# picture book — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 39 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover picture book. Page: Feed: --- ## [The Retire Sooner Method](https://www.forewordreviews.com/reviews/the-retire-sooner-method/) _2026-08-20 · Joseph S. Pete · Foreword Reviews - All Reviews_ ★★★★★ Combining practical financial advice with research into what defines happiness and tips about living well, The Retire Sooner Method is an inspiring guide. Financial planner Wes Moss’s illuminating financial planning guide The Retire Sooner Method is about amassing wealth toward retirement. About stretching out one’s income, saving for happiness in retirement, and finding bliss, this… ## [On My Deer Friend Nokotan](https://www.everydayislikewednesday.com/2026/08/on-my-deer-friend-nokotan.html) _2026-08-20 · Caleb · Every Day Is Like Wednesday_ Seven Seas Entertainment debuted the first collected volume of manga-ka Oshioshio's My Deer Friend Nokotan in 2020. Despite the series running for eight volumes and leading to an anime adaptation, I had not heard of it until comics critic Tegan O'Neil mentioned it in passing, somewhere around the time O'Neil had written about Maid to Skate . The book's appeal is fairly evident from its cover and… ## [Library Haul ~ 19-8-2026 (Library #1)](https://twirlingbookprincess.com/2026/08/library-haul-19-8-2026-library-1/) _2026-08-20 · Mehsi · Twirling Book Princess_ Hey! Welcome all to a new Library #1 Haul! I thought my readers would love me to share this one on my blog~ So yesterday I was in the city of Library #1 (to visit my father-in-law + his wife (which btw was a good and fun visit)) and since there was some time left before the library would close (it is summer vacation so it closes at 6pm) I could visit! I won’t read these new books just yet,... Read… ## [Audiobook Review: THE SECRET WORLD OF BRIAR ROSE by Cindy Pham](https://sifaelizabethreads.wordpress.com/2026/08/20/audiobook-review-the-secret-world-of-briar-rose-by-cindy-pham/) _2026-08-20 · Sifa Elizabeth · Sifa Elizabeth Reads_ A book that has an interesting concept but doesn't quite deliver ## [Better at Life](https://www.forewordreviews.com/reviews/better-at-life/) _2026-08-20 · Joseph S. Pete · Foreword Reviews - All Reviews_ ★★★★☆ The encouraging self-help guide Better at Life is about making the best decisions to achieve a meaningful life while doing rewarding work. Chris Mullen’s illuminating self-help book Better at Life is about finding fulfillment via work-life balance. Calling for a work-life negotiation to achieve one’s career goals while maintaining a strong quality of life, this book suggests means of… ## [Lies and Spies](https://www.forewordreviews.com/reviews/lies-and-spies/) _2026-08-20 · Ian Dailey · Foreword Reviews - All Reviews_ ★★★☆☆ Lies and Spies is a suspenseful historical thriller with a twist: Its hero has split personalities. In Gary Kidney’s zany thriller Lies and Spies , an American spy is called upon to pursue the last vestiges of the Nazi regime and keep whatever he finds out of Soviet hands. In 1946, World War II has ended, but not for deep-cover agents like Fred, whose alter ego and split personality Zelly… ## [MSP to MVP](https://www.forewordreviews.com/reviews/msp-to-mvp/) _2026-08-20 · Taona Ian Chirumarara · Foreword Reviews - All Reviews_ ★★★★☆ Targeting the structural deficiencies within the managed IT services sector, MSP to MVP is an actionable business guide. Chris Day’s structured leadership guide MSP to MVP is about transforming managed service providers into indispensable, strategic business partners. Reframing customer success as a core operating discipline for information technology managed service providers (MSPs), this… ## [Emergence](https://www.forewordreviews.com/reviews/emergence-9798901800317/) _2026-08-20 · Joseph S. Pete · Foreword Reviews - All Reviews_ ★★★★☆ Emergence is a a useful general primer on AI that forwards technical explanations of the human mind and technology. Bob Burgin’s speculative technology book Emergence explains how artificial intelligence came to be and imagines where it’s going. Structured as a history amid a broader philosophical inquiry, this book considers how AI was developed, how the brain learns, and how AI learns. Its… ## [The Porcelain