A Book Of Maps For You by Lourdes Heuer, illustrated by Maxwell Eaton III. Neal Porter Books, 2025. 9780823455706.
A young cartographer maps their town, including friendly neighbors, the school, the library, the art store, and even their house. Minor spoiler: At the end we find out it’s all a gesture of friendship for a kid new to town, which makes this already great book even better.
Who Wet My Pants? written by Bob Shea, illustrated by Zach Ohora. Little, Brown, and Company, 2019. 9780316525213.
Reuben is bringing donuts to the members of Scout Troop 73 when he discovers his pants are wet. He demands to know who wet his pants, though the answer is, of course, obvious. The other scouts try to get him to realize it’s not a big deal.
Bonus: The endpapers are filled with illustrations merit badges including my favorite, Pinball Wizard.
A Spoonful of Frogs by Casey Lyall, illustrated by Vera Brosgol. HarperCollins Children’s Books, 2022. 9780062890290.
A witch giving a cooking demonstration for a TV show goes to add the most important ingredient to her soup — a spoonful of frogs — and the frogs absolutely will not cooperate. They hide, they jump, they flee!
It’s epic and I loved it even though I don’t cook much.
