Author Katey Howes joins us to reveal the cover of her new picture book, MAGNOLIA MUDD AND THE SUPER JUMPTASTIC LAUNCHER DELUXE!
Person, Place, and Thing: A Rambler Steals Home
Author Carter Higgins reveals a real-life person, place, and thing that inspired elements of her debut novel, A Rambler Steals Home.
Under a Cloud of Darkness
Lauren Davis contemplates the impact of today’s actions on tomorrow’s children.
Best of 2016: Comics
Over the years, comic books have gravitated from stories about superheroes to stories about everyday people, portraying a variety of cultural backgrounds and a wide range of themes that speak to readers. Today’s comics allow us to witness moments of loss, vulnerability, bravery, and friendship, and at the end of the day, comics speak to the diverse and complicated situations readers deal with every day. The following comics represent the most insightful and beautiful of 2016 and help readers see themselves in the books they love in new and exciting ways. Enjoy our list of the best comics of 2016.
Best of 2016: Chapter Books to YA
The novels we read this year brought readers hope, challenged their perceptions, and illuminated experiences in ways both lasting and affecting. Enjoy our list of the best novels of 2016, as selected by the team at All The Wonders.
Best of 2016: Nonfiction Picture Books
What we read in nonfiction picture books can teach us about ourselves, one another, and the world around us. Whether by learning about an historic figure’s contribution to knowledge or well-being, or in the way we are called to take notice of what’s going on outside our window, these books call on us to ask big questions and to listen closely for answers. Enjoy our list of the best nonfiction picture books of 2016, as selected by the team at All The Wonders.
Best of 2016: Picture Books
Excellence abounded in picture books this year, taking the form of piano-playing bears, Debbie-loving foxes, and the secret language of insects. Enjoy our list of the best picture books of 2016, as selected by the team at All The Wonders.
Connecting to Our Pasts and Shaping Our Futures
In The Storyteller, a young boy uses the power of oral storytelling to share a miracle with his neighbors. Lauren Davis explains how we can bring such miracles even closer to home by making oral storytelling part of our children’s bedtime routine.
Writing Out of the Corner: The Art of Creating DORY DORY BLACK SHEEP
DORY FANTASMAGORY writer and illustrator Abby Hanlon walks us through the very personal process of writing the third book in the Dory series, DORY DORY BLACK SHEEP.
Exploring The Curious and Vibrant World of DORY FANTASMAGORY
Mel Schuit explores how author-illustrator Abby Hanlon weaves together text and illustration throughout the DORY FANTASMAGORY series and fosters a love of stories in readers of all ages.