June 2022

Child, Lauren. Goody, The. Lauren Child, Illus. Picture Book. Scholastic/Orchard, 11/2021. [32]pp. $17.99. 978-1-338-78954-6. ADDITIONAL. GRADES K-3. A boy is tired of being the “Goody,” which means he is the obedient child while his sibling [continue reading]

Catchpool, Michael. SuperJoe Does Not Do Cuddles. Emma Proctor, Illus. Picture Book. Lantana, 09/2021. [28]pp. $17.99. 978-1-911373-55-1. HIGH ADDITIONAL. GRADES PRE-2. Joe imagines he is a superhero who doesn’t need hugs from his mom until [continue reading]

Cali, Davide. Too Many Pigs and One Big Bad Wolf. Marianna Balducci, Illus. Picture Book. Tundra, 07/2022. [30]pp. $17.99. 978-0-7352-6991-0. ADDITIONAL. GRADES K-3. This unusual picture book offers several brief versions of the story of [continue reading]

Abrams, Stacey. Stacey’s Extraordinary Words. Kitt Thomas, Illus. Picture Book. Balzer+Bray, 12/2021. [32]pp. $19.99. 978-0-06-320947-3. HIGH ADDITIONAL. GRADES 1-5. Based on her own childhood, political leader Stacey Abrams tells the story of a little Black [continue reading]

Knowles, Jo. Ear Worm!  Galia Bernstein, Illus. Picture Book. Candlewick, 01/2022. [32]pp. $17.99. 978-1-5362-0783-5. OUTSTANDING. GRADES PRE-3. Little Worm cannot get a song out of his head, repeating “Shimmy, Shimmy, No Sashay” and Owl explains [continue reading]

Fishman, Seth. When I Wake Up. Jessixa Bagley, Illus. Picture Book. HarperCollins/Greenwillow, 12/2021. [32]pp. $17.99. 978-0-06-245580-2. ADDITIONAL GRADES. PRE-2. A boy wakes up before his parents and starts his day imagining the various things he [continue reading]