# picture book (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 36 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover picture book. Page: Feed: --- ## [Birthstone Book Covers August 2026](https://twirlingbookprincess.com/2026/08/birthstone-book-covers-august-2026/) _2026-08-22 · Mehsi · Twirling Book Princess_ Hello! A summery welcome to a new Birthstone Book Covers! This time it is August! Peridot! Which, haha, wasn’t the easiest to find. I did find plenty of covers that fit other months, but this one? Nah. In the end I was able to find a few, so I will just go with that, haha. It was still fun though to go through my blog and Goodreads to see if I could find books. Did you have more luck with... Read… ## [Author Interview: THE CASTLE AND THE CLOISTER by Laura E. Weymouth](https://sifaelizabethreads.wordpress.com/2026/08/22/author-interview-the-castle-and-the-cloister-by-laura-e-weymouth/) _2026-08-22 · Sifa Elizabeth · Sifa Elizabeth Reads_ An interview with Laura E. Weymouth, author of THE CASTLE AND THE CLOISTER ## [Dear Teacher, I Wish You Knew...](https://maistorybook.substack.com/p/dear-teacher-i-wish-you-knew) _2026-08-21 · Maya · MaiStoryBook_ A picture book list of things students wished their teacher knew… ## [Sing the 50 United States by Dr. Seuss - ESSENTIAL](https://kissthebookjr.blogspot.com/2026/08/sing-50-united-states-by-dr-seuss_01899035859.html) _2026-08-21 · Lisa Morey · KISS THE BOOK Jr._ Sing the 50 United States by Dr. Seuss . PICTURE BOOK Random House, 2026. $20. 9798217228560 BUYING ADVISORY: EL (K-3), EL - ESSENTIAL APPEALS TO: SEVERAL The Cat in the Hat, along with a couple of little cats, is putting together a map puzzle of the United States and making up a song along the way. What? A new book by Dr. Seuss??? Yep. The manuscript was discovered in several boxes in San Diego's… ## [ARC Review: HENRIETTA by Sophie Irwin](https://sifaelizabethreads.wordpress.com/2026/08/21/arc-review-henrietta-by-sophie-irwin/) _2026-08-21 · Sifa Elizabeth · Sifa Elizabeth Reads_ A funny regency romp! ## [Review: I Did See a Yeti!](https://twirlingbookprincess.com/2026/08/review-i-did-see-a-yeti/) _2026-08-21 · Mehsi · Twirling Book Princess_ This time our explorer isn’t discovering mammoths! Oh no! This time it is yetis! I read the first book in 2023 in which a little boy and his family are researching pinguins. But our little boy? He sees something else. Mammoths! It was such a fun book and I had such a good time reading it. And then I found out there was a sequel! This time named: I Did See a Yeti!. And of course, as soon as I...… ## [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… ## [Diverse Read Alouds that Teach Early Math Skills](https://maistorybook.substack.com/p/diverse-read-alouds-that-teach-early) _2026-08-20 · Maya · MaiStoryBook_ I am a firm believer in interdisciplinary teaching. ## [Uh-Oh, Hugo! by Jonathan Stutzman and Jay Fleck - ADVISABLE](https://kissthebookjr.blogspot.com/2026/08/uh-oh-hugo-by-jonathan-stutzman-and-jay.html) _2026-08-20 · KTB Blog Post · KISS THE BOOK Jr._ Uh-Oh, Hugo! by Jonathan Stutzman and Jay Fleck . PICTURE BOOK. Flamingo (Penguin), 2026. $19. 9798217039203 BUYING ADVISORY: Pre-K - ADVISABLE APPEALS TO: SEVERAL Hugo is up for a busy day. Lots of sniffing and running and sticky mess by the end of the day. I don’t know why this is not a board book. With its simple text and bold pictures, it is perfect for that format. For kids with dogs or… ## [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… ## [Earn crypto for idle GPUs (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/mubxiLihUAGO) _2026-08-20 · **Sponsored**_ Run one CLI, host Qwen/Llama/Mistral, and earn BTC, ETH, SOL, or USDC ## [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 ## [The Picture Book Buzz - August 2026 Interview with STEAM Team Books Members](https://www.mariacmarshall.com/single-post/the-picture-book-buzz-august-2026-interview-with-steam-team-books-members) _2026-08-20 · Maria Marshall · Maria Marshall Children's Author_ Five fantastic STEAM Team Books authors shares their inspiration and insights into their stunning new STEM picture books releasing in August 2026. ## [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 ## [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 ## [This is Not a Christmas Book by Jory John and Pierre Collet-Derby - ESSENTIAL](https://kissthebookjr.blogspot.com/2026/08/this-is-not-christmas-book-by-jory-john.html) _2026-08-19 · KTB Blog Post · KISS THE BOOK Jr._ This is Not a Christmas Book by Jory John and Pierre Collet-Derby . PICTURE BOOK. Farrar Straus Giroux (Macmillan), SEPTEMBER 2026. $20. 9780374394011 BUYING ADVISORY: EL (K-3) - ESSENTIAL APPEALS TO: MANY The lizard is trying to educate the reader about rocks, but what is that elf doing there? And those reindeer! I love the lizard’s commitment to his rocks - and that Collet-Derby is as accurate… ## [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… ## [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! ## [The Dumped Truck by Daniel Bernstrom and Marcelo Verdad - ESSENTIAL](https://kissthebookjr.blogspot.com/2026/08/the-dumped-truck-by-daniel-bernstrom.html) _2026-08-18 · KTB Blog Post · KISS THE BOOK Jr._ The Dumped Truck by Daniel Bernstrom and Marcelo Verdad . PICTURE BOOK. Harper, 2026. 