-Nov 14, 2018Fall Book Watch: Board Books and Picture BooksGrace and I are going to be looking ahead to the books coming out each season so we can get an idea of what's coming to shelves. Fall is...
Grace McKinneyNov 13, 2018Cosmic Weekly: Candy Corn and Road TripsGaby and I met virtually yesterday on a very dreary Monday, even though I'm back in town. We're mutually excited about an upcoming field...
Grace McKinneyNov 6, 2018Cosmic Weekly: Ditched Dumplings and Toot SweetsWe're back again for the first November check-in. Gaby and I had to meet over Google Hangouts since I'm currently in Denver observing a...
Grace McKinneyOct 31, 2018Spooky and Other Synonyms: Halloween-ish Picture BooksStockings and nutcrackers are cropping up in stores, and you know what that means—it's Halloween! I jest, I jest. (Well, kind of.) Though...
Grace McKinneyOct 30, 2018Cosmic Weekly: Buzz Aldrin and a Lot of CheeseOur interviews last week were a deep-dive into what will become our little weekly check-ins, so here's the first installment. What are...
Grace McKinneyOct 29, 2018Over on Calling Caldecott...Each year for the past five years or so on the Horn Book's blog Calling Caldecott, a group of bloggers, editors, and guests write up...
-Oct 25, 2018Clothes Make The Creature: Transformations Through Costume Halloween is ubiquitous in the United States as a time when people of all ages let loose, dress up, and try their hand at becoming...
-Oct 23, 2018Biscotti & Konigsburg: A Cosmic Interview with Grace McKinneyGrace and I meet on Mondays. We talk about books, the present and future of Cosmic Bookshelf, what we ate over the weekend, and what...
Grace McKinneyOct 23, 2018Spice Girls & Margaret Wise Brown: A Cosmic Interview with Gaby BrabazonGaby! Your turn. I have a few questions up my sleeve. Grace McKinney: When someone says “children’s books,” what do you think of? Gaby...
Grace McKinneyOct 10, 2018Maker's Marks: Picture Books About CreatingGaby and I both come from homes in which something was always being made—artwork, food, clothing, music. I think my family would be...
-Oct 6, 2018Beyond Brown Bear: New-ish Board Books We LoveWhile we love Goodnight Moon and will always hold any and all Eric Carle close to our hearts, there are so many new books out now that...
Grace McKinneyOct 2, 2018Life is Grand: Intergenerational Picture BooksI don’t know if you’ve read our “About” page to get to know us yet, but beneath each of our highly professional headshots you’ll find a...
-Sep 5, 2018Reading Up: Middle Grade Books for the Younger ReaderOne of the requests for recommendations Grace and I get fairly often is from parents looking for books that scale. Specifically, we hear...
Grace McKinneySep 5, 2018Parades and Pancakes: Early Readers You Actually Want to ReadAh, the early reader: Simple enough for the young reader gaining independence, but interesting enough to keep that spark of interest...
Grace McKinneySep 5, 2018Speaking in Cursive: Poetry Books for ChildrenI sometimes like to think of children as accidental poets. As they learn the rules of grammar and grapple with an ever-expanding...
-Sep 5, 2018Deep Dive: Beautifully Detailed Nonfiction Science BooksOn first glance this may seem like a niche category, but spend enough time looking through these giant picture books and you'll find...
-Aug 29, 2018In Defense of Monsters: What Dark Books Teach Children About Empathy and Adversity“Fairy tales do not tell children the dragons exist. Children already know that dragons exist. Fairy tales tell children the dragons can...
-Jun 1, 2018Summer Reading Tips: Slow the SlideThis article was originally written for Literati, the premier children's book club. Looking for a fresh subscription box experience? Keep...