BiblioFiles #111: The Picture Book Gladiatorial Games

Which picture book will rule them all? In this episode, the Andrews clan agrees upon rules for evaluating picture books and then enters combat with the picture book gladiator of their choice. Who will come out victorious?

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Referenced Works:

– Amos and Boris by William Steig

– All the Places to Love by Patricia MacLachlan

– The Song and Dance Man by Karen Ackerman

– Thunder Cake by Patricia Polacco

– Everyone Poops by Tarō Gomi

– Blueberries for Sal by Robert McCloskey

–”Diver caught in whale ‘poonado’”

– All My Friends Are Dead by Avery Monsen

Honorable Mentions:

– One Morning in Maine by Robert McCloskey

– The Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats

– The Eleventh Hour by Graeme Base

– Ship of Dreams by Dean Morrissey

– Sam, Bangs, and Moonshine by Evaline Ness

– Letting Swift River Go by Jane Yolen,

– Cinnamon, Mint, and Mothballs by Ruth Tiller

– Brave Irene by William Steig

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