Diffee, Matthew. Zip Zap Wickety Wack: A Story About Sharing. Matthew Diffee, Illus. Neal Porter, 09/2025. 48pp. Picture Book. Trade $18.99. 978-0-8234-5871-4. GRADES Preschool–2. OUTSTANDING. Charming, realistic, wax and colored pencil illustrations, in the style [continue reading]
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What Fish Are Saying Review
Pendreigh, Kirsten. What Fish Are Saying: Strange Sounds in the Ocean. Katie Melrose, Illus. Sourcebooks Explore, 06/2025. [40]pp. Nonfiction. Trade $18.99. 978-1-4642-1896-5. GRADES Kindergarten–4. OUTSTANDING. Conversational, rhyming text invites us along on a peaceful kayak [continue reading]
I Would Give You My Tail Review
Tagaq, Tanya. I Would Give You My Tail. Qavavau Manumie, Illus. Tundra, 04/2025. [32]pp. Picture Book. Trade $17.99. 978-1774880579. GRADES Preschool-2. OUTSTANDING. A new baby is coming! As his Inuk mother goes into labor, her [continue reading]
Salmon Run Review
Chen, Annie. Salmon Run: An Epic Journey to the Ocean and Back. Annie Chen, Illus. Red Comet, 11/2025. [38]pp. Nonfiction. Trade $19.99. 978-1-6365-5165-4. GRADES Kindergarten–3. HIGH ADDITIONAL. Wonder, art, and science combine in a beautifully [continue reading]
Women’s Professional Golf Review
Ridge, Yolanda. Women’s Professional Golf. Lerner Sports: Women Got Game. Lerner, 08/2025. 32pp. Nonfiction. PLB $30.65. 979-8765668863. Paper $9.99. 979-8765683613. GRADES 4–6. ADDITIONAL. SERIES REVIEW. Please see: Women’s Professional Soccer by Margaret J. Goldstein for series review. Joshua Rees—Daly [continue reading]
Blood in the Water Review
Jackson, Tiffany D. Blood in the Water. Scholastic, 07/2025. 256pp. Fiction. Trade $18.99. 978-1-338-84991-2. GRADES 4–7. OUTSTANDING. Brooklyn native Kayloni McKinnon is forced to summer on Martha’s Vineyard with her father’s mentor and finds herself entangled in [continue reading]
Women’s Professional Basketball Review
Hammond, Mel. Women’s Professional Basketball. Lerner Sports: Women Got Game. Lerner, 08/2025. 32pp. Nonfiction. PLB $30.65. 979-8765668894. Paper $9.99. 979-8765683590. GRADES 4–6. ADDITIONAL. SERIES REVIEW. Please see: Women’s Professional Soccer by Margaret J. Goldstein for series review. Joshua Rees—Daly [continue reading]
Women’s Professional Soccer Review
Goldstein, Margaret J. Women’s Professional Soccer. Lerner Sports: Women Got Game. Lerner, 08/2025. 32pp. Nonfiction. PLB $30.65. 979-8765668870. Paper $9.99. 979-8765683637. GRADES 4–6. ADDITIONAL. SERIES REVIEW: Discover the history of women in professional sports. Each of these [continue reading]