrage movement to grandmothers[…]
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A Year in Review: 2019 Reflections on Reviewing Children’s Books
2019 marks a full year of reviewing books at Baby Librarians. Here are Jen and Margaret’s reflections, and their year[…]
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12 Children’s Books About Art To Inspire Imaginations
This post by me originally appeared on Book Riot, but I added a couple of board books here. Studies show[…]
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Baby Book Review: Little Robin’s Christmas by Jan Fearnley
Baby librarian Marian and her mama Margaret review the shareable holiday picture book Little Robin’s Christmas. Marian reviews Little Robin’s[…]
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20 Must-Read Children’s Books about Family
This post originally appeared on Book Riot. Families can look like many things. When I was a child, children’s books[…]
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Baby book review: Saturday by Oge Mora
Baby librarian Marian and her mommy Margaret review the very special and splendid picture book Saturday by Oge Mora. Marian[…]
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Children’s Books To Look Forward To In November 2019
While fewer November 2019 children’s books are coming out than in previous months, we still have some great books to[…]
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Books on a theme: Horror books for children and adults
While horror might not be the first genre you think of in terms of children’s literature, lots of ‘light’ horror[…]
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Baby book review: My Heart Fills With Happiness by Monique Gray Smith, Illustrated by Julie Flett
Baby librarian Marian and her mommy Margaret review the happy happy board book My Heart Fills with Happiness by Monique[…]
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