“Although Ono is known by many solely because of her adjacency to the Beatles, Tolin centers her subject’s own rich, sometimes polarizing, life advocating for peace, creativity, and individuality.”

Day 21 of #HBWomensHistoryMonth featured CAN YOU IMAGINE?: THE ART AND LIFE OF YOKO ONO by @lisatolin.bsky.social ; illus. by @yasimamura.bsky.social (Atheneum/ @simonkids.bsky.social ) www.hbook.com/story/review... #WomensHistoryMonth #kidlit

Thank you for shining a light!

Thank you so much, Carol! ❤️

Thanks for sharing!

Storystorm 2026 Day 7: Lisa Tolin Plays with Her Brain by Lisa Tolin When Tara asked me to contribute to this year’s Storystorm, my initial response was panic. Who am I to give advice? What do I know? There’s a reason I had that response. We’ll call he…

Honored to take part in @taralazar.bsky.social’s Storystorm - best part of the year! taralazar.com/2026/01/07/s...

Thank you for the kind review!

#Nonfiction #HBReviewoftheWeek CAN YOU IMAGINE?: THE ART AND LIFE OF YOKO ONO by @lisatolin.bsky.social + @yasimamura.bsky.social (@simonkids.bsky.social): "Tolin centers her subject’s rich, sometimes polarizing, life advocating for peace, creativity, + individuality" www.hbook.com/story/review...

Elayne Crain's review of Can You Imagine? 5/5: During my late 90s college years, there were two versions of songs about (but not really about) Yoko Ono on the non-Beatles/JohnLennon/PlasticOnoBand CDs I owned. One was the Barenaked Ladies' "B...

Today's #ChewyReviewy is "Can You Imagine? The Art and Life of Yoko Ono" by
@lisatolin.bsky.social and @yasimamura.bsky.social.
Beautiful!
Online review here, Insta, Amazon & Goodreads!
#kidlit #bookrecs #pb #heart #visualstorytelling #art #arthistory #pbbio
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So honored!

What a joy to speak to @affinitolit.bsky.social about CAN YOU IMAGINE? THE ART AND LIFE OF YOKO ONO.

Why did I focus on butts? (That’s a question for myself.) #yokoono

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Imagining Yoko Ono: Lisa Tolin on Bringing a Misunderstood Artist to Young Readers Podcast Episode · The Children's Book Review: Growing Readers Podcast · 04/29/2025 · 41m

🎙️ Had a fantastic conversation with @tcbrbookreview.bsky.social about CAN YOU IMAGINE? THE ART AND LIFE OF YOKO ONO by me and @yasimamura.bsky.social.

The conversation took some fascinating turns and I hope you'll give it a listen! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/i...

Draw Me a Controversy: On the Banning of Beloved Children’s Book Author Eric Carle Spend any time scanning a list of banned books and you’ll find some head-scratchers: picture books challenged for including seemingly gay characters in the background, or describing a difficult mom…

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I encourage you to click on the link to see the SCANDALOUS art and see what you think.

My story about a banned picture book was labeled “adult content!” You really can’t beat the irony.

Join us tomorrow! booksofwonder.com/blogs/upcomi...

So honored by this piece in Forbes on Can You Imagine? @yasimamura.bsky.social #yokoono #picturebook

“Imamura’s dreamy, ethereal imagery amplifies Tolin’s triumphant text – infused with feminism and passion for art, love, and peace – and underscores Ono’s enduring impact on the global art world.”

Nice to see Forbes highlighting a #nonfictionpicturebook
They could have added that grown-ups gain valuable lessons on art, gender, family, love, and peace in new Yoko Ono book.

@lisatolin.bsky.social

So incredible! And yes @jyotigopal.bsky.social told me she says picture books are for 0-99. Agree!

Picture Book Treasures! Picture Books to Cherish! From a beloved tradition, to our favorite solar neighbor, to a legendary artist, these bright new picture books are sure to make storytimes a hit! Come over to our Manhattan ...

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Event graphic for the picture book treasures panel at Books of Wonder March 9 at 2pm.

So excited to be joining this @booksofwonder.bsky.social picture book panel with @brendanwenzel.bsky.social, Carmen Agra Deedy and Raul Colon! #canyouimagine? #yokoono

Hooray! Thanks for sharing. 💙

This picture book biography by @lisatolin.bsky.social and Yas Imamura is stunning in every way. An instant favorite!

Thank you so much, Dano!

Such a delight to talk to @jonfreadom.bsky.social and @penamerica.bsky.social!

❤️❤️❤️

Cover of picture book shows illustrated portrait of Yoko Ono behind title Can You Imagine? The Art and Life of Yoko Ono.

A beautiful #PictureBook #biography looking at Yoko Ono as an artist in her own right, not just an appendage to John Lennon. Fascinating text, expressive art.
by @lisatolin.bsky.social and Yas Imamura
💡📚👍#nonfictionpb

Thank you so much!

One month until CAN YOU IMAGINE? THE ART AND LIFE OF YOKO ONO, my book with Yas Imamura, is out in the world!

It’s years in the making — 20, if you count from when I interviewed Yoko Ono for the AP!

More on the book: www.simonandschuster.com/books/Can-Yo...

This means so much. Thank you. 💙