New picture books
Today I went to my local Barnes and Noble in search of some of the books that people have been thinking might be contenders for the Caldecott award in 2015. When I think about what makes a great picture book it is apparently COMPLETELY different than the criteria for what the committee actually considers because my favorites NEVER win. But ok. I'm not bitter (yet) and I can still love the books I love and recommend them lavishly, even if they don't have that shiny gold medallion on the front. Fine. But here are some of the awesome ones I saw today. The first one has been getting a lot of buzz. It's called Gaston by Kelly DiPucchio. It's an adorable little book about a puppy named Gaston. Gaston lives with his family who are all super high class poodles who daintily nibble their kibble. Gaston doesn't really look like the rest of the family and he's a lot more boisterous than they are. One day they go to the park and meet a fa...