Águila, María Dolores. Menudo Sunday: A Spanglish Counting Book. Erika Meza, Illus. Dial, 08/2025. [40]pp.Picture Book. Trade $18.99. 978-0-593-46225-6. GRADES Preschool–2. OUTSTANDING.An extended large family gathers to prepare and eat a traditional menudo dinner in this delightful counting book. The text begins “1 Uno / One [continue reading]
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Luna and the Case of the Missing Mooncakes Review
Yim, Natasha. Luna and the Case of the Missing Mooncakes. Violet Kim, Illus. Storytelling Math. Charlesbridge, 08/2025. [30]pp. Picture Book. Trade $16.99. 978-1-62354-466-9. GRADES Preschool–1. ADDITIONAL. Luna visits her cousin Mina as their multiracial families gather to celebrate Mid-Autumn Festival. Mina brings special mooncakes, which begin to disappear, [continue reading]
Scout and the Rescue Dogs Review
Wolfer, Dianne. Scout and the Rescue Dogs. Tony Flowers, Illus. Walker, 06/2025. 211pp. Fiction. Trade $18.99.978-1-7616-0049-4. GRADES 3–6. ADDITIONAL. Eleven-year-old Scout’s Christmas break features her joining her dad in his truck as he delivers pallets of donated dog food to shelters along the Australian coast. After [continue reading]
Rebellion 1776 Review
Anderson, Laurie Halse. Rebellion 1776. Atheneum /Caitlyn Dlouhy, 04/2025. 405pp. Fiction. Trade $18.99. 978-1-4169-6826-9. GRADES 5–8. HIGH ADDITIONAL. Just as the Patriots finally liberate British-occupied Boston in the spring of 1776, the city finds itself stricken by a deadly smallpox epidemic. As everyone around her [continue reading]
Amazing Theatre of Physics Review
Amazing Theatre of Physics. Awesome Physics in Your City, The. Tomas Kopecky, Illus. Translated from the Czech by Graeme Dibble. Albatros, 06/2025. 45pp. Nonfiction. Trade $17.95. 978-80-00-07439-9. GRADES 3–6. ADDITIONAL. Physics is all around us, which this title strives to demonstrate and explain. Starting with a map [continue reading]
Red Canoe Shows Up at Two! Review
Allenby, Victoria. Red Canoe Shows Up at Two! Big, Little Concepts. Pajama, 06/2025. [22]pp. Picture Book. Trade $17.95. 978-1-77278-344-5. GRADES Baby/Toddler–Preschool. LOW ADDITIONAL. This inventive concept title strives to show young listeners different types of boats, colors, and time. Starting with one o’clock, readers are shown [continue reading]
This Year, a Witch! Review
Abbott, Zoey. This Year, a Witch! Zoey Abbott, Illus. Atheneum/Caitlyn Dlouhy, 07/2025. [40]pp. Picture Book. Trade $19.99. 978-1-6659-5602-4. GRADES Preschool–2. HIGH ADDITIONAL. Sometimes the way we see ourselves doesn’t match what the mirror reflects. This seems to be the case for the aspiring witch in Abbott’s [continue reading]
Pecan Sheller Review
Ruiz-Flores, Lupe. Pecan Sheller, The. Lerner, 04/2025. 256pp. Fiction. Trade $19.99. 979-8765610527. GRADES 5–8. OUTSTANDING. Life in Texas in 1937 is tough for Petra, a Mexican American girl, whose family faces financial hardship after the death of her father. An excellent student, the thirteen-year-old’s dreams [continue reading]