No. 6 in my #FavePicturebooks25: “Once I Was A Tree” by #EoinMcLaughlin & #GuilhermeKarsten, a fantastically funny journey from seed to book!Packed with facts, clever jokes & quirky art. Smart, hilarious & huge fun for curious minds. One of the funniest of ‘25 #PicturebookPage @nosycrow.bsky.social

“Once I Was A Tree” by #EoinMcLaughlin and #GuilhermeKarsten takes us on a fantastically funny journey from seed to book. It’s full of facts as and detail but never misses an opportunity for a joke both in art and in word. Clever, quirky and huge fun. @nosycrow.bsky.social
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This Thursday at 2pm eastern, on Gab ‘n’ Doodle, I’ll be joined by the marvelous Guilherme Karsten on insta.

Guilherme is a fantastic illustrator that uses a crisp character design, along with rich colors and textures in his work.
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#kidlit #kidlitart #illustration

#PBStudyBuddy feature for picture book THE BOY WHO CRIED POOP!: Picture of Asian American author Sylvia Chen in giant glasses holding the book. The Emoji Arc shows a graph with Y-axis for Tension/Intensity and X-axis for Pages. Emojis with varying emotions plotted on the graph; may vary by reader for this book. Standout Phrase: "Dad threw open the door, tossed Marc on the toilet, and… 'I don't have to go anymore.'" Standout Page Turn Text: "And that's when Marc said…" Standout Art Detail: Hilarious expressions and action-packed stair and pool scenes Starry Book Marks: Excellent pacing, Entertaining, relatable dialogue, and Irresistible humor as a read-aloud.

Top-of-Mind Book Hooks: Funny familiarity for potty logistics, Sibling angst and understanding, Dad duties, Cool swimming pool time!, and Sharing embarrassing stories. Fast Facts: Pub Year 2023, Created by Alessandra Requena and Guilherme Karsten, Imprint/Publisher: Frances Lincoln Children’s Books / The Quarto Group, Word Count (excludes text in art & backmatter): ~765, Flesch Reading Ease: 94.4. Picture of Asian American author Sylvia Chen in giant LED-lit glasses holding the book. For more #PBStudyBuddy features, visit pbstudybuddy.com. Thank you!

🤭😳💩😆 I love the relatable hilarity of this #PBStudyBuddy feature: THE BOY WHO CRIED POOP! (#AlessandraRequena #GuilhermeKarsten #FrancesLincolnChildrensBooks #QuartoKids #QuartoBooksUS). Let’s #bookboost #THEBOYWHOCRIEDPOOP, #Kidlit! 🥳📚👍🏼
 
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