Joy Shioshita

Kemp, Laekan Zea. Chismosas Only Book Club, The. Heidi Moreno, Illus. Putnam, 05/2026. 336pp. Fiction. Trade $18.99. 978-0-5938-5976-6. GRADES 5–9. HIGH ADDITIONAL.        In her mother’s bookstore Milagro’s, Cat creates the Chismosas Only Book Club with [continue reading]

Kasano, Yuichi. Fluffy Futon, The. Yuichi Kasano, Illus. Translated from the Japanese by Cathy Hirano. Gecko, 05/2026. [26]pp. Picture Book. Trade $18.99. 979-8-3480-2420-8. GRADES Preschool–1. HIGH ADDITIONAL.         Grandma spreads out a futon in the sun [continue reading]

Griffin, Molly Beth. Everything Grandma Needs. Anait Semirdzhyan, Illus. Charlesbridge, 07/2026. [32]pp. Picture Book. Trade $17.99. 978-1-62354-652-6. GRADES Kindergarten–2. ADDITIONAL.            It is time for Grandma to move from her big house into a little condo, [continue reading]

Sherman, Suzanne. Shell Seeker: The Life, Work, and Adventures of a Blind Biologist. Linda Olliver, Illus. National Science Teachers Association / NSTAKids, 01/2026. 46pp. Biography. Trade $19.99. 979-8-8997-7010-4. GRADES 2–4. ADDITIONAL.     “See” how a young [continue reading]

Cooper, Elisha. Rare Bird, The. Elisha Cooper, Illus. Roaring Book, 02/2026. [35]pp. Picture Book. Trade $18.99. 978-1-250-36439-5. GRADES Preschool–1. OUTSTANDING.    The Rare Bird is about a playful house cat whose imagination comes alive inside a [continue reading]

Bradley, Kimberly Brubaker. Phoenix. Ride On, #1. Penguin/Dial, 03/2026. 116pp. Fiction. Trade $17.99. 978-0-5938-5986-5. GRADES 4–7. HIGH ADDITIONAL.         When Harper’s dad makes a choice that blows up her family, she and her mom pick up [continue reading]

Miller, Chanel. Moon without Stars, The. Chanel Miller, Illus. Philomel, 01/2026. 256pp. Fiction. Trade $17.99. 978-0-5936-2455-5. GRADES 5–8. OUTSTANDING.      Luna Noon, a seventh grader living in California with her white dad and Chinese American mom, [continue reading]

McQuinn, Anna. Lola’s Perfect Hideout. Rosalind Beardshaw, Illus. Charlesbridge, 05/2026. [32]pp. Picture Book. Trade $17.99. 978-1-62354-384-6. GRADES Preschool–1. HIGH ADDITIONAL.       Lola loves playing with her new baby sister and younger brother Leo, but she is [continue reading]