Joy Shioshita

Muhlebach, Sarah. Mission Moon: An Illustrated Guide to Space Exploration. Sarah Muhlebach, Illus. Translated from the German by Marshall Yarbrough. Helvetiq, 05/2025. 73pp. Nonfiction. Trade $22.95. 978-3-03964-082-9. GRADES 3–6. HIGH ADDITIONAL.         Space has always fascinated [continue reading]

Montgomery, Ross. Ant Party. Sarah Warburton, Illus. Walker, 04/2025. [32]pp. Picture Book. Trade $17.99. 978-1-5362-3953-9. GRADES Preschool–1. HIGH ADDITIONAL.       Andy the Ant decides to celebrate his birthday by inviting a few friends, which grows and [continue reading]

Kinkz, Eliza. ¡Mistaco!: A Tale of Tragedy y Tortillas. Eliza Kinkz, Illus. Kokila, 04/2025. 40pp. Picture Book. Trade $18.99. 978-0-5937-0023-5. GRADES Preschool–3. HIGH ADDITIONAL.         Kinkz’s authorial debut picture book follows Izzy, a young Latine girl [continue reading]

Kelly, Erin Entrada. On Again, Awkward Again. Addl. Creator Kwame Mbalia. Amulet, 04/2025. 261pp. Fiction. Trade $19.99. 978-1-4197-7563-5. GRADES 7–10. HIGH ADDITIONAL. Personal interactions of any type can be awkward at any age, but when [continue reading]

Heuer, Lourdes. Book of Maps for You, A. Maxwell Eaton III, Illus. Holiday House/Neal Porter, 04/2025. [40]pp. Picture Book. Trade $18.99. 978-0823455706. GRADES Preschool–3. OUTSTANDING.      Moving to a new home is nerve-wracking, but what if [continue reading]

Harris, Shawn. Let’s Be Bees. Shawn Harris, Illus. Holiday House /Neal Porter/, 02/2025. [40]pp. Picture Book. Trade $18.99. 978-0-8234-5709-0. GRADES Preschool–2. OUTSTANDING.    A tan-skinned father and child play a lively game of make-believe while reading [continue reading]

George, Kaylin Melia. Aloha Everything. Mae Waite, Illus. Red Comet, 04/2024. [40]pp. Picture Book. Trade $19.99. 978-1-6365-5112-8. GRADES Kindergarten–3. OUTSTANDING.         Through the lifelong study of the sacred Hawaiian dance of hula, a young girl develops [continue reading]

Deibert, Emily. Bea Mullins Takes a Shot. Random House, 02/2025. 323pp. Fiction. Trade $17.99. 978-0-593-80889-4. GRADES 5–8. HIGH ADDITIONAL.         Begrudgingly, Bea joins the new girls’ hockey team at her Toronto area middle school. While navigating [continue reading]