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Articles by Erin Stead
Because of a Shoe
As a red-haired child’s feelings get big and bigger—“because of a shoe/ (a too-tight shoe/ a too-loose shoe)/ you are screaming/ and you don’t want to be screaming”—smartly rhythmic verse from Fogliano (All the Beating Hearts) traces the ordeal’s escalation in this compassionate picture book.
Reading Room: May 2024 Book Picks for Kids
Northeast Ohio Parent’s Reading Room has partnered with Cleveland Public Library this year. Each month, the library system provides book recommendations to help bring awareness to literacy and the citywide reading initiative, “Cleveland Reads.” Younger Children (Ages 0-5) And Then It’s Spring by Julie Fogliano and Erin E. Stead A beautifully illustrated book follows a boy and his dog as they wait for the first signs of spring after planting seeds.
BIG BEAR AND LITTLE BEAR GO FISHING
A loving look at failing at fishing in the best possible way. Quiet contentment is the name of the game in this gentle tale of fish and scones. Big Bear wants to go fishing, and so does Little Bear. They dress for the occasion, but are they ready? “Almost.” They need poles (“Almost”), then snacks (“Almost”), then a big green book of stories. Ready at last, they get into their rowboat and wait, but nothing’s biting. Scones are noshed. Stories are read.
THE PURLOINING OF PRINCE OLEOMARGARINE
Home»Reviews»THE PURLOINING OF PRINCE OLEOMARGARINE by Mark Twain, Philip Stead, Erin Stead | Read by Keegan-Michael Key, Philip Stead, Mark Bramhall, Julia Whelan, Francis Gilbert [Note] Children Ages 10+ 1.25 hrs. Unabridged © 2017 Author and narrator Philip Stead created this funny, rollicking story from a set of notes by Mark Twain. Stead capably voices the humorous chapter introductions and author asides, which provide a framework for the fable.
THE SUN IS LATE AND SO IS THE FARMER
by Philip C. Stead ; illustrated by Erin E. Stead ‧ Animal friends pull together in another collaboration from the Steads. A disruption in routine prompts a worried group of animals to work together, just as the zoo animals rallied together when Amos McGee fell ill in the Steads’ first joint picture book, A Sick Day for Amos McGee (2010). As in that Caldecott-winning title, Philip Stead’s artful text employs repetition and just-right word choices to result in a pleasing aurality.
All the Beating Hearts
Julie Fogliano, illus. by Cátia Chien.
AMOS MCGEE MISSES THE BUS
From the Bulldozer series by Candace Fleming ; illustrated by Eric Rohmann ‧ RELEASE DATE: Sept. 21, 2021 Bulldozer is worried about what to give his friends for Christmas. On Christmas Eve, Dump Truck is carrying, Digger Truck is stringing, and Crane Truck is lifting—all in service of decorating for Christmas. But Bulldozer is on the side, surrounded by cats, worrying. He has not a single gift for his friends. What can he do?
Fall 2019
The Fall issue celebrates children’s literature, with tales for kids and grown-ups alike. In addition to a portfolio of picture-book short stories, the issue includes essays on how reading shapes the bond between a father and daughter, on rebellion, on navigating touchy subjects, and the complicated legacies of the genre’s giants.
Be Gentle
There have been rumors of brick-oven pizza. And so, with a certain degree of optimism uncommon to us on most days, my wife, Erin, and I drive west until the potholed streets of Ann Arbor, Michigan, turn to rutted dirt out past the edge of town. We are on our way to a goat farm—open to the public on Saturdays and said to be run by Buddhists.
Behind the Scenes: 'Music for Mister Moon'
Erin Stead is the illustrator of the Caldecott-winning picture book A Sick Day for Amos McGee, written by her husband, Philip Stead. Her new book, Music for Mister Moon, also created with Philip, is a tribute to childhood imagination and the beauty of quiet creativity. Erin finished the art for the book prior to giving birth to her daughter, but later ended up scrapping all of her illustrations, deciding they no longer worked with the text. She then re-did all of the artwork for the book.
MUSIC FOR MISTER MOON
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4 Books to Teach Your Kid Kindness
4 Books to Teach Your Kid Kindness Children's books with powerful themes of kindness and compassion By Becca Worthington Published: November 14, 2018 01:13 PM Children that learn kindness at an early age can carry it forward throughout their lives. shutterstock With the world premiere of Last Stop on Market Street at ImaginOn (based on the children’s picture book by Matt de la Pena), your child may be interested in reading other books with themes of kindness.
Interview #74 — Sasha Beekman — LIMINAL
Sasha Beekman is a Thai-born writer who grew up in Darwin. She moved to Melbourne to study writing and editing at RMIT University. When You’re Going to the Moon is her first picture book. Thanks for Sasha and Affirm Press, we have one signed copy of When You’re Going to the Moon to give away! for a chance to win, like our fb page + Comment on our post here with what you would bring with you to the moon! How did you first decide to write a children’s picture book?
5 Picture Books that Ask Existential Questions
Pooh: “You don’t spell it, you feel it.” —Winnie The Pooh Young children never cease to astound me, the way they grasp the meaning of existential issues, such as: What does love feel like? How can one person make a difference? What does a true friend do? Sometimes, it’s the children in our lives who ask the simplest, deepest, most meaningful questions. And sometimes, the most insightful authors do their best to provide answers.
The Purloining of Prince Oleomargarine
When Mark Twain’s daughters begged for a bedtime story in a hotel in Paris in 1879, he began a fairy tale about a poor boy named Johnny. Later he jotted down 16 pages of notes, only to leave the project unfinished. Fast forward to 2014, when Doubleday acquired the rights to the story, working with the Mark Twain House and Museum and the Mark Twain Papers.
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Cormac McCarthy’s New Novel: Two Lives, Two Ways of Seeing In “The Passenger,” a pair of siblings contend with the world’s enigmas and their own demons.
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