9780063373624 BUYING ADVISORY: Pre-K - ESSENTIAL APPEALS TO: MANY Dump Truck works around Toyville and is very helpful, but he is also stinky, dirty, and makes other messes as he works. When the other toys band together to change the rules, they don’t realize the smelly consequences of their choices. So super… ## [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 Claude, an AI assistant (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/zSKMmnQHp2H1) _2026-08-18 · **Sponsored**_ Chat with Claude at claude.ai — a conversational AI assistant. ## [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 ## [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... ## [Remembering Tomie DePaola](https://www.matthewcwinner.com/post/remembering-tomie-depaola) _2026-08-18 · Matthew C. Winner · Matthew C. Winner_ This is a rebroadcast of a conversation with the late Tomie DePaola that originally aired on this podcast on November 27, 2018. ## [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 ## [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. ## [Twigs and Stones by Joy Cowley and Gavin Bishop - ADVISABLE](https://kissthebookjr.blogspot.com/2026/08/twigs-and-stones-by-joy-cowley-and.html) _2026-08-17 · Lisa Morey · KISS THE BOOK Jr._ Twigs and Stones by Joy Cowley and Gavin Bishop . PICTURE BOOK Gecko Press (Lerner), 2025. $19. 9798765668238 BUYING ADVISORY: EL (K-3) - ADVISABLE APPEALS TO: SOME Snake and Lizard are friends who live together - they share a hole under a rock. When Lizard wants to write their names in sticks above their hole, Snake keeps asking why, which is irritating. Snake doesn't help; Lizard does all the… ## [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 ## [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? ## [CLI-first decentralized GPU compute (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/lMIsAozW0VJ0) _2026-08-17 · **Sponsored**_ Pay workers or run your GPU for FFmpeg transcode and AI inference. ## [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… ## [Born Inside a Nest so Small by Iza Trapani - ADVISABLE](https://kissthebookjr.blogspot.com/2026/08/born-inside-nest-so-small-by-iza.html) _2026-08-16 · Lisa Morey · KISS THE BOOK Jr._ Born Inside a Nest so Small: Conversation with a Hummingbird by Iza Trapani . NON-FICTION, PICTURE BOOK Charlesbridge/Imagine, 2025. $18 9781623545840 BUYING ADVISORY: EL (K-3) - ADVISABLE APPEALS TO: SOME A child watches a hummingbird while reading, um, this book, and comments on each page poetically. He tells the hummingbird about itself as he reads the information. A bit surreal, but I don't… ## [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… ## [Sweet, Sweet Memory by Jacqueline Woodson and Tonya Engel - ADVISABLE](https://kissthebookjr.blogspot.com/2026/08/sweet-sweet-memory-by-jacqueline.html) _2026-08-15 · Lisa Morey · KISS THE BOOK Jr._ Sweet, Sweet Memory by Jacqueline Woodson, illustrated by Tonya Engel . PICTURE BOOK Nancy Paulsen (Penguin), 2026. $19. 9780593530849 BUYING ADVISORY: EL (K-3), EL - ADVISABLE APPEALS TO: SOME Sarah's grandfather has passed away, and the family has come to say goodbye. Everyone has stories and memories about grandpa, and Sarah does, too. She lives with her grandparents, but with everyone there,… ## [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 ## [The Picture Book Buzz - Interview w/ Ellie Laks and Review of Gentle](https://www.mariacmarshall.com/single-post/the-picture-book-buzz-interview-w-ellie-laks-and-review-of-gentle) _2026-08-14 · Maria Marshall · Maria Marshall Children's Author_ Excited to chat with author Ellie Laks about her touching picture book debut - Gentle. ## [Stubby: A Pencil’s Journey by Sydra Mallery and John Hare - OPTIONAL](https://kissthebookjr.blogspot.com/2026/08/stubby-pencils-journey-by-sydra-mallery.html) _2026-08-13 · kissthebook · KISS THE BOOK Jr._ Stubby: A Pencil’s Journey by Sydra Mallery and John Hare . PICTURE BOOK. Greenwillow (Harper), 2026. $20. 9780062364319 BUYING ADVISORY: EL - OPTIONAL APPEALS TO: SOME Stubby, the pencil, takes us from the beginning of his life as a tree, through becoming a pencil, and on to all of his adventures in the classroom. Stubby’s story is actually quite long. In places it is very entertaining, but the… ## [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… ## [The Skeleton and the Cat by Brandon James Scott - OPTIONAL](https://kissthebookjr.blogspot.com/2026/08/the-skeleton-and-cat-by-brandon-james.html) _2026-08-13 · kissthebook · KISS THE BOOK Jr._ The Skeleton and the Cat by Brandon James Scott . PICTURE BOOK. Harper, 2026. $20. 9780063455887 BUYING ADVISORY: EL (K-3) - OPTIONAL APPEALS TO: SOME The Skeleton is happy with its solitary life, so when the cat wants to be friends, Skeleton is reluctant. The tale unfolds in five mini stories, so it doesn’t flow. The illustrations are so beautiful; I’m disappointed that the story is so… ## [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…