Our resident former environmental lawyer and writer Christy Mihaly has written 40 non-fiction titles for children. In the forthcoming America’s Founding Myths... and What Really Happened (Barefoot, May, ages 8 and up), she cross-examines oft-told stories of the nation’s history. Just in time for you-know-what!
Sydney Taylor Book Award Blog Tour: A Talk with Laura Gehl and Alexandra Colombo About My Body Can on Fuse 8
"My favorite picture books are those where the art is essential to understanding the whole story, and that was the goal with this book. Isn’t it amazing that if you just heard the words of this story, you wouldn’t know it was a Jewish book at all? I also hope that leaving the holidays unnamed makes MY BODY CAN feel personal and relevant to every kid who reads it, including kids who are not Jewish and Jewish kids who don’t celebrate all of these holidays. Yes, the kids in the book are Jewish, and we see them celebrating Jewish holidays. But from building to dancing to hide and seek, the actions of the characters are universal actions that any kid of any religion or culture might undertake." — Author Laura Gehl
https://afuse8production.slj.com/2026/02/09/sydney-taylor-book-award-blog-tour-a-talk-with-laura-gehl-and-alexandra-colombo-about-my-body-can/
BIG SISTER, LONG COAT by Nelly Buchet, illustrated by Rachel Katstaller. NorthSouth Books.
Author Nelly Buchet and Matthew C. Winner of The Children's Book Podcast talk about small moments as the practice for bigger events in life.
https://www.matthewcwinner.com/post/love-as-presence-with-nelly-buchet
