C Merry has created an epic rambling fairy tale that weaves her own modern perspective through the classic stories that children have been familiar with for centuries. The result is both humorous and unsettling. C Merry combines these tales with mythology and Christmas to explain things that have been long forgotten. It’s a beautiful way [...]

Artie Knapp writes marvelous, cheerful and gently humorous tales for children.  He’s been offering his stories to this site for years and I always look forward to a new one.  Knapp’s latest accomplishment is an illustrated book of stories published by Mighty Book, Inc. and illustrated by Mike Motz. The stories included were previously published [...]

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Dallas Clayton is an author who has written and illustrated An Awesome Book.  It’s about making sure your dreams are enormous.  Petty little dreams are so out.  Big huge ones with rockets on their backs are ultra-in. I like the looks of this book and I really like big dreams whenever they come around.  I [...]

Here’s a marvelous children’s book for Children’s Book Week. Igraine the Brave is by Cornelia Funke. It’s published by The Chicken House Ltd. Reading ages are 9 – 12. Princess Igraine dreams of becoming a famous knight just like her great grandfather, but the truth is, life at the family castle is rather boring. Until [...]

The creator of Cartoon Network’s Codename: Kids Next Door, Mr. Warburton, has written a children’s book called 1000 Times No.  Noah’s mother says it’s time to leave, but the little multilingual baby shouts ‘No!’ in every possible language.  The promo film stands on its own and is very amusing. 1000 Times No on Amazon I [...]

This is an illustration by Isabelle Arsenault for a picture book called Mr. Gauguin’s Heart, published in 2004. She is based in Montreal, Canada and has been a finalist for The Governor General’s Literary Awards in 2008. I like the oil-painting approach and the way she evokes illustration styles from the past.