April 2026

Peters, Katie. Family Homes. Pull Ahead Readers: Let’s Look at Families – Nonfiction. Lerner, 01/2026. 16pp.Reader. PLB $27.99. 979-8-7656-8985-1. Paper $8.99. 979-8-3480-2857-2. GRADES Preschool–1. ADDITIONAL.  SERIES REVIEW. Please see: Families in Our Neighborhood by Lucie Miller for series review. Joshua Rees—Daly City Public Library

Gledhill, Carly. Pass the Parcel. Carly Gledhill, Illus. Post Wave, 02/2026. [32]pp. Picture Book. Trade $18.99. 979-8-8950-9039-8. GRADES Preschool–1. ADDITIONAL. Follow Parcel’s postal journey across the country and around the world, with many animal postal [continue reading]

Gehl, Laura. Attack Bunnies. Julia Patton, Illus. Beaming, 02/2026. [32]pp. Picture Book. Trade $17.99. 978-1-506-9225-4. GRADES Kindergarten–2. HIGH ADDITIONAL. Bunnies Carrot Cake and Pufftail are the defenders of the woodland creatures. They go on the [continue reading]

Clayton, Annette M. Hungry Troll, The. Paula Zamudio, Illus. Lerner Stories: MagicalProtection Agency. Lerner, 01/2026. 69pp. Fiction. PLB $30.65. 979-8-7656-6276-2. Paper$11.99. 979-8-7656-6281-6. GRADES 2–3. ADDITIONAL. Luisa and Leo return in another Magical Protection Agency tale, [continue reading]

Miller, Chanel. Moon without Stars, The. Chanel Miller, Illus. Philomel, 01/2026. 256pp. Fiction. Trade $17.99. 978-0-5936-2455-5. GRADES 5–8. OUTSTANDING.      Luna Noon, a seventh grader living in California with her white dad and Chinese American mom, [continue reading]

McQuinn, Anna. Lola’s Perfect Hideout. Rosalind Beardshaw, Illus. Charlesbridge, 05/2026. [32]pp. Picture Book. Trade $17.99. 978-1-62354-384-6. GRADES Preschool–1. HIGH ADDITIONAL.       Lola loves playing with her new baby sister and younger brother Leo, but she is [continue reading]

Li, Xingming. Otter’s New Neighbors. Xingming Li, Illus. Translated from the Chinese by Shan Chen. Charlesbridge, 05/2026. [32]pp. Picture Book. Trade $18.99. 978-1-6235-4755-4. GRADES Preschool– Kindergarten. ADDITIONAL.       After Otter moves into a new house, he [continue reading]

Hoffman, Jilanne. Ocean’s Heart, The: The Tiny Creatures Essential to Life. Khoa Le, Illus. Lerner/Millbrook, 03/2026. [32]pp. Nonfiction. Trade $19.99. 979-8-7656-4346-4. GRADES 2–4. HIGH ADDITIONAL.         The tiniest, most important life forms in the ocean are [continue reading]