March 2023

Faulkner, Matt. My Nest of Silence. Matt Faulkner, Illus. Atheneum, 10/2022. 373pp. Fiction. GRADES 5-8. $18.99. 978-1-5344-7762-9. OUTSTANDING. In alternating chapters from two perspectives, Mari and Mak tell the story of when their family was [continue reading]

De Regil, Tania. Something About Grandma. Tania De Regil, Illus. Candlewick, 08/2022. [40]pp. Picture Book. GRADES Kindergarten – 3. $18.99. 978-1-5362-0194-9. HIGH ADDITIONAL. Julia visits her grandma, who lives in Mexico, and experiences her grandma’s [continue reading]

Clarke, Jane. Tiptoe Tiger. Britta Teckentrup, Illus. Candlewick/Nosy Crow, 11/2022. [24]pp. Picture Book. GRADES Preschool – 2. $17.99. 978-1-5362-2750-5.  HIGH ADDITIONAL. In this interactive picture book, a tiger cub wants to play before bedtime, but [continue reading]

Yacowitz, Caryn. Shoshi’s Shabbat. Kevin Hawkes, Illus. Candlewick. 10/2022. [42]pp. Picture Book. GRADES Kindergarten – 3. HIGH ADDITIONAL. $18.99. 978-1-5362-1654-7. Shoshi is an ox who begins the book as part of a Jewish family, but [continue reading]

Grimm, Gavin and Kyle Lukoff. If You’re a Kid Like Gavin: A True Story of a Young Trans Activist. J Yang, Illus. HarperCollins/Katherine Tegan. 07/2022. 40pp. Picture Book. GRADES Kindergarten – 5. OUTSTANDING. $18.99. 978-0-0630-5756-2. [continue reading]

Fajardo, Kat. Srta. Quinces. Kat Fajardo, Illus./Mariana Azzi, Colorist. Spanish Translation edited byMaria Dominguez and Abel Berriz. Scholastic en Español. 05/2022. 234 [+18]pp. Graphic. GRADES 3-8. OUTSTANDING. PB $12.99. 978-1-338-53565-5. Please see Miss Quinces by [continue reading]

Fajardo, Kat. Miss Quinces: A Graphic Novel. Kat Fajardo, Illus./Mariana Azzi, Colorist. Scholastic/Graphix. 05/2022. 234 [+18]pp. Graphic. GRADES 4-8. OUTSTANDING. $24.99. 978-1-338-53558-7. PB $8.89. 978-1-338-53559-4. Second-generation Honduran American Suyapa (Sue) hopes to spend her summer [continue reading]