Wenjen, Mia. Barbed Wire Between Us. Violeta Encarnación, Illus. Red Comet, 03/2026. [48]pp. Picture Book. Trade $19.99. 978-1-6365-5192-0. GRADES 1–4. ADDITIONAL. Using the form of an illustrated reverso poem, Wenjen and Encarnación demonstrate parallels between [continue reading]
June 2026
The Sweater Review
Theule, Larissa. Sweater, The: A Story of Community. Teagan White, Illus. Viking, 2/2026. [32]pp. Picture Book. Trade $18.99. 978-0-5935-2894-5. GRADES Preschool–2. OUTSTANDING. Raccoon Holly has just started a fall morning hike when she encounters a [continue reading]
Chismosas Only Book Club Review
Kemp, Laekan Zea. Chismosas Only Book Club, The. Heidi Moreno, Illus. Putnam, 05/2026. 336pp. Fiction. Trade $18.99. 978-0-5938-5976-6. GRADES 5–9. HIGH ADDITIONAL. In her mother’s bookstore Milagro’s, Cat creates the Chismosas Only Book Club with [continue reading]
Fluffy Futon Review
Kasano, Yuichi. Fluffy Futon, The. Yuichi Kasano, Illus. Translated from the Japanese by Cathy Hirano. Gecko, 05/2026. [26]pp. Picture Book. Trade $18.99. 979-8-3480-2420-8. GRADES Preschool–1. HIGH ADDITIONAL. Grandma spreads out a futon in the sun [continue reading]
Everything Grandma Needs Review
Griffin, Molly Beth. Everything Grandma Needs. Anait Semirdzhyan, Illus. Charlesbridge, 07/2026. [32]pp. Picture Book. Trade $17.99. 978-1-62354-652-6. GRADES Kindergarten–2. ADDITIONAL. It is time for Grandma to move from her big house into a little condo, [continue reading]
Cloud That Stuck Review
Krossing, Karen. Cloud That Stuck, The. Dorothy Leung, Illus. Charlesbridge, 04/2026. [32]pp. Picture Book. Trade $17.99. 978-1-62354-572-7. GRADES Kindergarten–3. HIGH ADDITIONAL. Tansy is frustrated and annoyed with the cloud that hangs over her head and [continue reading]
Love That Baby Hair! Review
Agostini, Alliah L. Love That Baby Hair! Sawyer Cloud, Illus. Charlesbridge, 03/2026. [32]pp. Picture Book. Trade $17.99. 978-1-62354-668-7. GRADES Baby/Toddler–Kindergarten. HIGH ADDITIONAL. This celebration of baby hair uses a jaunty rhyme and repetitive text to [continue reading]
America As It Happened Review
America As It Happened: A Moment-by-Moment Journey through Time, from Prehistory to the Present Day. Matthew Taylor Wilson, Illus. Addl. Creator The Washington Post. What on Earth!, 03/2026. 191pp. Nonfiction. Trade $30.00. 978-1-80466-167-3. GRADES 4–8. [continue reading]