Heart](https://www.forewordreviews.com/reviews/the-porcelain-heart/) _2026-08-19 · Mari Carlson · Foreword Reviews - All Reviews_ ★★★☆☆ A clear chronicle of grief, The Porcelain Heart is a mother’s memoir about her first year without her son. Marcy Kelly’s probing memoir The Porcelain Heart is about the year after her son died. Soon after forty-five-year-old Michael opted not to come to a family gathering, he was found dead in his apartment. But Kelly’s ability to grieve was delayed by practical tasks like informing people… ## [Book Review: ÆLFRED’S BRITAIN by Max Adams](https://sifaelizabethreads.wordpress.com/2026/08/19/book-review-aelfreds-britain-by-max-adams/) _2026-08-19 · Sifa Elizabeth · Sifa Elizabeth Reads_ An interesting, thorough examination of the British Isles across two centuries of raids, fighting, and cultural mingling ## [Real SIMs for AI Agents (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/3ph5tJEDD10j) _2026-08-19 · **Sponsored**_ Pass 2FA and verifications with real carrier numbers via our API. ## [Stolen Inheritance](https://www.forewordreviews.com/reviews/stolen-inheritance/) _2026-08-19 · Michele Sharpe · Foreword Reviews - All Reviews_ ★★★☆☆ A revealing book that aims to help family members protect their vulnerable loved ones, in particular in California, Stolen Inheritance is an insightful legal guide. Michael Hackard’s disquieting legal guide Stolen Inheritance addresses the principles and implications of California’s elder laws. Noting the financial risks faced by elderly family members, including exploitative people who try… ## [Fall library AMA](https://librarychrissie.substack.com/p/fall-library-ama) _2026-08-19 · Chrissie Wright · Chrissie Writes Newsletter_ Answering your questions for a new school year ## [Release Week Blitz / Blog Tour ~ The Vanishing by Kelsey Crane](https://twirlingbookprincess.com/2026/08/release-week-blitz-blog-tour-the-vanishing-by-kelsey-crane/) _2026-08-19 · Mehsi · Twirling Book Princess_ Hi hi! A BIG BIG welcome to the Release Week Blitz/Blog Tour for The Vanishing by Kelsey Crane! Despite not being a girlie who enjoys cli-fi/climate fiction, this one just sounded too good and I would definitely want to read it. Survival! Big choices! Figuring out the world! Action! And more. I am excited that I can promote this book during this Release Week, and I am also looking forward to the… ## [The Line of the Ball](https://www.forewordreviews.com/reviews/the-line-of-the-ball/) _2026-08-19 · Joseph S. Pete · Foreword Reviews - All Reviews_ ★★★☆☆ The Line of the Ball is an intriguing memoir and leadership guide that mines general lessons for life and business from a healthcare founder’s varied experiences. Beh Chun Chuan’s sage business memoir The Line of the Ball concerns how polo shaped his life in business. The book recounts lessons learned on the polo grounds and how they helped Beh lead the BP Healthcare Group in Malaysia. It… ## [Essentials Vol. 2](https://www.forewordreviews.com/reviews/essentials-vol-2/) _2026-08-18 · Peter Dabbene · Foreword Reviews - All Reviews_ ★★★★★ A mathematician and his ally combat an alien plot to take over Earth in the gripping graphic novel Essentials Vol. 2 . A human scientist teams up with an alien to hold off an enemy that wants to absorb the minds of Earth’s inhabitants in Luke Arnold and Chris Wyatt’s grand graphic novel Essentials Vol. 2 . Pax, a mathematician, allies himself with Buttons, an alien refugee from a collective… ## [A Journey of Insights](https://www.forewordreviews.com/reviews/a-journey-of-insights/) _2026-08-18 · John M. Murray · Foreword Reviews - All Reviews_ ★★★☆☆ A thoughtful, reflective memoir, A Journey of Insights mines general leadership guidance from a long career in multiple fields. James G. Ellis’s candid memoir and leadership guide A Journey of Insights models being attentive to others as a path to professional success. Arguing that “listening to voices around you throughout life is the key to success,” this anecdote-centered book reflects… ## [5 Questions to Ask Before You Hire an Illustrator for your Children's Storybook](https://thekidlitlab.substack.com/p/5-questions-to-ask-before-you-hire) _2026-08-18 · Laura Wifler & The KidLit Lab · The KidLit Lab_ The right illustrator won’t just draw your story—they’ll help you tell it. ## [August's Book Request