Tag: illustrations

• Book Review: Buzz! Boom! Bang! By Benjamin Gottwald

  This delightful children’s picture book has no words, just beautiful and colorful illustrations. It is a master class in the literary device onomatopoeia. If I were still teaching middle school language arts, I would bring this book into my 7th and 8th grade literature classroom and have students sit in small groups to “read” it…

  michardillo

  May 25, 2025

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• Book Review: Let’s Make Dumplings by Hugh Amano and Sarah Becan

  What a charming cookbook! I took my time and savored each and every recipe in Let’s Make Dumplings (Ten Speed Press, 2021) by Hugh Amano and Sarah Becan. The subtitle of this book is “A Comic Book Cookbook,” but there is nothing comical about the step by step instructions and authentic recipes in this book.…

  michardillo

  March 28, 2025

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  book-review, comic book cookbook, cookbook, food, Hugh Amano, illustrations, Let’s Make Dumplings, nonfiction, recipes, Sarah Becan, Ten Speed Press