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November 2021

BOARD BOOK ROUND-UP, Part III

                            BOARD BOOK ROUND-UP, Part III New Original Board Books Hacohen, Dean. Who Needs a Hug? Candlewick, 10/2021. [22p.] $8.99. 978-1-5362-1249-5.      In each spread, an animal parent asks their young child what [continue reading]

Published on Nov 28, 2021
Posted by: pennypeck
Categories: Board Book Round Up

Review

Milo Imagines the World Review

de la Peña, Matt. Milo Imagines the World. Christian Robinson, Illus. Picture Book. Putnam, 02/2021. 40pp. $18.99. 978-0-399-54908-3. OUTSTANDING. GRADES K-3. Once again, Newbery-winning collaborators de la Peña and Robinson (Last Stop on Market Street, [continue reading]

Published on Nov 23, 2021
Posted by: pennypeck

Holiday Books, Part II

Holiday Books, Part II Lee, Mark. 20 Big Trucks in the Middle of Christmas. Illus. by Kurt Cyrus. Candlewick, 09/2021. [32p.] $17.99. 978-1-5362-1253-2.      In this follow up to 20 Big Trucks in the Middle [continue reading]

Published on Nov 22, 2021
Posted by: pennypeck
Categories: Out of the Ordinary

Last Night at the Telegraph Club Wins National Book Award

Last Night at the Telegraph Club Wins National Book Award:  Malinda Lo won the 2021 National Book Award for Last Night at the Telegraph Club in the Young People’s Literature category. The teen novel is [continue reading]

Published on Nov 18, 2021
Posted by: pennypeck
Categories: Awards
Tags: National Book Awards

Review

It’s Perfectly Normal Review

Harris, Robie H. It’s Perfectly Normal: Changing Bodies, Growing Up, Sex, Gender, and Sexual Health. Michael Emberley, Illus. Non-fiction. Candlewick, 05/2021. 108[+20]pp. $24.99. 978-1-5362-0720-0, PB $14.99 978-1-5362-0721-7. OUTSTANDING. GRADES 4-8. For the twenty-fifth anniversary of [continue reading]

Published on Nov 17, 2021
Posted by: pennypeck

New York Times/New York Public Library Names 2021 Best Illustrated Children’s Book List

New York Times/New York Public Library Names 2021 Best Illustrated Children’s Book List: The selections include some books originally published outside the U.S. in other languages, and some by author’s who do not reside in [continue reading]

Published on Nov 15, 2021
Posted by: pennypeck
Categories: Awards
Tags: New York Times Best Illustrated Books

Read-Alike

READ-ALIKES:  Fiction for South Asian Boys

READ-ALIKES Fiction for South Asian Boys  Ahmed, Samira. Amira and Hamza: The War to Save the Worlds.  Butterworth, Jess. Running on the Roof of the World.   Chanai, Nidhi. Jukebox.  Choshi, Roshani. The Aru Shah and [continue reading]

Published on Nov 14, 2021
Posted by: pennypeck

Review

One Thing You’d Save Review

Park, Linda Sue. One Thing You’d Save, The. Robert Sae-Heng, Illus. Fiction. Clarion, 03/2021. 72pp. $16.99. 978-1-325-51513-1. OUTSTANDING. GRADES 4-6. “Imagine that your home is on fire. You’re allowed to save one thing. Your family [continue reading]

Published on Nov 11, 2021
Posted by: pennypeck
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