By Thushanthi Ponweera Today we’re pleased to welcome Minh Lê and Dan Santat to the WNDB blog to discuss their picture book The Blur, out May 3, 2022! From the very beginning, there was something different about this child… An ultrasonic voice. Fantastically elastic limbs. Super-magnetic … [Read more...] about Q&A With Minh Lê & Dan Santat, The Blur
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Q&A With Julie Jarema and Helen H. Wu, Tofu Takes Time
By Michele Kirichanskaya Today we're pleased to welcome Julie Jarema and Helen H. Wu to the WNDB blog to discuss their picture book Tofu Takes Time, out today, April 19, 2022! Homemade tofu is good, and good things take time. CLICK CLACK WHIRRRR . . . Lin and her grandma, NaiNai, are making … [Read more...] about Q&A With Julie Jarema and Helen H. Wu, Tofu Takes Time
Cover Reveal for A Life of Service: The Story of Senator Tammy Duckworth by Christina Soontornvat, Illustrated by Dow Phumiruk
Today we're excited to reveal the cover for A Life of Service: The Story of Senator Tammy Duckworth by Christina Soontornvat, illustrated by Dow Phumiruk! The cover was illustrated by Dow Phumiruk and designed by Amy Berniker. The book will be released on September 13, 2022 by Candlewick Press. … [Read more...] about Cover Reveal for A Life of Service: The Story of Senator Tammy Duckworth by Christina Soontornvat, Illustrated by Dow Phumiruk
Q&A With Eugenia Cheng and Amber Ren, Bake Infinite Pie with X + Y
By Samantha Leong Today we’re pleased to welcome Eugenia Cheng and Amber Ren to the WNDB blog to discuss their picture book, Bake Infinite Pie with X + Y, which comes out on February 15, 2022! X + Y are dreaming of baking infinite pie... But they don't know if infinite pie is real. With … [Read more...] about Q&A With Eugenia Cheng and Amber Ren, Bake Infinite Pie with X + Y
Cover Reveal for The Moon from Dehradun by Shirin Shamsi, Illustrated by Tarun Lak
Today we're delighted to reveal the cover for The Moon from Dehradun by Shirin Shamsi, illustrated by Tarun Lak! The book and cover design are by Michael McCartney. The book will be released on August 30, 2022 by Atheneum Books for Young Readers/Simon & Schuster. Preorder it here. A lyrical, … [Read more...] about Cover Reveal for The Moon from Dehradun by Shirin Shamsi, Illustrated by Tarun Lak
Q&A With Maggie Tokuda-Hall and Yas Imamura, Love in the Library
By Edie Ching Today we're pleased to welcome Maggie Tokuda-Hall and Yas Imamura to the WNDB blog to discuss their historical picture book Love in the Library, out February 8, 2022! We previously revealed the cover here, with an author's note from Maggie. Set in an incarceration camp where the … [Read more...] about Q&A With Maggie Tokuda-Hall and Yas Imamura, Love in the Library
Q&A With Karen Chan, What’s That?
By Sara Conway Today we’re pleased to invite Karen Chan to the WNDB blog to discuss her picture book What’s That?, illustrated by Basia Tran, out November 30, 2021! Jax loves the food his family cooks. But when his grandmother packs his favorite Chinese dishes for his first day of school, Jax … [Read more...] about Q&A With Karen Chan, What’s That?
Q&A With Wendy Xu, Tidesong
By Samantha Leong Today we’re thrilled to welcome Wendy Xu to the WNDB blog to discuss Tidesong. Perfect for fans of Studio Ghibli and The Tea Dragon Society, this is a magically heartwarming graphic novel about self-acceptance and friendship. Sophie is a young witch whose mother and … [Read more...] about Q&A With Wendy Xu, Tidesong
Q&A With Harmony Becker, Himawari House
By Samantha Leong Today we’re thrilled to welcome Harmony Becker to the WNDB blog to discuss Himawari House. A young adult graphic novel about three foreign exchange students and the pleasures, and difficulties, of adjusting to living in Japan. Living in a new country is no walk in the … [Read more...] about Q&A With Harmony Becker, Himawari House
