Jenny Andrus

Brockenbrough, Martha. Frank and the Big Mistake. John Lau, Illus. Levine Querido, 11/2024. 80pp. Fiction. Trade $14.99. 978-1-64614-460-0. Paper $6.99. 978-1-64614-499-0. GRADES 1–3. ADDITIONAL. This third tale involving Frank the cat, Sunny the dog, and Cap’n Keith the parrot features a harrowing visit by Nellie, a young girl with [continue reading]

Biedrzycki, David. ArtIficial Intelligence. David Biedrzycki, Illus. Charlesbridge, 10/2024. [50]pp. Picture Book. Trade $18.99. 978-1-62354-374-7. GRADES Preschool–1. HIGH ADDITIONAL.       What happens when a robot is “defective” due to a habit of daydreaming? He gets sent to be reprogrammed, accidentally leaves the factory by “going outside,” explores the [continue reading]

Ayoade, Richard. Fairy Tale Fan Club, The: Legendary Letters Collected by C. C. Cecily. David Roberts, Illus. Candlewick/Walker, 10/2024. 117pp. Fiction. Trade $17.99. 978-1-5362-2217-3. GRADES 3–6. HIGH ADDITIONAL.     A variety of letters addressed to fairy tale characters are presented, arranged, and explained by C. C. Cecily, the [continue reading]

Brown, Monica. Doña Fela’s Dream: The Story of Puerto Rico’s First Female Mayor. Rosa Ibarra, Illus. Little, Brown, 09/2024. 48pp. Biography. Trade $18.99. 978-0-316-17835-8. GRADES 1–4. HIGH ADDITIONAL.   Puerto Rico’s Doña Fela defied expectations when she became the island’s first female mayor in 1947, and went on [continue reading]

Schmitt, Kelly Rice. I Fuel: How Energy Powers Our Busy World. Jam Dong, Illus. Lerner/Millbrook, 10/2024. [40]pp. Nonfiction. Trade $19.99. 978-1-7284-7683-4. GRADES Preschool–2. ADDITIONAL.       Follow a microscopic life form as it lives, dies, transforms, and eventually joins millions of others to provide energy to modern society. Mixed [continue reading]

Nayeri, Daniel. Drawn Onward. Matt Rockefeller, Illus. HarperAlley, 10/2024. 40pp. Picture Book. Trade $19.99. 978-0-06-327716-8. GRADES Preschool–3. OUTSTANDING. With very few words, Nayeri manages to tell an emotionally powerful story set in a fantasy world where the main character, a child with tan skin and brown hair [continue reading]

Anderhagen, Anna. Ducklings: A First Look. Read for a Better World: Read About Baby Animals. Lerner, 08/2024. 24pp. Reader. Trade $29.32. 979-8765626368. Paper $9.99. 979-8765629482. GRADES Preschool–1. ADDITIONAL.        SERIES REVIEW: Large, colorful photographs follow baby animals in the wild. The series features the recommended black type on white [continue reading]

Anderhagen, Anna. Chicks: A First Look. Read for a Better World: Read About Baby Animals. Lerner, 08/2024. 24pp. Reader. Trade $29.32. 979-8765626351. Paper $9.99. 979-8765629475. GRADES Preschool–1. ADDITIONAL. SERIES REVIEW. Please see Ducklings: A First Look by Anna Anderhagen for series review. Beth Gousman—Montclair Elementary School / Oakland [continue reading]