Kim, Erica. Kimchi, Kimchi Every Day. Erica Kim, Illus.Soaring Kite, 10/2022. [32]pp. Picture Book. Trade$18.99. 978-1-9538-5927-3. GRADES Preschool – 1. HIGH ADDITIONAL. Each day of the week a young girl of Korean heritage eats kimchi [continue reading]
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Crab and Snail: the Evil Eel Review
Ferry, Beth. Crab and Snail: The Evil Eel. Jared Chapman, Illus. Crab & Snail Series; bk. 3.Harper Alley, 04/2023. 62pp. Reader. Trade $14.99 978-0-0629-6219-5. Paper $8.99. 978-0-0629-6220-1. GRADES Preschool – 2. ADDITIONAL. In the third [continue reading]
Just a Worm Review
Boyd, Marie. Just a Worm. Marie Boyd, Illus. HarperCollins / Greenwillow, 03/2023. [32]pp. Picture Book. Trade $17.99. 978-0-06-321256-5. GRADES Preschool – 2. ADDITIONAL. Worm travels through his garden world trying to prove that he is [continue reading]
The Ojja-Wojja Review
Visaggio, Magdalene. Ojja-Wojja, The : a Horror-mystery, or Whatever. Jenn St-Onge, Illus. Balzer &Bray, 03/2023. 192pp. Graphic Trade $22.99. 978-0-06-285239-7. GRADES 6 – 10. OUTSTANDING. Teenage anxieties of belonging and exclusion, multi-generational town secrets, imagination, [continue reading]
Little Thieves: Painted Devils Review
Owen, Margaret. Painted Devils. Little Thieves Series; bk. 2. Henry Holt, 05/2023. 512pp. Fiction. Trade $20.99. 978-1-250-83116-3. GRADES 8 – Adult. OUTSTANDING. Vanja and Emeric are back to delight readers and confuse their kingdom in [continue reading]
In Every Life Review
Frazee, Marla. In Every Life. Marla Frazee, Illus. Simon & Schuster /Beach Lane, 02/2023. [32]pp. Picture Book. Trade $18.99. 978-1-6659-1248-8. GRADES Preschool – 1. OUTSTANDING. Marla Frazee is back with another gorgeously illustrated picture book [continue reading]
Big Tree Review
Selznick, Brian. Big Tree. Brian Selznick, Illus.Scholastic Press, 04/2023. 528pp. Fiction.Trade $32.99. 978-1-338-18063-3.GRADES 3 – 8. OUTSTANDING. Caldecott winner Selznick returns with another illustrated novel to tell a story that can be experienced acouple of [continue reading]
A Case with a Bang Review
Nilsson, Ulf. Case with a Bang, A. Gitte Spee, Illus.Translated from the Swedish by Julia Marshall. Detective Gordon Series. Gecko, 03/2023. 113pp. Fiction. Trade $18.99. 978-1-7765-7487-2. GRADES 2 – 4. ADDITIONAL. The entire woodland police [continue reading]