After twelve years of dreaming and three years of planning and and more than a thousand generous contributors chipping in to make it possible, we’re hitting the road today with 25,000 books to give away and 25,000 miles to drive. (There’s a symmetry to it.) We’ve...
For the pre-K-1st graders we meet on the Tour, we’ll be giving away a copy of Everywhere, Wonder, our picture about the importance of noticing and appreciating the beautiful and interesting things to be found wherever we go. The point of our school presentation for...
Yesterday might have been my favorite day yet in the Busload of Books Tour project so far. We spent the morning at Garnet Elementary, working on the bus mural with students and teachers. Every single fourth and fifth grader got a chance to choose a color and find a...
This is the Daily Minute for May 6, 2022. In which the students of Garnet Elementary are excellent painters and practically waterproof.
We are excited and honored to see Sunrise Summer on the Bank Street College of Education's 2022 list of Best Children's Books of the Year. If you're looking for a picture book about adventure, self-empowerment, and off-grid living in a far-flung corner of the world,...
Robbi is on sabbatical this week. Which mean's she's very busy eating dump cake, sleeping when she needs to, and furiously finishing the final illustrations for Cookie Chronicles 5. Planning the Tour has taken much more time and effort than we’d realized, and we’ve...
The Daily Minute: 9.29.23
In which the bus is heading to Cox Diesel Repair and Fabrication for a tuneup.
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According to Goji, it’s Bring Your Dog to Work Day. He’s trying so hard, but his stories are dull, with tedious descriptions of sniffing and snorting, endless dull stretches of napping, and inevitably concluding with the protagonist consuming large bowls of tasteless brown nuggets with reckless disregard for common politeness or personal well-being. Also, he’s terrible at typing.
The Daily Minute: 9.18.23
In which Robbi is sized up by her secret admirer.
The Daily Minute: 9.27.23
In which we go to great lengths to sate our friend Jill’s demands for thrilling content.
