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Review of How Many Javelinas? / Cuántos Jabalíes?
How Many Javelinas? / Cuántos Jabalíes? by April Lesher; illus. by Gabriela Vega Preschool Lawley 32 pp. 4/24 9781958302989 $21.99 To keep track of her rollicking brood and eventually scare off a predator in this bilingual counting book, a mamá javelina calls her babies using a Spanish counting song “Dos...
Review of The Little Regent
The Little Regent by Yewande Daniel-Ayoade; illus. by Ken Daly Primary Owlkids 40 pp. 3/24 9781771475624 $18.95 This picture book is a fictional imagining of a young Yoruba regent—a daughter who serves as temporary ruler if her royal father dies without a son—who is eventually elected permanent ruler after she...
Review of The Rattlin’ Bog
The Rattlin’ Bog [Barefoot Singalongs] adapted by Jessica Law; illus. by Brian Fitzgerald Preschool Barefoot 24 pp. 2/24 9798888590706 $16.99 Paper ed. 9798888590713 $9.99 Adapted from a cumulative Irish folk song, this picture book is also a delightful science lesson about the flora and fauna found in bogs. Jampacked, technicolor illustrations...
Review of ¡Fiesta!: A Festival of Colors
¡Fiesta!: by Duncan Tonatiuh Preschool Abrams 24 pp. 4/24 9781419773303 $15.99 This is an inviting introduction to English and Spanish color names and Mexican/Mexican American celebrations. Each bilingual spread highlights an item of a different color (“enchiladas rojas,” “green popsicles,” “sombreros negros”) typically found at a fiesta, followed by a...
