An afternoon of art webinar, provided by Booklist

 Today I learned about these 6 picture books from the illustrators themselves...Fantastic!

      

   

The coffee test!

 Martina the Beautiful Cockroach: A Cuban Folktale Retold by Carmen Agra Deedy; illustrated by Michael Austin

Central to this delightful tale is the "coffee test". Spill coffee on your suitor's shoes and see how they react. Then you will know what kind of husband they could turn out to be, sooner than later! Martina tries the test on rooster, pig, lizard, and Perez the mouse. And she finds true love in the end. I loved the pictures and the lessons of the story.

Great juxtaposition for teaching opposites!

 Both books are by the same author and employ the same illustrator and they are delightful! There is such universal understanding for quiet and loud! The examples of each are fun to discuss with children.

Learning about concrete poetry!

 An interesting style of telling a story, this picture book gets the brain working. The device used is concrete poetry. (Definition from Wikipedia: Concrete poetry is an arrangement of linguistic elements in which the typographical effect is more important in conveying meaning than verbal significance. It is sometimes referred to as visual poetry, a term that has now developed a distinct meaning of its own.) Puppy and kitten have trepidation about each other until a storm brews and they protect each other from the larger danger. This is a good book for the TAILS & TALES summer reading theme!

So cool!

 With a spin of the "wheel" the image changes. The colors are bold and beautiful and the pictures draw you into the exciting world around us. This would be a great compare/contrast book for the same places in reality. I bought this book because Salina Yoon is this year's summer reading program illustrator for TAILS and TALES! (2021) Unfortunately, this book is too special to circulate but I will be able to use it in story time! The hot air balloon and the fireworks are especially wonderful because we see those here in Seymour!

Bliss!

 One of those precious picture books that makes you feel good all over! It makes you pause and be grateful that daily living is wonderful!

Love!

 A book showcasing the talents of several amazing illustrators and reminding us that kindness is a habit beginning with the littlest of gestures. (And they all count and are good!)
The charity that benefits from the sale of the book is inspiring!
https://threepeas.org.uk/