Forum](https://maistorybook.substack.com/p/augusts-book-request-forum-f0c) _2026-08-18 · Maya · MaiStoryBook_ Need a book rec? Leave a comment to make a request! ## [Review: A Long Tail](https://twirlingbookprincess.com/2026/08/review-a-long-tail/) _2026-08-18 · Mehsi · Twirling Book Princess_ I received this book from Edelweiss/the publisher in exchange of an honest review! I just couldn’t resist this adorable looking book when I spotted it on Edelweiss! I was curious what was behind the tail! I should mention that this is an ecopy. According to the blurb (which I just read as I based this one on the adorable cover + some images from the book that were on Edelweiss to preview) there… ## [Meet #kidlit Debut Author Evgenia Mantikas](https://writersrumpus.com/2026/08/18/meet-kidlit-debut-author-evgenia-mantikas/) _2026-08-18 · Carol Gordon Ekster · WRITERS' RUMPUS_ CAROL GORDON EKSTER: I met Evgenia at the Kindling Words East retreat in 2026. What sweet and contagious energy she has! I am so excited Continue reading ## [Auto-trade Cross-Exchange Gaps (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/EENLvmWUciNu) _2026-08-18 · **Sponsored**_ Find cross-exchange spreads, backtest strategies, and execute automatically with risk controls. ## [Top Ten Tuesday: Completed Series I Need to Finish](https://sifaelizabethreads.wordpress.com/2026/08/18/top-ten-tuesday-completed-series-i-need-to-finish/) _2026-08-18 · Sifa Elizabeth · Sifa Elizabeth Reads_ Ten series to finales I've still not read... ## [Finding Readers: A children’s book marketing interview](https://picturebookbuilders.com/2026/08/finding-readers/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=finding-readers) _2026-08-18 · Barb Rosenstock · (untitled)_ Hi Builders! One of the things that picture book creators in both the traditional and self publishing realms worry about is marketing! How do you reach people interested in your picture book? When do you make a website? How often should you contact your readers? How does the public know … Continue reading ## [Finding Wonder in the Wild](https://readingwithachanceoftacos.libsyn.com/finding-wonder-in-the-wild) _2026-08-18 · Reading with a chance of tacos_ Finding Wonder in the Wild On today's show , we chat about a love of nature; how the natural world inspires stories and illustrations, and how these books can inspire kids to get curious, look closer, and discover a love of nature for themselves. It's a terrific conversation about books, creativity, curiosity and the incredible world waiting just outside our door. So, grab a taco, head into the… [Listen](https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/readingwithachanceoftacos/Jess_McGeachin_Finding_Wonder_in_the_WId_final.mp3?dest-id=1512662) ## [Separation Anxiety: Picture Books for Littles who Don't Want You to Leave](https://maistorybook.substack.com/p/separation-anxiety-picture-books) _2026-08-17 · Maya · MaiStoryBook_ Today is Toddler’s first day of school, and the separation anxiety is real. ## [In which I babble for a while about The Guy She Was Interested in Wasn't a Guy at All](https://www.everydayislikewednesday.com/2026/08/in-which-i-babble-for-while-about-guy.html) _2026-08-17 · Caleb · Every Day Is Like Wednesday_ How many posts do you think it takes to qualify as a series? If it's just two, then I guess we could consider this post the second in a series in which I check out extremely popular manga only to find out that it's not really for me, following last month's post on Blue Lock . This time it's Sumiko Arai's The Guy She Was Interested in Wasn't a Guy at All , AKA "the Green Yuri", based on its… ## [Review: Time Travel Sleepover: Ancient Rome](https://twirlingbookprincess.com/2026/08/review-time-travel-sleepover-ancient-rome/) _2026-08-17 · Mehsi · Twirling Book Princess_ I received this book from Edelweiss/the publisher in exchange of an honest review. Imagine my delight seeing a new Time Travel Sleepover book on Edelweiss! This time Ancient Rome! Check out my reviews for Knights & Castles (Medieval) and Ancient Egypt. Are you ready? Say hi to our cast, get your stuff for the sleepover and then let’s go do the Time Travel Shimmy, spin around and wrinkle your nose,… ## [Book Review: THE MINISTRY OF UNLADYLIKE ACTIVITIES by Robin Stevens (Middle Grade