Simply 7 with Berrie Torgan-Randall: JUST DUCKY | Jena Benton
I know some of you might not believe this, but I had such a hard time making friends when I was younger. Today’s picture book is perfect for kiddos just like little me.| Jena Benton
I know some of you might not believe this, but I had such a hard time making friends when I was younger. Today’s picture book is perfect for kiddos just like little me.| Jena Benton
Barefoot Books makes top notch picture books and today’s book is no exception!| Jena Benton
Growing up on a small, rainy island in the Southeast of Alaska, I learned to say goodbye to a lot of friends who moved to town and moved away. It never got easier. Today’s picture book shares…| Jena Benton
If you aren’t familiar with Ruth Burrows brightly-colored show-stopping illustrations, you are in for a treat!| Jena Benton
I am so blown away when a story can be told both backwards AND in a lyrical style!| Jena Benton
I grew up in a place that often saw Humpback whales migrating, but I often forget that there are other migration routes for these beautiful creatures all around the world!| Jena Benton
Today’s picture book is a delightful author-illustrator story about trying to understand the ones we love.| Jena Benton
This may surprise you, but I do read things other than picture books. I’m just an abysmally slow reader. That’s why I don’t really focus on the other genres for interviews. But this summer, I wanted to read a middle grade novel by a writer I have long admired that had a fascinating premise. Beth … Continue reading Simply 7 with Beth Ferry: GROWING HOME| Jena Benton
Have you ever felt like the world was falling down around your ears and you had failed? What did you do? Hannah Brückner was born in Berlin and studied illustration at the Hamburg University of Applied Sciences. She completed her studies with the accordion-fold picture book Mein fantastisches Baumhaus (My Fantastic Treehouse), which won the German-French Youth … Continue reading Simply 7 with Hannah Bruckner & sketches: MAYHEM AT THE MUSEUM| Jena Benton
While I am a lover of all animals, cats will always have a large part of my heart. MARTA PANTALEO is a picture book creator who studied graphic design and photography at the Academy of Fine Arts in Rome and illustration at MiMaster in Milan. She has created illustrations for children’s books, magazines and international publications … Continue reading Simply 7 with Marta Pantaleo: CATS AND US: A TEN-THOUSAND-YEAR FASCINATION| Jena Benton
I'm an elementary school teacher, writer, illustrator and storyteller.| Jena Benton
