I’m so happy about the new books that I am posting about recently. Whether it’s a Book Birthday or Perfect Picture Book Friday or a Cover Reveal, I’m seeing a lot of beautiful diversity. And today’s post is such a lovely example of that. Get ready! Get set!
TA-DA!!! Here is the Cover Reveal for Bábo: A Tale of Armenian Rug-Washing Day – written by Astrid Kamalyan and illustrated by Anait Semirdzhyan.
Cover Reveals for upcoming picture books are so special. It’s like going to a museum and getting a peek at a new piece of art. Covers of picture books ARE works of art…and just look at this one for AN OFRENDA FOR PERRO!
It’s another Board Book Saturday! Last week I mentioned how important board books are in developing literacy skills of little ones including helping young children learn how to use a book. They are constructed so that babies and toddlers with limited fine motor skills can hold them easily and turn the pages, something most cannot do with the pages of a traditional picture book. And the sweetly rounded corners of board book pages are very kid-friendly.
Something else that is very kid-friendly are the two new board books in the Amicus Little Nature Explorers series written by one of my dearest kid-lit friends, Amber Hendricks and illustrated by Gavin Scott. And as we are just coming off of another sensationally successful #50PreciousWords with 756 fabulous entries, I thought it would be perfect to feature Amber’s board books because they started out as contest entries several years ago.
VIVIAN KIRKFIELD - Writer for Children 