Atkins, Jill. Bones. Gareth Robinson, Illus. Early Bird Stories: Early Bird Readers—Orange. Lerner, 01/2024. [28]pp. Reader. PLB $30.65. 979-8765610381. Paper $9.99. 979-8765623763. GRADES 1–2. ADDITIONAL. These structured early readers feature a straightforward story, with many [continue reading]
Joy Shioshita
Be More Dog Review
Crowe, Caroline. Be More Dog: A Tail of Happiness. Carlos Velez, Illus. Floris, 10/2023. [32]pp. Picture Book. Trade $17.95. 978-1-7825-0832-8. GRADES Preschool–Kindergarten. HIGH ADDITIONAL. A child with a dog, what can be better? Seemingly not [continue reading]
Double Asteroid Redirection Test Review
Bailey, Diane. Double Asteroid Redirection Test: Defending Earth From Asteroids. Alternator Books: Space Explorer Guidebooks. Lerner, 01/2024. 32pp. Nonfiction. PLB $30.65. 979-8765609088. Paper $10.99. 979-8765624937. GRADES 3–5. ADDITIONAL. These middle grade series nonfiction titles introduce [continue reading]
Tiger Daughter Review
Lim, Rebecca. Tiger Daughter. Delacorte, 08/2023. 192pp. Fiction. Trade $17.99. 978-0-5936-4897-1. GRADES 5–6. HIGH ADDITIONAL. Eighth graders Wen Zhao and Henry Xiao are friends at school, both children of first-generation immigrants from China living in [continue reading]
Two New Years Review
Ho, Richard. Two New Years. Lynn Scurfield, Illus. Chronicle, 08/2023. [40]pp. Picture Book. Trade $18.99. 978-1-7972-1281-4. GRADES Preschool–3. OUTSTANDING. One family’s joyful celebrations guide us through two New Year traditions: Rosh Hashanah in the fall [continue reading]
Remember Review
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]
Be Thankful for Water Review
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]
Stick and Stone on the Go Review
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]