Jenny Andrus

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]

Guojing. Oasis. Guojing, Illus. Henry Holt / Laura Godwin, 02/2025. 151[+9]pp. Graphic. Trade $21.99. 978-1-2508-1837-9. Paper $14.99. 978-1-250-81838-6. GRADES 5–8. ADDITIONAL.           Estranged from their mother, JieJie and DiDi, two young, isolated siblings wander a bleak desert to meet their daily needs. Full of exhaustion and sorrow, the [continue reading]

Van Oosbree, Ruthie. Ernie the Earthworm. Tom Heard, Illus. Pull Ahead Readers Fiction: In the Garden. Lerner, 01/2025. 16pp. Reader. PLB $27.99. 979-8765647684. Paper $8.99. 979-8765661895. GRADES Preschool–1. ADDITIONAL.         SERIES REVIEW. Please see Bees Help Gardens Grow by Katherine Chu for series review. Joshua Rees—Daly City Public Library

Van Oosbree, Ruthie. Composting Pie. Lisa Hunt, Illus. Pull Ahead Readers Fiction: In the Garden. Lerner,01/2025. 16pp. Reader. PLB $27.99. 979-8765647677. Paper $8.99. 979-8765661888. GRADES Preschool–1. ADDITIONAL.        SERIES REVIEW. Please see Bees Help Gardens Grow by Katherine Chu for series review. Joshua Rees—Daly City Public Library

Van Oosbree, Ruthie. Blossom and the Daisies. Lisa Hunt, Illus. Pull Ahead Readers Fiction: In the Garden. Lerner, 01/2025. 16pp. Reader. PLB $27.99. 979-8765647660. Paper $8.99. 979-8765661871. GRADES Preschool–1. ADDITIONAL.  SERIES REVIEW: Please see Bees Help Gardens Grow by Katherine Chu for series review. Joshua Rees—Daly City Public Library

Chu, Katherine. Earthworms Help Plants. Pull Ahead Readers Nonfiction: In the Garden. Lerner, 01/2025. 16pp.Reader. PLB $27.99. 979-8765647752. Paper $8.99. 979-8765661970. GRADES Preschool–1. ADDITIONAL. SERIES REVIEW: Please see Bees Help Gardens Grow by Katherine Chu for series review. Joshua Rees—Daly City Public Library

Chu, Katherine. Composting Fun. Pull Ahead Readers Nonfiction: In the Garden. Lerner, 01/2025. 16pp. Reader. PLB $27.99. 979-8765647745. Paper $8.99. 979-8765661963. GRADES Preschool–1. ADDITIONAL.    SERIES REVIEW: Please see Bees Help Gardens Grow by Katherine Chu for series review. Joshua Rees—Daly City Public Library