Jenny Andrus

Bin, Xu. Picking Tea with Baba. Yu Yin, Illus. Translated from the Chinese by Shan Chen. Charlesbridge, 05/2025. [32]pp. Picture Book. Trade $18.99. 978-1-62354-623-6. GRADES Preschool–2. ADDITIONAL.        Baba brings the two kids, plus mom, up the mountain to their tea farm in China, where the kids are excited [continue reading]

Bakes, Jules. Sea Legs. Niki Smith, Illus. Scholastic/ Graphix, 02/2025. 247 [+7]pp Graphic. Trade $24.99. 978-1-338-83588-5. Paper $14.99. 978-1-338-83586-1. GRADES 3–7. OUTSTANDING.      Living at sea on a sailboat built by her parents, Janey finds adventure and confronts her fears. She and her family sail from Florida around the [continue reading]

Danneburg, Julie. Teacher Jitters. Judy Love, Illus. Charlesbridge, 08/2025. [28]pp. Picture Book. Trade $17.99. 978-1-62354-434-8. GRADES Preschool–1. ADDITIONAL.      Mrs. Hartwell tells her class that she is very nervous about going to a class for teachers tomorrow, so her students give her ways to calm her jitters. Verbal [continue reading]

Clendenan, Megan. Just In Case: Saving Seeds in the Svalbard Global Seed Vault. Brittany Cicchese, Illus. Charlesbridge, 10/2025. [32]pp. Nonfiction. Trade $17.99. 978-1-62354-480-5. GRADES 1–3. ADDITIONAL.   What is the Svalbard Global Seed Vault, in Norway, and why is it important? This informational picture book provides a glimpse [continue reading]

Burgess, Matthew. Fireworks. Cátia Chien, Illus. Clarion, 05/2025. [44]pp. Picture Book. Trade $19.99. 978-0-0632-1672-3. GRADES Preschool–3. OUTSTANDING.        A dazzling presentation of an idyllic summer day, from the joy of morning’s first light to a night of impressive fireworks. Beautifully paced poetic language comes vividly alive through [continue reading]

Ancrum, K. Corruption of Hollis Brown, The. Harper, 04/2025. 377 [3]pp. Fiction. Trade $19.99. 978-0-0632-8583-5. GRADES 9–12. HIGH ADDITIONAL.          Hollis Brown lives in a town that is slowly dying, looks forward to a very limited future, and makes himself small and predictable because life is [continue reading]

Albee, Sarah. Zero! The Number That Almost Wasn’t. Chris Hsu, Illus. Charlesbridge, 03/2025. [38]pp. Nonfiction. Trade $17.99. 978-1-62354-432-4. GRADES 2–4. ADDITIONAL.          Discover how the number zero (“0”) came to be used, after many centuries of not being needed. Albee traces the history of numbering systems and mathematics [continue reading]

Gustavson, Adam. Aliens Do Not Want to Go Home, The. Adam Gustavson, Illus. Charlesbridge, 06/2025. [32]pp. Picture Book. Trade $17.99. 978-1-62354-494-2. GRADES Preschool–1. ADDITIONAL.       Alien kids repeatedly say that they are not ready to end their day on Earth, via insistent, familiar refrains like “It’s not even [continue reading]