Sarah Tobias

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...

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:...

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

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

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

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:...

I love Amy's art. I have looked at the images so many times. Her ability to create simplicity, detail, and emotions is wonderful.

Counting Birds is part call to action, part biography, and part nature exploration. It shows how taking a small step can lead to big things

Title: Just Like Me Author/Illustrator: Vanessa Brantley-Newton Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf, 2020 Themes: Poetry, Girl-power Ages 4 and up...

Title: Rot The Bravest in the World! Author/Illustrator: Ben Clanton Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 2020 Ages 4 - 8 Themes:...

Title: Dozens of Doughnuts Author: Carrie Finison Illustrator: Brianne Farley Publisher: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 2020 Synopsis: "A generous...

Title: Giving Thanks: A Native American Good Morning Message Author: Chief Jake Swamp Illustrator: Erwin Printup, Jr. Publisher: Lee and...

This post was originally posted on my Blogger blog. It is up for the the 2020 Outstanding Picture Books GoodReads Choice Award. It is...

Susanna Hill's 10th Annual Halloweensie contest is here! Participants have about two weeks to create a 100 word or less story. In the...

A friend of mine made an illustration of a child leaving the voting booth with a parent. It flashed into my mind that it would be...

Monday is Indigenous People's Day. I wanted to re-share a couple posts as well a a new one. Something I have learned over the years is...

Title: Bob Author/Illustrator: Tracy Campbell Pearson Publisher: Farrar Straus Giroux, 2002 When Henrietta cat tells Bob the rooster that...