Revised January 2026 Sing-along Picture Books Amescua, Gloria. Abuelita’s Song. Bailey, Jenn. The Twelve Hours of Christmas. Bateman, Donna M. Out on the Prairie. Bates, Ivan. Five Little Ducks. Bates, Katharine Lee. America the Beautiful: [continue reading]
January 2026
Will We Ever Live on the Moon? Review
Watson, Olivia. Will We Ever Live on the Moon? Discover the Science Behind Selenology. Veronika Chaves Morales, Illus. Big Questions Answered. Hungry Tomato/Beetle, 02/2025. [32]pp. Nonfiction. Trade $14.99. 978-1-8356-9130-4. GRADES 1–3. ADDITIONAL. SERIES REVIEW. Please [continue reading]
Go, Sloth, Go! Review
Yuly, Toni. Go, Sloth, Go! Toni Yuly, Illus. Little Brown, 07/2025. [36]pp. Picture Book. Trade $18.99. 978-0-316-49791-6. GRADES Baby/Toddler–1. OUTSTANDING. A softly smiling sloth wakes, ready to eat. Her slow climb to the tastiest leaves is narrated in brief, alliterative, rhyming text, punctuated by an interactive, encouraging [continue reading]
World Without Summer Review
Day, Nicholas. World Without Summer, A: A Volcano Erupts, a Creature Awakens, and the Sun Goes Out. YasImamura, Illus. Random House, 09/2025. 294pp. Nonfiction. Trade $19.99. 978-0-593-64387-7. GRADES 6–11. HIGH ADDITIONAL. Animated language, dramatic events, and direct questions for the reader, connect the 1815 volcanic explosion [continue reading]
Loudmouth Review
Heiligman, Deborah. Loudmouth: Emma Goldman vs. America (A Love Story). Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 09/2025. 336pp. Biography. Trade $21.99. 978-1-2508-2307-6. GRADES 10–Adult. HIGH ADDITIONAL. In 1885 sixteen-year-old Emma Goldman immigrated to the United States. By her early twenties, she was at the heart of her [continue reading]
Ancient Greece Review
Maudsley, George. Ancient Greece. Eugenia Nobati, Illus. Addl. Creators Lisa Alderson and Daniel Rodgers. The Magnificent Book of Treasures. Weldon Owen, 08/2025. 80pp. Nonfiction. Trade $19.99. 979-8886740677.GRADES 3–7. ADDITIONAL. Oversize pages and easy-to-read fonts explain thirty-seven objects, found by archaeologists, that help to illustrate life in Ancient [continue reading]
World Worth Saving Review
Lukoff, Kyle. World Worth Saving, A. Penguin Random House/Dial, 02/2025. 337pp. Fiction. Trade $18.99. 978-0-5936-1898-1. GRADES 5–9. OUTSTANDING. Trans fourteen-year-old A Izenson has been isolated since the beginning of COVID and is all too aware of his parents’ and the world’s transphobia. However, it isn’t [continue reading]
How Do Oceans Help Us Breathe? Review
Jeffery, Eliza. How Do Oceans Help Us Breathe? Discover the Science Behind Oceanography. Daniel Limon, Illus. Big Questions Answered. Hungry Tomato/Beetle, 02/2025. [32]pp. Nonfiction. Trade $14.99. 978-1-8356-9134-2. GRADES 1–3. ADDITIONAL. SERIES REVIEW. Please see: Are [continue reading]