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Harjo, Joy. Remember. Michaela Goade, Illus. Random House Studio/Random, 03/2023. [40]pp. Picture Book. Trade $18.99. 978-0-5934-8484-5. PLB $21.99. 978-0-5934-8483-8. GRADES Preschool–3. OUTSTANDING.     Illustrator Michaela Goade takes poet Joy Harjo’s piece “Remember” to new heights with [continue reading]

Ziefert, Harriet. Be Thankful for Water: How Water Sustains Our Planet. Brian Fitzgerald, Illus. Red Comet, 11/2023. [72]pp. Nonfiction. Trade $19.99. 978-1-63655-074-9. GRADES Preschool–2. ADDITIONAL.         Similar in style to Ziefert’s Be Thankful for Trees (2022), [continue reading]

Ferry, Beth. Stick and Stone on the Go. Kristen Cella, Illus. Stick and Stone. Clarion, 02/2023. 96pp. Graphic. Trade $12.99. 978-0358549383. GRADES Kindergarten–3. HIGH ADDITIONAL.    This early reader graphic novel contains two stories about Stick [continue reading]

Lerwill, Ben. Stone Age Beasts. Grahame Baker-Smith, Illus. Candlewick, 11/2023. 48pp. Nonfiction. Trade $19.99. 978-1-5362-3134-2. GRADES 3–5. HIGH ADDITIONAL.       Satisfyingly fierce and intimidating animal portraits stare down from prehistoric times, providing facts and also inspiring [continue reading]

Harrison, Vashti. Big. Vashti Harrison, Illus. Little Brown, 05/2023. [60]pp. Picture Book. Trade $19.99. 978-0-316-35322-9. GRADES Preschool-2. OUTSTANDING.   As a young girl grows, becoming a “big girl” changes from a positive message into a hurtful [continue reading]

Brown, Lisa. Hospital Book, The. Lisa Brown, Illus. Neal Porter, 03/2023. 40pp. Picture Book. Trade $18.99. 978-0-8234-4665-0. GRADES Kindergarten–3. HIGH ADDITIONAL. Hospitals can be scary and stressful for young children. As she did with The [continue reading]

Saleh, Haya. Wild Poppies. Levine Querido, 06/2023. 176pp. Fiction. Trade $17.99. 978-1-64614-201-9. GRADES 7–12. ADDITIONAL.      Omar and Sufyan’s lives are forever changed as war destroys their Syrian town, tearing apart their family and nation. After [continue reading]

Rex, Adam. Story of Gumluck the Wizard, The. Adam Rex, Illus. Chronicle, 08/2023. 133pp. Fiction. Trade $14.99. 978-1-7972-1323-1. GRADES 3–4. OUTSTANDING.       A naïve but earnestly helpful little wizard named Gumluck is introduced in this first [continue reading]