Welcome to Picture Book Postcards!
This ongoing series provides postcard-sized author interviews about new children’s books coming to the market. Plus, postcards from book characters! Awesome, right?
Today’s Picture Book Postcard is from the Barcelona Plants of Music Plants Hope. Music Plants Hope is a lyrical retelling of the concert for plants in Barcelona in 2020. It details the effects the music might have had on the plants and alongside its gorgeous illustrations, it’s a beautiful reminder that music is a powerful … Read more
Today’s Picture Book Postcard is from Digital Red. Once upon a time, Little Red loved her red cloak. Now? She’s all about her little red phone. When Fairy Godmother tries to tell the classic story, Digital Red can’t stop posting and sharing with her new online “friends”. A modern fractured fairy tale, Digital Red showcases … Read more
Today’s Picture Book Postcard is from Jacob of My Life as an Asthmanaut. When an asthma attack occurs, Jacob feels like an astronaut floating off to outer space― with an empty air tank. Sometimes outer space is lonely―Jacob can’t always join his family and friends when they exercise or play outside during allergy season. But … Read more
Today’s Picture Book Postcard is from Goldi-Fox of How To Hatch A Writer. Learning to read may have felt like a breeze, but learning to write could ruffle a few feathers! It’s time to hatch a plan to turn your chickens into a flock of word-smithing wonders. This award-winning team pairs up again in this … Read more
Today’s Picture Book Postcard is from Finley of Finley: A Moose in Chartreuse. A fashion-loving moose travels to Paris for Fashion Week, but when designers reject him, his kindness and quick thinking lead to unexpected friendship and his perfect color. Finley: A Moose in Chartreuse Author: Candace Spizzirri Illustrator: Chantelle and Burgen Thorne Publisher: Gnome … Read more
Today’s Picture Book Postcard is from Jen of I Spark Like Lightning. In I Spark Like Lightning: A book about epilepsy, Jen explains what it’s like to live with seizures—sometimes scary, like a lightning storm. With support from family, friends, and her service dog, she manages her epilepsy and embraces who she is. I Spark … Read more
Today’s Picture Book Postcard is from Supermoon of Supermoon. Meet Supermoon, the superhero of the night sky! With a Super Gravity Lasso, Super Shine-Reflector, and Super Shield Strength, Supermoon helps the Earth in amazing ways. With ‘super’ rhymes and exciting illustrations, kids will love learning about the moon and all its super powers! Supermoon Author: … Read more
Today’s Picture Book Postcard is from Vo of When I Grow Up I Want To Be a Chair. Join Vo as she discovers that just one part of her identity doesn’t have to define her whole future, but it does give her the power to be so much more. When I Grow Up I Want … Read more
Today’s Picture Book Postcard is from Owl of Owls Make Terrible Teachers. The last thing you expect when you enter your classroom is that your teacher is out and the sub is… an owl?! Please BEWARE! Owls may be cool, but they make TERRIBLE teachers! You’ll be trudging through school in the middle of the … Read more
Today’s Picture Book Postcard is from Bea of Bea’s Balikbayan Box of Treasures. For seven-year-old Bea, a box can be a bear cave, a playhouse, or even a rocket ship. In Bea’s Balikbayan Box of Treasures, Bea’s box has an important destiny. She and her family will fill it up with goodies for their relatives … Read more