Sarah Tobias

I moved over to Substack for my blogging. I love the format and the collective feeling of writing along side other writers and artists....

I ordered Jarrett Lerner's book, A WORK IN PROGRESS when it was announced. It landed on my doorstep on its book birthday. It took me a...

Truth be told, I have a really hard time with the holidays. I feel like we spend October through the beginning of January under...

I love rocks. I have a far too large collection, but I can't help myself when I see a cool rock I need to pick it up and give it a good...

In a recent newsletter post by Austin Kleon, he wrote about how it's hard to recommend just one book because a cluster of books come...

It has been ages since I wrote a blog post. I love sharing information about books that I enjoy, but I don't love writing posts. But, I...

Book list of great graphic novels and a middle grade novel. Perfect for holiday gift buying.

Title: Beautiful Oops! (As I typed the book title I actually typed Opps.) Oops! Author/Illustrator: Barney Saltzberg Publisher: Workman...

When I was 7 years old, my family bought a summer home in Door County, Wisconsin. I spent my summers playing outside, swimming in the...

Title: Summer Sleepers: Animals that Estivate Author: Melissa Stewart Illustrator: Sarah S. Brannen Publisher: Charlesbridge, 2021 Ages:...

Hello my friends. So sorry I haven't been sharing wonderful picture books and graphic novels the past couple of weeks. Between birthdays,...

Title: That's Life!: Where will Life take you? Author: Ame Dyckman Illustrator: Cori Doerrfeld Publisher: Hachette Book Group, 2020 Ages:...

I don't know about you, but I am yearning to travel. Yearning to visit museums, and parks, and wander down streets that are unfamiliar. I...

Title: Outside In Author: Deborah Underwood Illustrator: Cindy Derby Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2020 2020 Caldecott Honor...

The other day, I was just about home from a long walk with my camera. There was a robin on the ground just hanging out and a bird call...

Title: Charles Darwin's On the Origin of Species Adapted and Illustrated by: Sabina Radeva Publisher: Crown Books for Young Readers, 2019...

This is a repost from my old blog. It has been updated. This month is Earth Month and National Poetry Month. So here's a book with poetry...

Title: Bunbun & Bonbon: Fancy Friends Author/Illustrator: Jess Keating Publisher: Scholastic, 2020 Themes: Friendship, Bunnies, Bonbons...

Title: Yak and Dove Words by: Kyo Maclear Pictures by: Esmé Shapiro Publisher: Penguin Random House, 2017 For ages: 4 - 8 Themes:...

Title: The Great Pet Escape Author: Victoria Jamison Publisher: Henry Holt and Company, 2016 Age Range: 5 - 9 Themes: School Pets,...