Archive - Looking at Picture Books

Secrets of Adulthood (A Talk w/Gretchen Rubin)

Do Jon and Mac possess any secrets of adulthood? And other big questions

Nov 30 •

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Some Page Turns We Like

There was no going back.

Nov 23 •

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Craft Post: Writing to the Page Turns

Nov 17 •

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Jon’s New Ghost Book

"Let's go into the next room."

Nov 7 •

6 Photography Picture Books

"The deer saw it from the depths of the forest and the grass stayed unchewed in his mouth."

Nov 1 •

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October 2025

How Tana Hoban cracked the photographic picture book.

Oct 25 •

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On Respecting Kids, But Not Being Boring About It

Oct 19 •

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6 Great Picture Book Covers

Deep dives on great picture books are here.

Oct 11 •

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6 Birthday Books

It's our birthday, you see.

Oct 3 •

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September 2025

Slate's "25 Best Picture Books of the Past 25 Years"

Jon and Mac consider: a bunch of new picture books, just this once.

Sep 22 •

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6 More Picture Books for Halloween

Dead's dead. But I'm alive. And I could use some boots.

Sep 20 •

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Jon and Mac consider: cookie memes, are Frog and Toad picture books?, mismatched best friends, font talk, "Tossed Salad and Scrambled Eggs," resting…

Sep 13 •

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