Jess is one of my best friends and also one of my best clients. Jess works at the major toy company Hasbro where she makes decisions like what My Little Pony should have next on her rump or what kind of pattern of Littlest Pet Shop animals should go on a little girl's backpack. Keeping up with current trends, Jess comes up with style guides for each girl's toy which all the manufacturers then use to design products. (That's where I usually come in helping to make patterns.) The style guides are books and an accompanied cd of all the graphics and designs you can use associated with the brand-- so if your daughter has a My Little Pony bedspread you can sure bet Jess had something to do with that. Besides making little girl's happy with lots of pink and rainbows, she also has her own line of handmade books- Headless Press. I posted about one of her books a long long time ago. Always amazingly crafted- hand sewn, silkscreened and hand painted, these books have funny stories about chickens, bad roommates or second hand clothing. So Jess is kind of an expert on what's cool for kids but also about nice looking books. I asked her if she share a whole week of her favorite children's books (since I don't keep up too well on those). So here are her favorites. And all you people sighing- kid's books?- don't dismay- these kid's books are the kind for adults too. Thanks so much Jess for all these amazing finds!!