Book Reviews
Emile and the Field by Kevin Young; illus. by Chioma EbinamaPreschool Make Me a World/Random 40 pp. g3/22 978-1-9848-5042-3 $17.99Library ed. 978-1-9848-5043-0 $20.99e-book ed. 978-1-9848-5044-7 $10.99Young Emile, his dog at his side, frequents a field that is “wide and blue” and filled with flowers, bumblebees, and his favorite maple tree....
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Review of Snow Angel, Sand Angel
Snow Angel, Sand Angel by Lois-Ann Yamanaka; illus. by Ashley LukashevskyPrimary Make Me a World/Random 40 pp. g1/22 978-0-593-12737-7 $17.99Library ed. 978-0-593-12738-4 $20.99e-book ed. 978-0-593-12739-1 $10.99Claire, who lives with her family in Hawai’i, yearns to experience snow. Her family visits Mauna Kea, but the snow there isn’t the kind she’s...
Eggs from Red Hen Farm: Farm to Table with Mazes and Maps by Monica Wellington; illus. by the authorPreschool, Primary Holiday 40 pp. g3/22 978-0-8234-4782-4 $18.99How do eggs get from “farm to table”? From the very outset of this cleverly presented and organized book, readers are invited to find out:...
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Review of Abdul’s Story
Abdul’s Story by Jamilah Thompkins-Bigelow; illus. by Tiffany RosePrimary Salaam/Simon 40 pp. g3/22 978-1-5344-6298-4 $17.99e-book ed. 978-1-5344-6299-1 $10.99Gregarious Abdul loves to tell stories to his classmates—as long as he does not have to write them down. Letters are confusing, and figuring out how to spell words is frustrating. Not to...
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Review of Nour’s Secret Library
Nour’s Secret Library by Wafa’ Tarnowska; illus. by Vali MintziPrimary, Intermediate Barefoot 32 pp. g3/22 978-1-64686-291-7 $17.99Paper ed. 978-1-64686-292-4 $9.99Nour and her cousin Amir are busy making plans for a secret society (with code word and handshake, natch) when war erupts in their neighborhood. It’s the early days of the...
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Review of Anzu the Great Kaiju
Anzu the Great Kaiju by Benson Shum; illus. by the authorPrimary Roaring Brook 40 pp. g1/22 978-1-250-77612-9 $18.99e-book ed. 978-1-250-86822-0 $10.99Anzu is a Godzilla-like kaiju from a fearsome family of lightning-summoning, mountain-tossing monsters. Being a kaiju, Anzu wants to make his family proud, but there is a problem: his superpower...
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Review of With Lots of Love
With Lots of Love by Jenny Torres Sanchez; illus. by André CeolinPrimary Viking 32 pp. g2/22 978-0-593-20500-6 $17.99Spanish ed. 978-0-593-20503-7 $17.99After moving to a “new home” in the southeastern United States, Rocio finds herself missing her “other home” in Central America, where she’d lived with her grandmother, aunt, and cousins....
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Review of Big Dog, Little Dog
Big Dog, Little Dog by Sally Rippin; illus. by Lucinda GiffordPreschool, Primary Kane Miller 32 pp. g3/22 978-1-68464-383-7 $12.99Big Dog is perfectly happy before Little Dog comes along. It’s just him and his human friend—yelling “Walkies!” while hanging onto the leash as Big Dog hurtles along; “Come!” as off-leash Big...
Mardi Gras Almost Didn’t Come This Year by Kathy Z. Price; illus. by Carl Joe WilliamsPrimary Atheneum 48 pp. g2/22 978-1-5344-4425-6 $17.99e-book ed. 978-1-5344-4426-3 $10.99This moving picture book transports readers to New Orleans before Hurricane Katrina lands in August 2005. “Days before the storm / there was a burning-up sun.”...
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