CHILDREN'S BOOKS - February and March

I discovered so many awesome new children's books during February and March. LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT THEM! Let's dream of owning every single one of them. 

Her Idea by Rilla Alexander.

Information Graphics: Space by Simon Rogers and Jennifer Daniel.

The New Small Person by Lauren Child / Fish in a Tree by Lynda Mullaly Hunt / Hypnotize a Tiger: Poems About Just About Everything by Calef Brown / Let's Play! by Gabriel Alborozo (jk, this comes out in June - you have to wait a little longer to buy it)

Special Delivery by Philip C. Stead and Matthew Cordell.

Mine! by Jerome Keane and Susana De Dios.

Ariol: A Nasty Cat by Emmanuel Guibert and Marc Boutavant / Lou Caribou: Weekends with Mom, Weekends with Dad by Marie-Sabine Roger and Nathalie Choux / Nature's Day: Discover the World of Wonder on Your Doorstep by Kay Maguire / Pearl Power by Mel Elliott

The Five of Us by Quentin Blake.

Flowers Are Calling by Rita Gray and Kenard Pak / Beastly Verse by JooHee Yoon / The Boy & the Book by David Michael Slater and Bob Kolar

Home by Carson Ellis.

Astrid the Fly by Maria Jonsson / The Adventures of Sophie Mouse: A New Friend by Poppy Green and Jennifer A. Bell / Yeti and the Bird by Nadia Shireen / The Potato King by Christoph Niemann

Plip, the Umbrella Man by David Sire and Thomas Baas.

Owl Diaries: Eva's Treetop Festival by Rebecca Elliott / Princess Daisy and the Dragon by Steven Lenton / London Calls by Gabby Dawnay and Alex Barrow / Out the Window by Cybele Young

Beautiful Birds by Jean Roussen and Emmanuelle Walker.

The Imaginary by A.F. Harrold and Emily Gravett / I Don't Want to Be a Frog by Dev Petty and Mike Boldt / Smashie McPerter and the Mystery of Room 11 by N. Griffin and Kate Hindley / Mo and Beau by Vanya Nastanlieva

Finding Serendipity by Angelica Banks and Stevie Lewis.

Your Hand in My Hand by Mark Sperring / Where Does Kitty Go in the Rain by Harriet Ziefert and Brigette Barrager / Under a Pig Tree: A History of the Noble Fruit by Margie Palatini and Chuck Groenink / Those Pesky Rabbits by Ciara Flood

One Thousand Things by Anna Kovecses.

In Mary's Garden by Tina Kugler and Carson Kugler.

Chu's Day at the Beach by Neil Gaiman and Adam Rex / Sidewalk Flowers by JonArno Lawson and Sydney Smith / Seaver the Weaver by Paul Czajak and The Brothers Hilts / The Octopuppy by Martin McKenna

The Detective's Assistant by Kate Hannigan.

The Day No One Was Angry by Toon Tellegen and Marc Boutavant.

If You Find This by Matthew Baker / Families, Families, Families! by Suzanne Lang / Everybody Sleeps (But Not Fred) by Josh Schneider / Echo by Pam Munoz Ryan

Little Big Boubo by Beatrice Alemagna.

In the Butterfly Garden by Philippe UG.

Taffy Time by Jennifer Lloyd and Jacqui Lee.

Once Upon a Cloud by Claire Keane.

Roger is Reading a Book by Koen Van Biesen / A Line Can Be... by Laura Ljungkvist / Just Itzy by Lana Krumwiede and Greg Pizzoli / I Had a Favorite Hat by Bonni Ashburn and Robyn Ng

I Don't Like Koala by Sean Ferrell and Charles Santoso.

Edmund Unravels by Andrew Kolb.

Bug Detective by Maggie Li / Hoot Owl, Master of Disguise by Sean Taylor and Jean Jullien / Whoops! by Suzi Moore and Russell Ayto / Wild About Shapes by Jeremie Fischer

Random Body Parts: Gross Anatomy Riddles in Verse by Leslie Bulion and Mike Lowery.

The Backwards Birthday Party by Tom Chapin and John Forster and Chuck Groenink.

Outstanding in the Rain by Frank Viva / Up in the Garden and Down in the Dirt by Kate Messner and Christopher Silas Neal / Pieces and Players by Blue Balliett / Wolfie the Bunny by Ame Dyckman and Zachariah OHora.

Farewell Floppy by Benjamin Chaud.

Polar Bear's Underwear by Tupera Tupera.

It's Only Stanley by Jon Agee.

Bunny Roo, I Love You by Melissa Marr and Teagan White / Sun and Moon by Lindsey Yankey / Meet the Dullards by Sara Pennypacker and Daniel Salmieri / Leopardpox! by Orna Landau and Omer Hoffmann

Beastkeeper by Cat Hellisen.

The Best Birthday Present Ever by Ben Mantle.

Gems of the Week

A few screenshots I took from High School Confidential.

Photograph by Willy Vanderperre; styled by Edward Enninful; W magazine June/ July 2014.

I have a copy of Frankie Magazine's Spaces: Volume 2 and it is so very good. Definitely one of my favorite home/interiors books. Here's a video preview. You should get a copy.

20th Century Carpets at Wright via FutuRustic.

Emily Isabella.

Pari Dust ("style inspired by all the exquisite art & architecture that surrounds me").

Toy typists at Letterology.

A vintage Sara Lee cookbook at and everything else too.

Claire Keane.

Meow Meow Tweet - Summer Saviors.

Bolden.

Will Bryant.

ART / ILLUSTRATION / DESIGN-Y

a french fry top, an egg bag AND MORE in my new post for Etsy / support Yellow Zine - Issue 5 / Lazy Oaf: Space Oddity / beans / paradise is here / Jenny Lewis's rainbow suit / Athleticism Meets Lifestyle  / Landscapes for the People / Q & A with Matt Roeser (designer at Candlewick Press) / boob prints / some fruit goods / "Out, Damned Spot" by Kaye Blegvad / a debonair cat shows you how to chiffonade / in the studio with Building Block / Jen Collins for Tiny Showcase / Good Witch Bad Witch zine / frond sticker set

MOVIES / TV / ACTORS / THE SUCH

kitchen skills of TV dads / Joe Swanberg's top 10 at The Criterion Collection / light stalking / Yael Stone and Lea DeLaria / "Hell is going to a friend of a friend's birthday party" / Disney villains / Natasha Lyonne + Maya Rudolph chatting / "Kohan and her team build a structure less on plot machinations and more on the ways tiny actions—an act of rudeness here, a moment of kindness there—ripple outward until they become huge waves that can capsize ships" / Orange is the New Black actors on Law and Order / Tim Rice on his songs for The Lion King / me too / Eli Wallach / "But with any piece of art, you have to put aside what you wanted to see and ask: What are they showing me? And judge it on that." / "Who cares about feeling like an adult! I want to feel like my self from always"

BOOKS / WRITING

The Best Book in the World / "A lot of people give advice based on their unique and singular experiences as if they can somehow draw universal wisdom from that. I suspect there is also an element of sabotage involved" / "Realism is a construct, the same as any other genre. In America, it sits in a place of privilege as something more literary and authentic—but this is about nothing but tradition" / the joy of typing / RIP Mary Rodgers / "Like most children, my taste was perverse; I gravitated toward impish protagonists who played mischievous tricks, threw fits, and caused general mayhem."