Monday)](https://sifaelizabethreads.wordpress.com/2026/08/17/book-review-the-ministry-of-unladylike-activities-by-robin-stevens-middle-grade-monday/) _2026-08-17 · Sifa Elizabeth · Sifa Elizabeth Reads_ A fun mystery set during the Blitz ## [Episode 421 - The Adventures of Sparrowboy](https://soundcloud.com/user-745466600/episode-421-the-adventures-of) _2026-08-17 · Fuse 8 n' Kate_ Suggested alternate title for this text: No Good Deed Goes Unpunished. Our very first Brian Pinkney! Are you surprised? So am I, quite frankly. Even thought we've done multiple Jerry Pinkney books at this point (Mirandy and Brother Wind, John Henry, Little Red Riding Hood, Goin' Someplace Special, etc.) I thought for sure we might have at least done Sukey and the Mermaid or something, but nope!… [Listen](https://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/2382890364-user-745466600-episode-421-the-adventures-of.mp3) ## [Call for questions: fall library AMA](https://librarychrissie.substack.com/p/call-for-questions-fall-library-ama) _2026-08-17 · Chrissie Wright · Chrissie Writes Newsletter_ What are you wondering // how can I help? ## [If You Love Your Library, Learn Who Pays for It](https://bachmanrachel.substack.com/p/if-you-love-your-library-learn-who) _2026-08-16 · Rachel Bachman · Excuse My Whimsy_ Why Public-Library Funding Matters Long Before the Budget Cuts Arrive ## [Auto-trade Cross-Exchange Gaps (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/C5NYZ24wsaqv) _2026-08-16 · **Sponsored**_ Find cross-exchange spreads, backtest strategies, and execute automatically with risk controls. ## [Full-Color Illustrated Chapter Books I've Been Reading Aloud to My Toddler](https://maistorybook.substack.com/p/full-color-illustrated-chapter-books) _2026-08-16 · Maya · MaiStoryBook_ We love a good picture in this house, of course, and our shelves our mainly stocked with picture books and board books galore. ## [Another bookshelf interlude](https://www.everydayislikewednesday.com/2026/08/another-bookshelf-interlude.html) _2026-08-16 · Caleb · Every Day Is Like Wednesday_ Just to the right of the last set of bookshelves we discussed is a stack of books that I probably would have put on one of its shelves, if only there was room to do so. So instead, they are just kind of piled up alongside it, waiting for a day when I might actually get enough shelves to accommodate all my books and go about organizing the in a less haphazard fashion. Given the size of the stack,… ## [New Book Lists, Recs, and Discount Codes: Week 8/09 - 8/15](https://maistorybook.substack.com/p/new-book-lists-recs-and-discount-d12) _2026-08-16 · Maya · MaiStoryBook_ In case you missed it… ## [ARC Review: BRIDGET AND GABE ARE NOT OKAY by Lex Croucher](https://sifaelizabethreads.wordpress.com/2026/08/16/arc-review-bridget-and-gabe-are-not-okay-by-lex-croucher/) _2026-08-16 · Sifa Elizabeth · Sifa Elizabeth Reads_ A funny and heartfelt tale of PTSD and anxiety ## [Blog Tour ~ The Murderer’s Guide to Mardi Gras by Ellen Byron ~ Spotlight || Giveaway](https://twirlingbookprincess.com/2026/08/blog-tour-the-murderers-guide-to-mardi-gras-by-ellen-byron-spotlight-giveaway/) _2026-08-16 · Mehsi · Twirling Book Princess_ Afternoon! A happy summery festival welcome to the Blog Tour for Ellen Byron’s newest book: The Murderer’s Guide to Mardi Grass by Ellen Byron! This is the 5th book in the Vintage Cookbook Mysteries series (doesn’t that series name sound so good?). I just had to be part and promote this book, it sounds so good and perfect for the season~ For today I am shining a spotlight + I got a really fun… ## [Promo Blitz ~ The Royal and the Wrangler by L.C. Chase](https://twirlingbookprincess.com/2026/08/promo-blitz-the-royal-and-the-wrangler-by-l-c-chase/) _2026-08-15 · Mehsi · Twirling Book Princess_ Afternoon everyone! A happy welcome to the next Snow Creek Ranch series Promo Blitz! Today I am spotlighting The Royal and the Wrangler! I am so excited to be part of all these promo blitzes and share these books with my dear readers~ Congrats to the author on the book releasing today! Hooray!! What chance do they have at love when neither belongs in the other’s world? Roland Bancroft III is in… ## [Book Review: THE TWYFORD CODE by Janice Hallett](https://sifaelizabethreads.wordpress.com/2026/08/15/book-review-the-twyford-code-by-janice-hallett/) _2026-08-15 · Sifa Elizabeth · Sifa Elizabeth Reads_ A book