Lily Renée, Escape Artist was included in this past Sunday’s Bookshelf in The New York Times Book Review. Reviewer Pamela Paul had this to say: “This graphic biography, illustrated in a retro comic book style that befits its subject, describes the life of Lily Renée Wilheim, a Jewish Kindertransport refugee who became a graphic artist of superwomen […]Read more "All The Comics Fit to Read"

John Lennon was killed thirty-one years ago this month, so I asked Alison Marie Behnke to share her thoughts about writing Death of a Dreamer: The Assassination of John Lennon for TFCB’s Spring 2012 season. When I began writing Death of a Dreamer: The Assassination of John Lennon, I considered myself a Beatles fan. (Doesn’t […]Read more "Imagine"

This has to be one of the odder titles I’ve ever given a blog post, but I really do have something to say about rhyming picture books today. Finding words that rhyme is not hard. Writing a good rhyming picture book is extremely hard. Anyone who wants to write in rhyming verse should read a […]Read more "Rhyming Picture Books Are Not Like Hymns*"

…for endless eating of sweets. And savories. And any food you can make red and green, or red and white, or any combination of those. Any food fit for sharing at gatherings. (Especially foods with enough butter and sugar involved that you’ll only make them to share with others.)  Any food that has nostalgic value, […]Read more "‘Tis the Season"

Last week, School Library Journal (Review) published a stellar review of the first two installments of the new Graphic Universe series “Summer Camp Science Mysteries”, Volume 1: In Search of the Fog Zombie and Volume 2: The Nighttime Cabin Thief. These highly readable science themed titles, written by veteran educational author Linda Beauregard and high […]Read more "School Library Journal Reviews Summer Camp Science Series and Likes It"

Everyone knows what a meme is, right? and who Ryan Gosling is? Well, turns out he’s part of a Ryan Gosling meme craze these days. Could be old news by now, but the “Hey Girl” library meme above made the rounds last week among those of us in the library/publishing world. Who knew the library […]Read more "Hey Girl, I Like the Library Too"

[Senior graphic designer Danielle Carnito shares what designers are really thinking.] Ever walk up on a working designer and see them scowling at a computer screen? Or just staring? And then wonder if that is what designers do all day…stare and scowl? It’s true, there is a lot of screen time logged in our chosen […]Read more "Inside the Mind of a Designer"