Because of Winn Dixie by Kate DiCamillo Berry, Jaime. Hope Springs. Bruchac, Joseph. Rez Dogs. Creech, Sharon. Saving Winslow. DiCamillo, Kate. The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane. Gallante, Cecilia. Willowood. Guillory, Sarah. Gus and [continue reading]
December 2025
Weather Storytime – Revised
Weather – Revised Weather is a great subject for a toddler or preschool storytime, with lots of classic picture books related to the theme, and new ones being released every month! For a [continue reading]
Cat Nap Review
Lies, Brian. Cat Nap. Brian Lies, Illus. Greenwillow, 09/2025. [48]pp. Picture Book. Trade $19.99. 978-0-06-267128-8. GRADES Preschool–3. OUTSTANDING. Woken from a doze, a kitten pursues a fleeing mouse through an art exhibit poster and into [continue reading]
Lena the Chicken (But Really a Dinosaur) Review
Bailey, Linda. Lena the Chicken (But Really a Dinosaur). K-Fai Steele, Illus. Tundra, 10/2025. [56]pp. Picture Book. Trade $18.99. 978-1-77488-013-5. GRADES Preschool–3. OUTSTANDING. Lena is a hands-on-hips, take-charge kind of chicken, misunderstood by her fellow [continue reading]
Little Too Haunted Review
Winans, Justine Pucella. Little Too Haunted, A. Bloomsbury, 09/2025. 259pp. Fiction. Trade $18.99. 978-1-5476-1634-3. GRADES 3–6. ADDITIONAL. Daughter to professional ghost-hunting influencers, Luna Catalano dreams of living amongst ghosts. However, when her family moves into [continue reading]
Moon Moved In Review
Soltis, Sue. Moon Moved In, The. Sonia Sánchez, Illus. Chronicle, 07/2025. [24]pp. Picture Book. Trade $17.99. 978-1-4521-8071-7. GRADES Preschool–1. OUTSTANDING. When the moon descends from the sky and moves into the empty house next door, [continue reading]
Light Storytime – Revised
Light – Revised Preschoolers can appreciate the concepts of light, dark, and shadows when explored in a library storytime. For a related art project, make one of the suncatchers described here: Colorful Suncatcher Crafts for [continue reading]
1,000 Facts About Sharks Review
Flynn, Sarah Wassner. 1,000 Facts About Sharks. National Geographic, 06/2024. 96pp. Nonfiction. Trade $14.99. 978-1-4263-7174-5. PLB $24.99. 978-1-4263-7175-2. GRADES 4–8. HIGH ADDITIONAL. Shark enthusiasts will find much to love about this factoid-filled shark book. National Geographic Kids squeezes a thousand facts into just eighty pages, providing lots of [continue reading]