Cousins, Lucy. Good Place, A. Lucy Cousins, Illus. Candlewick, 04/2022. [32]pp. Picture Book. GRADES Preschool – 1. HIGH ADDITIONAL. Trade $17.99. 978-1-5362-2425-2. Cousins’ simple story follows four insects looking for a good place to live. [continue reading]
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Poo-Dunit? Review
Aronson, Katelyn. Poo-Dunit? A Forest Floor Mystery. Stephanie Laberis, Illus. Candlewick, 04/2022. [32]pp. Picture Book. GRADES Preschool – 1. HIGH ADDITIONAL. Trade $17.99. 978-1-5362-1637-0. Mouse, disgusted by a stinky pile of poo that appeared outside [continue reading]
Door of No Return Review
Alexander, Kwame. Door of No Return, The. Little, Brown, 09/2022. 398 [+20]pp. Fiction. GRADES 5 – 8. OUTSTANDING. Trade $17.99. 978-0-316-44186-5. In his familiar verse style, Alexander invites us into twelve-year-old Kofi Offin’s life in [continue reading]
Pumpkin and Me Review
Acosta, Alicia. Pumpkin and Me. Merce Gali, Illus. Translated from the Spanish by Laura Victoria Fielden. NubeOcho, 04/2022. [32]pp. Picture Book. GRADES: Preschool – 1. ADDITIONAL. Trade $15.99. 978-84-17673-92-5. One day Pumpkin, a really old, [continue reading]
Bad Day Review
Preston-Gannon, Frann. Bad Day, The. Frann Preston-Gannon, Illus. Templar/Candlewick, 06/2022. [32]pp. Picture Book. GRADES Preschool – 1. ADDITIONAL. Trade $18.99. 978-1-5362-2378-1. What is a bad day? And how can one change it into a good [continue reading]
One Day Review
Jenkins, Steve. One Day: By the Numbers : A Book of Infographics. Steve Jenkins, Illus. By the Numbers Series. Clarion, 06/2022. 40pp. Non-Fiction. GRADES 3 – 8. ADDITIONAL. Trade $14.99. 978-0-358-47011-3. Paper $ 5.99. 978-0-358-47014-4. [continue reading]
Animal Facts Review
Jenkins, Steve. Animal Facts: By the Numbers : A Book of Infographics. Steve Jenkins, Illus By the Numbers Series. Clarion,06/2022. 40pp. Non-Fiction. GRADES 3 – 8. ADDITIONAL. Trade $14.99. 978-0-358-47012-0. Paper $ 5.99. 978-0-358-47013-7. SERIES [continue reading]
Weight of Blood Review
Jackson, Tiffany D. Weight of Blood, The. HarperCollins/ Katherine Tegen, 09/2022. 416pp. Fiction. GRADES 8 – 12. HIGH ADDITIONAL. Trade $18.99. 978-0-06-302914-9. Jackson brilliantly pays homage to Stephen King and his early thriller Carrie. In [continue reading]