#PB24Galore: new picture books to explore!

Meet our fabulous team of explorers! We all have new picture books in 2024. Check back for more news and giveaways.

ADAM MING linktr.ee/adamming

ALICIA SCHWAB linktr.ee/AliciaSchwab

COLLEEN MUSKE colleenmuske.com

JEANETTE FAZZARI JONES https://jeanettejones1981.wixsite.com/jeanettefazzarijo

JENIN MOHAMMED https://www.jeninmohammed.com/books/

MIRKA HOKKANEN smart.bio/mirkahokkanen

SARAH KURPIEL https://sarahkurpiel.com/

ZAINAB KHAN https://www.facebook.com/zainab.khan.967

READING WEDNESDAYS

May is #AAPIHeritageMonth (Asian American Pacific Islander). Thanks to #WeNeedDiverseBooks and other initiatives, there are more and more books portraying kids from all backgrounds. Find more AAPI picture books here.

TWO BICYCLES IN BEIJING by Teresa Robeson and Junyi Wu

A DIFFERENT POND by Bao Phi and Thi Bui

MY FIRST DAY by Phúng Nguyên Quang and Huỳnh Kim Liên

Reading Wednesdays

Theme: Wordless Picture Books

Take a look at these three beautiful books created without words. I found these stories easy to follow and moving. I’m reading #libraryloot for research. Can you guess which one of these books has an environmental message?

OVER THE SHOP, by JonArno Lawson; illustrated by Qin Leng. This book is about community and how renting out the rundown apartment transforms a city block.

THE FISHERMAN & THE WHALE, by Jessica Lanan. This book highlights a global problem, “according to World Wildlife Fund, over 300,000 whales dolphins and porpoises die each year after becoming entangled in commercial fishing nets.”

FLY!, by Mark Teague. This book is almost wordless and is about a little robin who doesn’t want to leave the nest.

Reading Wednesdays with Charlotte Sullivan Wild

Valentine’s Day here we come! Here’s a book that been featured on We Need Diverse Books. Love, Violet Charlotte Sullivan Wild, illustrated by Charlene Chua, published by Farrar, Straus & Giroux, and is available for purchase here. This heart-warming tale is full of hope, by two lovely book creators. I support #FReadom (pushing back against book banning).

ONLY ONE PERSON MAKES VIOLET'S HEART SKIP! Of all the kids in Violet’s class, only one leaves Violet speechless: Mira, the girl with the cheery laugh, who races like the wind. If only they could adventure together! But every time Mira comes near, Violet goes shy. As Valentine’s Day approaches, Violet is determined to show Mira just how special she is!

Charlene Chua’s luminous watercolors bring to life this tender #LGBTQ+ picture book about friendship, love, and the courage it takes to share your heart–even when it’s pounding!

Charlotte Sullivan Wild was first struck speechless by a crush in preschool. In grade school she may have crafted a special Valentine and been too shy to sign it. But she’s not shy about love anymore! She has loved teaching, selling books, creating kidlit events, and talking about books on the radio. Her first picture book is The Amazing Idea of You, illustrated by Mary Lundquist. Originally from snowy Minnesota, she now lives wherever her wife is stationed, recently Texas and now Italy, to see what they might find—together! She is represented by Minju Chang at BookStop Literary Agency. Learn more: www.charlotteswild.com

Shoutout onTwitter #mailersandcoffee






Each week Giuseppe Castellano @pinocastellano shares on Twitter #mailersandcoffee — a weekly illustration mailer review with his design assistant @jayrosenfeld. This week he featured my illustration!  Here's a link to Giuseppe Castellano's tweet.  My postcard is also featured over at SCBWI-Minnesota Postcard Gallery page. You can find me on twitter @aschwabart.