September 2022

Perdomo, Juliana. Sometimes, All I Need Is Me. Juliana Perdomo, Illus. Picture Book. Candlewick, 04/2022. [32]pp. $17.99. 978-1-5362-1804-6. HIGH ADDITIONAL. GRADES PRE-2. A little girl describes how she uses her thoughts to calm herself and [continue reading]

Nainy, Mamta. Rainbow Hands. Jo Loring-Fisher, Illus. Picture Book. Lantana, 04/2022. [28]pp. $17.99. 978-1-913747-74-9. HIGH ADDITIONAL. GRADES PRE-2. A little boy paints his fingernails with his mother’s nail polish to reflect his moods. For example, [continue reading]

Henry, Leilani Raashida. Call of Antarctica, The: Exploring and Protecting Earth’s Coldest Continent. Non-fiction. 21st Century, 10/2021. 128pp. PLB $37.32. 978-1-5415-6095-6. HIGH ADDITIONAL. GRADES 6-12. This overview on the exploration of Antarctica and its current [continue reading]

Eady, Antway. Nigel and the Moon. Gracey Zhang, Illus. Picture Book. K. Tegen/HarperCollins, 02/2022. [40]pp. $17.99. 978-0-06-305628-2. OUTSTANDING. GRADES K-3. Nigel is hesitant to share his goals during Career Week at school because his parents [continue reading]

Tuma, Refe. Frances and the Monster Fiction. HarperCollins, 08/2022. 352pp. $17.99. 978-0-06-308576-3. ADDITIONAL. GRADES 5-7. It’s 1939 Switzerland and eleven-year-old Frances never gets to go anywhere and rarely sees anyone. Since the car accident that [continue reading]

Lilley, Matt. Good Eating: The Short Life of Krill. Dan Tavis, Illus. Non-fiction. Tilbury, 01/2022. [36]pp. $18.95. 978-0-8844-8867-5. OUTSTANDING. GRADES 1-3. The opening line: “Hey egg. What are you doing?” grabs readers and takes them on [continue reading]

Cline-Ransome, Lesa. Being Clem. Fiction. Finding Langston Series; bk. 3. Holiday, 08/2021. 256pp. $17.99. 978-0-8234-4604-9. OUTSTANDING. GRADES 5-7. African American Clem used to be the boy who made his family laugh. But after his father’s death [continue reading]