Foster, Kate. Unlikely Heroes Club. Candlewick, 04/2025. 198pp. Fiction. Trade $17.99. 978-1-5362-3904-1. GRADES 3–6. ADDITIONAL. Eleven-year-old, brown-skinned Oli joins a group of other autistic kids in a weeklong program meant to help them learn social [continue reading]
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Okchundang Candy Review
Go, Jung-soon. Okchundang Candy. Jung-soon Go, Illus. Translated from the Korean by Aerin Park. Levine Querido, 03/2025. 128pp. Graphic. Trade $21.99. 978-1-6461-4514-0. GRADES 10–Adult. HIGH ADDITIONAL. This is Jung-soon’s love letter to her grandparents, recounting [continue reading]
First Library Card with Big Bird Review
Sanderson, Whitney. First Library Card with Big Bird. Sesame Street Firsts. Lerner, 08/2025. 24pp. Nonfiction. PLB $30.65. 979-8765661079. Paper $9.99. 979-8765684856. GRADES Preschool–1. ADDITIONAL. SERIES REVIEW. Please see: First Day of School with Ji-Young by [continue reading]
First Lost Tooth with Gabrielle Review
Gabor, Nicole. First Lost Tooth with Gabrielle. Sesame Street Firsts. Lerner, 08/2025. 24pp. Nonfiction. PLB $30.65. 979-8765661062. Paper $9.99. 979-8765684849. GRADES Preschool–Kindergarten. ADDITIONAL. SERIES REVIEW. Please see: First Day of School with Ji-Young by Nicole [continue reading]
First Day of School with Ji-Young Review
Gabor, Nicole. First Day of School with Ji-Young. Sesame Street Firsts. Lerner, 08/2025. 24pp. Nonfiction. PLB $30.65. 979-8765661048. Paper $9.99. 979-8765684825. GRADES Preschool–1. ADDITIONAL. SERIES REVIEW: Sesame Street and Lerner’s six-title series explores some of [continue reading]
Revolutionary Mary Review
Blumenthal, Karen. Revolutionary Mary: The True Story of One Woman, the Declaration of Independence, and America’s Fight for Freedom. Elizabeth Baddeley, Illus. Addl. Creator Jen McCartney. Roaring Brook, 02/2025. [40]pp. Biography. Trade $18.99. 978-1-6267-2311-5. GRADES [continue reading]
I Got You Review
Barnes, Derrick. I Got You: A Brother’s Promise. Shamar Knight-Justice, Illus. Nancy Paulsen, 08/2025. [32]pp. Picture Book. Trade $18.99. 978-0-593-11145-1. GRADES Kindergarten–2. OUTSTANDING. Rasheed shares his heartfelt gratitude for his older brother Anthony, who is [continue reading]
Meena and the Microbiome Review
Osman, Dr. Majidi. Meena and the Microbiome. Teresa Martinez, Illus. MIT Kids, 02/2025. [40]pp. Picture Book. Trade $18.99. 978-1-5362-2759-8. GRADES Kindergarten–3. OUTSTANDING. Simple but detailed illustrations of a dark-skinned mother and child gardening, harvesting, and [continue reading]