Board Adaptations of Picture Books Bunting, Eve. I Love You, Too! Illus. by Melissa Sweet. Scholastic, 2004/2016, 24p. $7.99, 978-0-545-81390-7. Various animal children (and one human boy) give their mamas gifts in this story enhanced [continue reading]
November 2016
Night Gardener Review
Fan, Terry and Eric Fan. Night Gardener, The. Picture Book. Simon & Schuster, 2016. [44]pp. $17.99. 978-1-4814- 3978-7. OUTSTANDING. GRADES K-2. Grimloch Lane is a sad gray place where downhearted people trudge home past the [continue reading]
When the Sea Turned to Silver Read-Alike
Read-alikes for When the Sea Turned to Silver by Grace Lin – “Starry River of the Sky” series Barnhill, Kelly. The Girl Who Drank the Moon. DeLint, Charles. Seven Wild Sisters: A Modern Fairy Tale. [continue reading]
Like a Bird Review
Grady, Cynthia. Like a Bird: The Art of the American Slave Song. Michele Wood, Illus. Nonfiction. Millbrook, 09/2016. 40pp. PLB $19.99. 978-1-4677-8550-1. OUTSTANDING. GRADES 4-6. The book opens with a brief introduction to the origins [continue reading]
New York Times Best Illustrated Books
New York Times Names Best Illustrated Children’s Books of 2016: Since 1952, the New York Times has named an annual list of the best illustrated children’s books, relying solely on artistic merit. This year’s judges [continue reading]
Website of the Month: I’m Here, I’m Queer. What the Hell Do I Read Next?
WEBSITE OF THE MONTH “I’m Here. I’m Queer. What the Hell Do I Read Next?” www.leewind.org/ Lee Wind is an educator and publisher, specializing in books on LGBTQ issues for teens. His blog reviews [continue reading]
The Wild Robot Review
Brown, Peter. Wild Robot, The. Peter Brown, Illus. Fiction. Little, 04/2016. 279pp. $16.99. 978-0-316-38199-4. OUTSTANDING. GRADES 3-6. A newly manufactured robot named Roz washes up on the shore of an unpeopled island. Roz learns to [continue reading]
Author Natalie Babbitt Dies
Author Natalie Babbitt Dies: Natalie Babbitt died on Oct. 31, 2016 at age 84 from lung cancer. Her many notable novels for children include Tuck Everlasting, originally published in 1975 by Farrar, Straus, and Giroux, [continue reading]