Teddy Visits The Vet is more than meets the eye. It is more than a simple child’s picture book. It is nuanced! It is disarming! It is unexpected! Krauss takes an innocuous event and uses it as a launch pad to explore deeper themes of gender, identity, anxiety, choice, and consent. She leads us by... Continue Reading →
I am one of Teddy’s biggest fans! Christine Milkovic Krauss crafts endearing stories full of charm and layered with themes. Together with the illustrations of Cierra Van Nes, Teddy’s books are brimming with life! These books have captured a certain level of nostalgia while exploring modern themes. Teddy Loses His Ears is another beautiful and... Continue Reading →
Charming! Endearing! Multilayered! I recognize that’s a lot of superlatives for a picture book, but "Teddy Gets Adopted" is so much more than what it appears to be. With colourful, delightfully drawn scenes as a backdrop, Krauss explores a profound and challenging subject with the nuanced experience of a maestro. Using Teddy’s journey, the multilayered... Continue Reading →
Teddy Loves Spaghetti is a charming book that explores pet nutrition by highlighting the differences in the eating habits of cats versus humans. Surprisingly, there hasn’t been a book like this before, at least in this format. Though Teddy is a cat, Krauss used him as the impetus to introduce the topic and broaden the... Continue Reading →
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