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Baby Monkey, Private Eye

T Rex got Baby Monkey, Private Eye by Brian Selznick and David Serlin for his 3rd Birthday. It is a graphic novel about a baby Monkey, who solves cases, if only he can get his pants on fast enough to catch the crooks! The illustrations by Brian Selznick have an old film noir feeling with…
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Lenny & Lucy

Many of you probably know A Sick Day for Amos McGee, but do you know about this gem, Lenny & Lucy, from the same power couple, Philip and Erin Stead? In this one, Philip writes and Erin illustrates. We relate to this story because we know a thing or two about moving to live amongst…
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Emily

Emily by Michael Bedard, illustrated by the beautiful, wish-she-could-have-illustrated-a-book-for-me, Barbara Cooney This is one of the first books I ever owned for myself, hence the book sleeve missing 🤷🏼♀️. It is visually and lyrically beautiful from start to finish. The book is about a little girl who lived down the street from Emily Dickinson. They…
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A is for Atom

A friend saw this book, A is for Atom, ⚛️ in a resale shop, and knowing we live in a mid mod house, she couldn’t pass it up! I’m so glad because we think it is clever and fun and of course, super stylish. It is written and illustrated by Greg Paprocki and is a…
