David Shannon, Author, David Shannon, Illustrator Blue Sky Press (AZ) $6.99 (12p) ISBN 978-0-439-68881-9 Original board books and sturdy editions for smallest hands top the shelves this winter.

Children’s book author and illustrator David Shannon says he’d thought for years about recasting the King Midas tale into a story about a gold-obsessed boy. “Lately, I’ve seen so many ...