It’s Almost Heeeere….

a.k.a. Why they keep me around.

Folks, the time has come to celebrate the books published in 2025 that I just think are the bee’s knees but that won’t necessarily win any of the limited number of big children’s book awards in January. Now all year long I’ve been collecting, writing up, and generally tracking those titles that I think stand out in their field. That said, these lists are not of the “best” of the year. They are the “great” books of a year. “Best”, after all, is a relative te...