This year we are trying something new at ICPL, a Mock Caldecott award. Every year, the American Library Association awards the Randolph Caldecott Medal to a distinguished American picture book. For full eligibility requirements and criteria...
Author Archive for Casey
Wednesday, Nov 9, 2016
From the author of Warning: Do Not Open this Book, Please, Open this Book, and Chicken in Space comes a brand new adventure! I Will Not Eat You by Adam Lehrhaupt, illustrated by Scott Magoon, is a delight and perfect for this late-onset...
Wednesday, Oct 5, 2016
Leave Me Alone! by Vera Brosgol is one of my new favorite picture books for 2016. It's funny, original and has a great message. The art is wonderful and jam packed with highly colorful detail. A must read for anyone who enjoys their space...
Monday, Sep 19, 2016
Overcoming a fear of the dark has never been so fun or beautiful. The Darkest Dark by Chris Hadfield and illustrated by the Fan brothers has become my new favorite book of September! Be sure to stop by the ICPL children's department to check it out.
Thursday, Aug 11, 2016
The final installment of Aaron Becker's Journey trilogy is finally here and was it ever worth the wait. Return is a breathtaking finale that equals its prior installments in every way. Immensely detailed, cinematic and profound, Return is...
Monday, Jul 18, 2016
Elanna Allen, illustrator of the Violet Mackerel series, has released a new picture book-- Poor Little Guy. Following the troubles of a tiny fish who, unfortunately, is caught in the clutches of a much larger bully-- Poor Little Guy packs a...
Monday, Jun 27, 2016
Flora is at it again in the latest installment of Molly Idle's wordless series. Flora and the Peacocks is a beautifully wrought sequel to Flora and the Flamingo and Flora and the Penguin. In this latest iterance, Flora continues dancing through...
Thursday, May 26, 2016
Henry Cole has written and illustrated over 50 books for children including Big Bug , and Unspoken . His most recent delves into the realm of eye spy. Spot, The Cat is a wonderful wordless romp through a quaint urban setting. Readers follow and...
Monday, Apr 25, 2016
Once upon a time there was a hilariously funny picture book that had me laughing so hard I cried, but only a little. I'm sure you can tell by the title that A Hungry Lion or A Dwindling Assortment of Animals is about a lion who is ravenous and some...
Monday, Apr 4, 2016
New to the picture book scene, The Fan Brothers, have created an instant classic, The Night Gardener. Combining the sketch stylings of famous picture book artists such as Maurice Sendak and Peter McClosky with digital color, this is a picture...
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About Casey
Casey buys books for ICPL's youngest readers. However, she enjoys reading books of all shapes and sizes. You can find her at the Children's Desk, out and about at one of our area preschools, or providing in-house programming like StoryJAM.