Lynn Becker
@lynnbbooks.bsky.social
Writer. Reader. Author of MONSTERS IN THE BRINY, JUNE MOON, and GHOST TOWN IN THE MOUNTAINS (2026). Children’s book reviewer for Shelf Awareness. http://lynnbeckerbooks.com
Today on the blog: my Shelf Awareness review for Bathtime for Snow Monkeys, a picture book that uses eloquent haiku and elegant illustrations to immerse readers in the peaceful bliss experienced by a troop of macaques in a mountain steam bath. lynnbeckerbooks.substack.com/p/shelf-awar...
Today on the blog: my Shelf Awareness review: an introspective bear offers readers a profound meditation on words and silence in the exquisitely illustrated picture book When I Want to Be Silent. lynnbeckerbooks.substack.com/p/shelf-awar...
Today on the blog: my Shelf Awareness review of Stone by Stone: A Rock’s Journey Through Time, a picture book that poetically describes how stones have shaped human lives throughout history. lynnbeckerbooks.substack.com/p/shelf-awar...
Today on the blog: my Shelf Awareness review of The Voice of the Snow, an exuberant, child-centered picture book romp through the joyful sounds--and silence--of a bright snowy day. lynnbeckerbooks.substack.com/p/shelf-awar...
Today on the blog: my Shelf Awareness review of Farah’s Nose, an empowering picture book in which a child learns to embrace her strong nose and proud history. lynnbeckerbooks.substack.com/p/shelf-awar...
Today on the blog: July’s Book of the Month is the sublime bedtime book by Greg Pizzoli, WHEN THE SUN GOES DOWN. open.substack.com/pub/lynnbeck... 📚👍
Today on the blog: my Shelf Awareness review or Teachers in the Wild, which cheerfully employs an extended metaphor to compare teachers outside their classrooms with animals in the wild. 👍📚 lynnbeckerbooks.substack.com/p/shelf-awar...
Today on the blog: my Shelf Awareness review of The Dog Who Was (Almost) Perfect, an appealing picture book look at perfectionism, making mistakes, and finding forgiveness—from oneself as well as from others. lynnbeckerbooks.substack.com/p/shelf-awar...
Today on the blog: June’s Book of the Month is Ghost Town in the Mountains! 📚👍 lynnbeckerbooks.substack.com/p/junes-book...
Today is the book birthday for spooktacular GHOST TOWN IN THE MOUNTAINS, written by me and illustrated by the amazing Roland Garrigue, and I couldn't be more excited!!!! If you have a moment, I hope you'll take a look at the trailer we made, it's really fun! www.youtube.com/watch?v=dSXO...
Ghost Town in the Mountains Book Trailer
YouTube video by Lynn Becker
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HAPPY BOOK BIRTHDAY! @lynnbbooks.bsky.social Roland Garrigue Sleeping Bear Books #spooky #kidlit #humor #rhyme
Thank you @coloradoauthors.bsky.social for featuring Ghost Town in the Mountains!
@coloradoauthors.bsky.social · 4mo agoIt's a dark and gloomy night when 2 children visit a ghost town. Spooky, fun-filled artwork brings the story to life. Ghost Town in the Mountains is a hauntingly hilarious riff on the tune "She'll Be Comin' 'Round the Mountain.” #childrensbooks #picturebooks #booksky www.amazon.com/Ghost-Town-M...
Today on the blog: my Shelf Awareness review of Claude, a wordless picture book that encourages young readers to approach art with spontaneous joy. lynnbeckerbooks.substack.com/p/shelf-awar...
Today on the blog: May Recommendations! @micaelachirif.bsky.social @eerdmansbooks.bsky.social @randyribay.bsky.social @chanastiefel.bsky.social @rebegeorge.bsky.social 📚👍
Today on the blog: May Book of the Month is two captivating picture book biographies! @levinequerido.bsky.social @eerdmansbooks.bsky.social 📚👍 lynnbeckerbooks.substack.com/p/mays-books...
Today on the blog: my Shelf Awareness review of A Door Is to Open, which perfectly depicts the tantalizing promise of adventures, large and small, that await behind doors of all kinds. lynnbeckerbooks.substack.com/p/shelf-awar...
Today on the blog: April Recommendations (posted this first day of May)! 📚👍 @carmelacoyle.bsky.social @bonniekelso.bsky.social lynnbeckerbooks.substack.com/p/april-reco...
Today on the blog: My Shelf Awareness review of Whale, That Was Unexpected, a picture book featuring a crusty fisherwoman, her sidekick dog, and a cheeky narrator who face down a whale of a situation with unflappable dry wit. lynnbeckerbooks.substack.com/p/shelf-awar...
Today on the blog: my Shelf Awareness review of The Delta Codex, middle grade sci-fi adventure featuring a charismatic character who navigates toxic bloodstorms and monstrous sphincters to save her planet. lynnbeckerbooks.substack.com/p/shelf-awar...
Today on the blog: April Book of the Month! @karenjameson15.bsky.social 📚👍 lynnbeckerbooks.substack.com/p/aprils-boo...
Today on the blog: My Shelf Awareness review for Burn the Water, a YA Romeo and Juliet story set in a flooded, post-apocalyptic London. lynnbeckerbooks.substack.com/p/shelf-awar...
Today on the blog: March Recommendations! lynnbeckerbooks.substack.com/p/march-reco... @jilanne.bsky.social @tinimalina.bsky.social 📚👍
Today on the blog: my Shelf Awareness review of Theft of the Ruby Lotus, a fast-paced, humor-infused middle-grade adventure, wherein three seventh graders attempt to return a fabulous jewel to its home in an iconic sword. lynnbeckerbooks.substack.com/p/shelf-awar...
Today on the blog: CALLIOPE CALLISTO CLARK AND THE SEARCH FOR WISDOM, the latest piece of middle grade perfection from author Claudia Mills. @claudiamills123.bsky.social 📚👍 lynnbeckerbooks.substack.com/p/marchs-boo...
