Author: Bianca Schulze

Bianca Schulze is the founder of The Children’s Book Review. She is a reader, reviewer, mother and children’s book lover. She also has a decade’s worth of experience working with children in the great outdoors. Combined with her love of books and experience as a children’s specialist bookseller, the goal is to share her passion for children’s literature to grow readers. Born and raised in Sydney, Australia, she now lives with her husband and three children near Boulder, Colorado.

An interview with Shaun TanThe Children’s Book Review Shaun Tan is a highly-acclaimed artist, writer, and filmmaker who has received an Academy Award for the short, animated film The Lost Thing, the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award in Sweden, and the Kate Greenaway Medal in the UK, among many other prestigious awards. He is best known for his illustrated books that offer an interpretation of social and historical issues using stunning, abstract, and often otherworldly artwork. His books have been translated and read widely across the globe, alluring readers of all ages. Writing from across the big pond in Melbourne, Australia, Shaun…

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Featuring Piece by Piece: How I Built My Life (No Instructions Required), by David Aguilar and Ferran Aguilar, in partnership with Amazon Crossing Books. All opinions are our own.The Children’s Book Review Quite a few years ago, I was lucky enough to travel through Europe by camper van—this was when I discovered the beautiful little landlocked European country of Andorra. Bordered by France and Spain, I remember driving down a steep windy road lined with rocks and lush greenery and arriving in the quintessential-looking European village nestled in the valley. Spanning only 181 square miles and home to approximately 79,034…

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