Jenny Andrus

Engle, Margarita. Wild Dreamers. Simon & Schuster/Atheneum, 04/2024. 224pp. Fiction. Trade $18.99. 978-1-6659-3975-1. GRADES 8–12. HIGH ADDITIONAL. Leandro, a Cuban refugee experiencing PTSD, largely relies upon his therapy dog Cielo as his sole companion; Ana, a Cuban American experiencing homelessness, worries about the wild pumas [continue reading]

Chytilova, Lenka. Planning Grandma’s Party: Measurements, Fractions & Fun. Xiana Teimoy, Illus. Addl. Creator Helena Harastova. Translated from the Czech by Mark Worthington. Everyday STEM. Albatros, 10/2024. 32pp. Nonfiction. Trade $16.95. 978-80-00-07286-9. GRADES 2–4. ADDITIONAL. SERIES REVIEW. Please see: Our Camping Trip: Physics, Chemistry & Fun by Lenka Chytilova for [continue reading]

Chytilova, Lenka. Our Camping Trip: Physics, Chemistry & Fun. Xiana Teimoy, Illus. Addl. Creator Helena Harastova. Translated from the Czech by Mark Worthington. Everyday STEM. Albatros, 10/2024. 32pp. Nonfiction. Trade $16.95. 978-80-00-07285-2. GRADES 2–4. ADDITIONAL. SERIES REVIEW: Readers can explore various science topics in these series [continue reading]

Anderson, Brian. Frankenstein’s Hound. Brian Anderson, Illus. Sophie, bk 2. Marble, 10/2024. 223pp. Graphic. Trade $18.99. 978-1-958325-30-8. Paper $14.99. 978-1-958325-25-4. GRADES 3–6. HIGH ADDITIONAL. SERIES REVIEW. Please see: Jurassic Bark by Brian Anderson for series review. Joshua Rees—Daly City Public Library

Anderson, Brian. Jurassic Bark. Brian Anderson, Illus. Sophie, bk. 1. Marble, 10/2024. 223pp. Graphic. Trade $18.99. 978-1-958325-29-2. Paper $14.99. 978-1-958325-14-8. GRADES 3–6. HIGH ADDITIONAL. SERIES REVIEW: This fast-paced graphic novel series follows the adventures of Sophie (a brown-haired dog) and Doug (a [continue reading]

Mo, Cherry. Home in a Lunchbox. Cherry Mo, Illus. Penguin, 06/2024. [40]pp. Picture Book. Trade $18.99. 978-0-593-66134-5. GRADES Kindergarten–3. OUTSTANDING.             Heart-themed lunchbox in hand, Jun from Hong Kong cheerfully sets off for the first day of school in the United States, but her high spirits are [continue reading]

Edge, Christopher. Quantum!: The Strange Science of the Smallest Stuff in the Universe.Paul Daviz, Illus. Candlewick, 10/2024. 45pp. Nonfiction. Trade $18.99. 978-1-5362-3762-7.GRADES 3–6. ADDITIONAL Quantum physics is broken down and explained to elementary age readers [continue reading]

Camp, Joaquín. Robbery, The. Joaquín Camp, Illus. Berbay, 05/2024. [40]pp. Picture Book. Trade $18.99. 978-1-9226-1070-6. GRADES Preschool–2. ADDITIONAL.           Argentinian artist and storyteller Joaquín Camp introduces us to a trio of would-be thieves who intend to tunnel their way into a bank. Things start off well, but [continue reading]