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Musings on picturebooks and other illustrated books

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Musings on picturebooks and other illustrated books

  • Home
  • 2026 Picture Book Challenge
    • Introduction
    • 25 from 2025
    • Together: Community, Family, Friends
    • Format
  • Features
    • Appreciation of Children’s Literature
    • A Picturebook A Week
    • Fabulous Five
    • French Friday
    • Guest posts
    • Picturebooks about books
    • Picture Book Carousel
  • Reviewing policy
  • More info
    • About Library Mice
anatomy of the picturebook Christmas Father Christmas layouts

“How Does Santa Go Down the Chimney?” and playful page layouts

If there is one Christmas picturebook to add to your …

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Christmas the story behind the art

The Story Behind the art: “‘Tis the Season” by Richard Jones

Ever year, the autumn publishing calendar is awash with Christmas-themed …

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Appreciation of Children's Literature

Looking at Pictures – a framework by Kenneth Clark

I have been revisiting my dissertation (a very painful experience …

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guest posts the story behind the art

The Story behind the art: “The Swing” by Britta Teckentrup

The first thing one notices about Britta Teckentrup’s latest book …

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Apropos of

Apropos of … the comfort of familiar reading

“Apropos of …” is a new section of Library Mice …

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Appreciation of Children's Literature illustration

A double celebration of Picturebook art from Thames & Hudson

Thames & Hudson have long been at the forefront of …

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bookshops guest posts non-fiction

Bookshop Day: A Q&A with Polly Faber

What better way to celebrate Bookshop Day than with a …

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Ancient Greece blog tours feminism gender guest posts Spotlight on a Page

BLOG TOUR: Gender Swapped Greek Myths

Karrie Fransman & Jonathan Plackett(Faber Children’s Books) A couple of …

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blog tours

BLOG TOUR: Thank You for the Little Things

Caryl Hart (text) & Emily Hamilton (artwork)(Bloomsbury Children’s Books) “Whenever …

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guest posts Júlia Sardà the story behind the art

The story behind the Art: Júlia Sardà and “The Queen in the Cave”

Júlia Sardà(Walker Studio) When Franca, the eldest of three sisters …

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