Fries-Gaither, Jessica. Nature’s Rule Breakers: Creatures That Don’t Fit In. Lerner/Millbrook, 10/2023. [30]pp. Nonfiction. PLB $29.32. 978-1-7284-7720-6. GRADES 2–5. ADDITIONAL. Scientists, and humans in general, love to put things into categories – but that does [continue reading]
December 2023
Major Taylor: World Cycling Champion Review
Smith, Charles R., Jr. Major Taylor: World Cycling Champion. Leo Espinosa, Illus. Candlewick, 09/2023. [48]pp. Biography. Trade $18.99. 978-1-5362-1498-7. GRADES 2–5. HIGH ADDITIONAL. Marshall “Major” Taylor became the world’s champion bicycle racer in the late [continue reading]
Long Time Coming Review
Shepard, Ray Anthony. Long Time Coming, A: A Lyrical Biography of Race in America from Ona Judge to Barack Obama. R. Gregory Christie, Illus. Calkins Creek, 08/2023. 333pp. Nonfiction. Trade $19.99. 978-1-6626-8066-3. GRADES 7–12. OUTSTANDING. [continue reading]
Zilot & Other Important Rhymes Review
Odenkirk, Bob. Zilot & Other Important Rhymes. Erin Odenkirk, Illus. Little, Brown, 10/2023. 150pp. Poetry. Trade $19.99. 978-0-316-43850-6. GRADES 1–5. HIGH ADDITIONAL. Imaginative poems make up this original collection that may remind some of the [continue reading]
Mahogany: A Little Red Riding Hood Tale Review
Brown-Wood, JaNay. Mahogany: A Little Red Riding Hood Tale. John Joven, Illus. Charlesbridge, 03/2024. [32]pp. Picture Book. Trade $17.99. 978-1-62354-367-9. GRADES Kindergarten–3. HIGH ADDITIONAL. In this modern retelling of Red Riding Hood, Mahogany loves to [continue reading]
How the New Seven Wonders of the World Were Built Review
Bartunek, Jiri. How the New Seven Wonders of the World Were Built. Jan Sramek, Illus. Addl. Creators Tom Velcovsky. Translated from the Czech by Sean Mark Miller. Albatros, 07/2023. 48pp. Nonfiction. Trade $17.95. 978-80-00-06843-5. GRADES [continue reading]
David Atherton’s Baking Book for Kids Review
Atherton, David. David Atherton’s Baking Book for Kids. Harry Woodgate, Illus. Candlewick, 09/2023. 68pp. Nonfiction. Trade $17.99. 978-1-5362-3130-4. GRADES 3–8. ADDITIONAL. The Great British Baking Show winner Atherton offers a cookbook for children who are [continue reading]
More Than a Dream Review
Williams, Yohuru. More Than a Dream: The Radical March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. Michael G. Long, Illus. Farrar Straus Giroux, 08/2023. 272pp. Nonfiction. Trade $21.99. 978-0374391744. GRADES 8–12. HIGH ADDITIONAL. Go beyond feel-good nostalgia to explore the political maneuvering, debate, sexism, and logistics behind the [continue reading]