picture books

  • On Goodreads: Outer Suburbia

    Tales from Outer Suburbia by Shaun Tan My rating: 5 of 5 stars In terms of format, Tales from Outer Suburbia is the complete opposite of The Arrival (the first Shaun Tan book I read). Where The Arrival is wordless and told exclusively through a series of gray, black, and white illustrations, Tales from Outer

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  • Picturing Books: Boy Dumplings & Oh No

    I believe with those who believe picture books are an art form. I appreciate the art of the picture book. I have written about my appreciation of the picture book before. Despite being in town this summer, the children did not participate in the New York Public Library’s Summer Reading Program. We meant to but

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  • Picture (Book) Perfect

    There’s this story I like to tell about my introducing “literature” to my children. It involves my eldest. He must have been two. I had bought a copy of Maurice Sendak’s classic, Where the Wild Things Are, to read to him at bed time. I was so proud of myself, suddenly eligible to join the

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Vincent Young