Lloyd, Susannah. Who Ate Steve? Kate Hindley, Illus. Nosy Crow, 03/2025. [32]pp. Picture Book. Trade $17.99. 979-8887771311. GRADES Preschool–Kindergarten. OUTSTANDING. An unknown narrator tells a story about the difference in size between Marcel the bird [continue reading]
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All the Blues in the Sky Review
Watson, Renée. All the Blues in the Sky. Bloomsbury, 02/2025. 182pp. Fiction. Trade $17.99. 978-1-5476-0589-7. GRADES 5–8. OUTSTANDING. Thirteen-year-old aspiring pilot Sage is reeling from the recent and sudden loss of her best friend. Watson’s [continue reading]
Born Inside a Nest So Small Review
Trapani, Iza. Born Inside a Nest So Small: Conversation with a Hummingbird. Iza Trapani, Illus. Charlesbridge, 06/2025. [32]pp. Picture Book. Trade $17.99. 978-1-62354-584-0. GRADES Preschool–1. ADDITIONAL. Experience life as a hummingbird through this informative picture [continue reading]
Treasure Hunt Review
Stewart-Sharpe, Leisa. Treasure Hunt, The: True Stories of Treasures Lost, Stolen, and Found. Gordy Wright, Illus. Charlesbridge, 06/2025. 64pp. Nonfiction. Trade $18.99. 978-1-62354-629-8. GRADES 3–6. ADDITIONAL. Get ready to travel the world in this fast-paced, [continue reading]
Dangerous Idea, A: The Scopes Trial Review
Levy, Debbie. Dangerous Idea, A: The Scopes Trial, the Original Fight Over Science in Schools. Bloomsbury Children’s, 01/2025. 278pp. Nonfiction. Trade $20.99. 978-1-54-761221-5. GRADES 7–9. HIGH ADDITIONAL. In 1925, Dayton, Tennessee community leaders concocted a [continue reading]
Sea Dragons: Monsters of Fife Review
Yolen, Jane. Sea Dragons. Celia Lowenthal, Illus. Monsters of Fife: Book 1. Charlesbridge, 06/2025. 111pp. Fiction. Trade $17.99. 978-1-62354-473-7. GRADES 3–6. ADDITIONAL. The place: Scotland. The time: the 1880s. The action: monsters causing problems. As [continue reading]
Cassi and the House of Memories Review
Stuart, Dean. Cassi and the House of Memories. Dean Stuart, Illus. Penguin Random House /Viking, 02/2025. [272]pp. Graphic. Trade $24.99. 978-0-593-35112-3. Paper $14.99. 978-0-593-35113-0. GRADES 3–6. OUTSTANDING. When Cassi’s grandfather, Charlie, wanders into the woods, [continue reading]
Don’t Trust Fish Review
Sharpson, Neil. Don’t Trust Fish. Dan Santat, Illus. Dial, 04/2025. 40pp. Picture Book. PLB $18.99. 978-0593616673. GRADES Preschool–2. HIGH ADDITIONAL. Fish are not friends in this funny take on a nature guide. Sharpson introduces different [continue reading]