that's rather misleadingly advertised and takes a while to bring the mystery in ## [Picture Book Club Replay](https://ellabeech.substack.com/p/picture-book-club-replay-b78) _2026-08-15 · Ella Beech · Gather • Filter • Make with Ella Beech_ Gozzle - Julia Donaldson and Sara Ogilvie ## [Celebrating TEN Years of MaiStoryBook with a \*Special Launch\*](https://maistorybook.substack.com/p/celebrating-ten-years-of-maistorybook) _2026-08-14 · Maya · MaiStoryBook_ This year marks 10 years of MaiStoryBook, and I’m celebrating with a very special launch! ## [July ArtClub Replays](https://ellabeech.substack.com/p/july-artclub-replays) _2026-08-14 · Ella Beech · Gather • Filter • Make with Ella Beech_ And an extra BONUS video! ## [Release Day Blitz ~ Second Edition by Cleo White](https://twirlingbookprincess.com/2026/08/release-day-blitz-second-edition-by-cleo-white/) _2026-08-14 · Mehsi · Twirling Book Princess_ Afternoon all! Happy Friday and a happy welcome to the Release Day Blitz for the newest book by Cleo White! Say hi to Second Edition! I just love the sound of this book (I am a sucker for nanny x single dad stories) and I am happy I can help promote it on its release day, whoo! A big congrats to the author on the book releasing today! Hip hip YAY! In retrospect, it might not have been the… ## [Book Review: THE INFINITE STATE by Richard Swan](https://sifaelizabethreads.wordpress.com/2026/08/14/book-review-the-infinite-state-by-richard-swan/) _2026-08-14 · Sifa Elizabeth · Sifa Elizabeth Reads_ A novel of two halves ## [August's Book Bundle Giveaway](https://maistorybook.substack.com/p/augusts-book-bundle-giveaway) _2026-08-13 · Maya · MaiStoryBook_ Ft. A mini collection of \*25\* Diverse Hardcover Picture Books ## [Not comics: Skeletor Has No Friends](https://www.everydayislikewednesday.com/2026/08/not-comics-skeletor-has-no-friends.html) _2026-08-13 · Caleb · Every Day Is Like Wednesday_ Regardless of the quality of this summer's new Masters of the Universe movie, it definitely ushered in a flood of related merchandise. And given that the film is based on a toy line, one suspects that doing so was likely always a part of the point of producing the film in the first place. While I have long since grown out of the demographic to play with or collect the toys, I did find this one… ## [Review: My Giant Nerd Boyfriend, Vol.1](https://twirlingbookprincess.com/2026/08/review-my-giant-nerd-boyfriend-vol-1/) _2026-08-13 · Mehsi · Twirling Book Princess_ I received this book from the publisher/Netgalley in exchange of an honest review. I am a big big fan of Fishball’s comics and been reading them for years! So imagine my excitement when I spotted this one up on Netgalley. Finally her comics are getting bundled and I was hyped to read this one. Read the oldies again, see my favourites, and more! Since these are the earlier comics this is still My… ## [Book Review: Colin and Duck series by Holly Swain](https://sifaelizabethreads.wordpress.com/2026/08/13/book-review-colin-and-duck-series-by-holly-swain/) _2026-08-13 · Sifa Elizabeth · Sifa Elizabeth Reads_ A delightful picture book series! ## [Heidenröslein: The Little Rose on the Heath-Christopher Walker](https://thiswriterslife.com/heidenroslein-the-little-rose-on-the-heath-christopher-walker/) _2026-08-13 · This Writer's Life · This Writer's Life_ Please welcome author Chritstopher Walker to This Writer’s Life… GENRE: Historical Fiction BLURB: Two men. Two worlds. One war that will remake them both. Peter Schiller, a disciplined officer from privilege, is trained to lead—but not for what war truly demands. Günther Klein, a working-class recruit, is thrown into the trenches and forced to learn... The post Heidenröslein: The Little Rose on… ## [The First Week of School](https://thepageturn.substack.com/p/the-first-week-of-school) _2026-08-12 · Victoria McGinley · The Page Turn_ "Nobody has never felt non-gelatinous skin before." ## [Craft Template: Celebrating All Names](https://maistorybook.substack.com/p/craft-template-celebrating-all-names) _2026-08-12 · Maya · MaiStoryBook_ Ft. Chrysanthemum by Kevin Henkes + a \*Chrysanthemum: Bloom Wilt\* Craft Template ## [All about Picture Book Club](https://ellabeech.substack.com/p/all-about-picture-book-club) _2026-08-12 · Ella Beech · Gather • Filter • Make with Ella Beech_ A paid subscriber perk