Christou, Bethany. Nervous Nigel. Bethany Christou, Illus. Picture Book. Candlewick/Templar, 07/2022. [32]pp. $18.99. 978-1-5362-2386-6. HIGH ADDITIONAL. GRADES Preschool-1. Nigel is the youngest in a crocodile family of champion swimmers and divers. The pressure to be the next champion is [continue reading]
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The World Belonged to Us Review
Woodson, Jacqueline. The World Belonged to Us. Leo Espinosa, Illus. Picture Book. PRH/Nancy Paulsen, 05/2022. 32pp. Picture Book. $18.99. 78-0-3995-4549-8. OUTSTANDING. GRADES K-5. This uplifting picture book opens with a diverse group of schoolchildren running out [continue reading]
A Pandemic Is Worldwide Review
Thomson, Sarah L., A Pandemic Is World Wide. Taia Morley, Illus. Let’s Read and Find Out Science Series, Level 2. Non-Fiction. Harper, 02/2022. 38pp. $17.99 978-0-06-308626-5. ADDITIONAL. GRADES 1-3. What is a pandemic? This title [continue reading]
Choosing Brave Review
Joy, Angela. Choosing Brave: How Mamie Till-Mobley and Emmett Till Sparked the Civil Rights Movement. Janelle Washington, Illus. Picture Book. Roaring Brook, 09/2022. 64pp. $19.99. 978-1-250-22095-0. OUTSTANDING. GRADES 4-8. Mamie Till-Mobley’s brave decision to hold an open-casket [continue reading]
The Secret Battle of Evan Pao Review
Shang, Wendy Wan-Long. The Secret Battle of Evan Pao. Fiction. Scholastic, 06/2022. 272pp. $17.99. 978-1-338-67885-7. HIGH ADDITIONAL. GRADES 4 – 7. Family circumstances force Evan Pao and his mom and sister to relocate from California to Haddington, [continue reading]
Air Miles Review
Salaman, Bill (from a story idea by the late John Burningham). Air Miles. Helen Oxenbury, Illus. Picture Book. Candlewick, 06/2022. [32]pp. $18.99. 978-1-5362-2334-7. ADDITIONAL. GRADES K-1. Miles, a brown dog, doesn’t have the energy he used [continue reading]
Ain’t Burned All the Bright Review
Reynolds, Jason. Ain’t Burned All the Bright. Jason Griffin, Illus. Fiction. Atheneum, 01/2022. 384pp. $19.99. 978-1-5344-3946-7. OUTSTANDING. GRADES 6–Adult. This masterwork of sparse text and multilayered art quickly picked up nine starred reviews when it was released in January, [continue reading]
Lucky Review
Mandin, Christy. Lucky. Christy Mandin, Illus. Picture Book. Harper, 05/2022. [38]pp. $17.99. 978-0-06-304734-1. ADDITIONAL. Preschool-1. Lucky feels like the luckiest pearl in the sea because of the interesting things she finds, such as bottle caps. When [continue reading]