Lundin, Britta. Like Other Girls. Fiction. Disney-Hyperion/Freeform, 08/2021. 384pp. $17.99. 978-1-368-03992-5. OUTSTANDING. GRADES 9-12. It’s not easy being a closeted butch lesbian in a small conservative town in rural Oregon, but high school junior Mara [continue reading]
July 2021
Autumn Storytime – Revised
Autumn Storytime – revised Seasons are a useful subject for a preschooler, and for a craft project, check out: Fall Preschool Theme Activities and Lesson Plans (preschool-plan-it.com) . Bright, Rachel. The Squirrels Who Squabbled. In [continue reading]
Opposites Storytime – Revised
Opposites Storytime – revised Learning concepts such as opposites is important to kindergarten readiness. Plus, many picture books on opposites are great! You can make them call and response by encouraging your audience to call [continue reading]
Wakey Birds Review
Frost, Maddie. Wakey Birds. Maddie Frost, Illus. Picture Bookk. Templar, 01/2021. [36]pp. $16.99. 978-1-5362-1546-5. HIGH ADDITIONAL. GRADES PRE-2. The animals try to go to sleep in the jungle but are kept awake by the small [continue reading]
Illustrator Floyd Cooper Dies
Illustrator Floyd Cooper Dies: Award-winning author/illustrator Floyd Cooper has died at age 64. In 2009, he was named the Coretta Scott King Award recipient for The Blacker the Berry by Joyce Carol Thomas; he also [continue reading]
Clues to the Universe Review
Li, Christina. Clues to the Universe. Fiction. HarperCollins/Quill Tree, 01/2021. 304pp. $17.99. 978-0-06-300-888-5. OUTSTANDING. GRADES 3-7. In this #OwnVoices middle grade debut, Christina Li creates two very likable seventh grade protagonists. Ro is a biracial [continue reading]
Billy Miller Read-Alikes
READ-ALIKES for “Billy Miller” series by Kevin Henkes Arnold, Elana K. A Boy Called BAT. Blevins, Wiley. Trevor Lee and the Big Uh-Oh! Blume, Judy. Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing. Choldenko, Gennifer. One-Third Nerd. [continue reading]
How to Apologize Review
LaRochelle, David. How to Apologize . Mike Wohnoutka, Illus. Picture Book. Candlewick, 05/2021. [32]pp. $16.99. 978-1-5362-0944-0. OUTSTANDING. GRADES PRE-2. Everyone makes mistakes, but it is what happens next that is most important. Colorful cartoon illustrations [continue reading]