Tonatiuh, Duncan. Land of Books, A : Dreams of Young Mexihcah Word Painters. Duncan Tonatiuh ,Illus. Abrams, 11/2022. [40]pp. Picture Book. GRADES 2 – 6. $19.99. 978-1-4197-4942-1. OUTSTANDING. Readers of Duncan Tonatiuh’s award-winning books have [continue reading]
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Listen Review
Stocker, Shannon. Listen: How Evelyn Glennie, a Deaf Girl, Changed Percussion. Devon Holzwarth, Illus. Dial. 04/2022. 40pp. Biography. GRADES 1 – 4. $18.99. 978-0-593-10969-4. OUTSTANDING. Evelyn Glennie grew up in Scotland surrounded by music, playing [continue reading]
Rose Named Peace Review
Roberts, Barbara Carroll. Rose Named Peace, A : How Francis Meilland Created a Flower of Hope for a World at War. Bagram Ibatoulline, Illus. Candlewick, 05/2022. [46]pp. Non-Fiction. GRADES 2 – 5. $18.99. 978-1-5362-0843-6. ADDITIONAL. [continue reading]
Scatter of Light Review
Lo, Malinda. Scatter of Light, A. Dutton, 10/2022. 324pp. Fiction. Grades 9-12. $18.99. 978-0-525-55528-5. OUTSTANDING. In the summer of 2013, Aria’s parents send her to stay with her grandmother in California as a way of [continue reading]
Stick and Stone Explore and More Review
Ferry, Beth. Stick and Stone Explore and More. Kristen Cella, Illus. Stick and Stone Series. Clarion, 06/2022. 94pp. Reader. Grades 1-3. $12.99. 978-0-35-854936-9. HIGH ADDITIONAL. Stick and Stone, who are what their names say, return [continue reading]
The Summer of Bitter and Sweet Review
Ferguson, Jen. Summer of Bitter and Sweet, The. Heartdrum, 05/2022. 384 [+4]pp. Fiction. GRADES 9 – 12. $17.99. 978-0-06-308616-6. OUTSTANDING. First-person Métis narrator Lou is eighteen and living with her uncles on their farm. She’s [continue reading]
Swim Team Review
Christmas, Johnnie. Swim Team: Small Waves, Big Changes. Johnnie Christmas, Illus.HarperCollins, 05/2022. 245pp. Graphic. GRADES 3 – 8. $21.99. 978-0-06-305677-0. OUTSTANDING. When middle-schooler Bree, who is Black, moves to Florida for her dad’s job training, [continue reading]
Meow Review
Rashka, Chris. Meow. Chris Rashka, Illus. Greenwillow, 05/2022. [32]pp. Picture Book. GRADES Preschool – Kindergarten. $17.99 978-0-06-304935-2. ADDITIONAL. Caldecott medal winner Raschka shows the story of a housecat spending the day enjoying the sun, tailbeing [continue reading]