Miller, Lucie. Going to School Around the World. Lisa Hunt, Illus. Pull Ahead Readers: Let’s Look at Families – Fiction. Lerner, 01/2026. 16pp. Reader. PLB $27.99. 979-8-7656-8991-2. Paper $8.99. 979-8-3480-2851-0. GRADES Preschool–1. ADDITIONAL. SERIES REVIEW. [continue reading]
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Family Time Review
Miller, Lucie. Family Time. Jeff Crowther, Illus. Pull Ahead Readers: Let’s Look at Families – Fiction. Lerner, 01/2026. 16pp. Reader. PLB $27.99. 979-8-7656-8993-6. Paper $8.99. 979-8-3480-2853-4. GRADES Preschool–1. ADDITIONAL. SERIES REVIEW. Please see: Families in [continue reading]
Families in Our Neighborhood Review
Miller, Lucie. Families in Our Neighborhood. Lisa Hunt, Illus. Pull Ahead Readers: Let’s Look at Families – Fiction. Lerner, 01/2026. 16pp. Reader. PLB $27.99. 979-8-7656-8992-9. Paper $8.99. 979-8-3480-2852-7. GRADES Preschool–1. ADDITIONAL. SERIES REVIEW: The Pull [continue reading]
Manta Ray Swims Free Review
Chin, Cherilyn. Manta Ray Swims Free. Tracy Nishimura Bishop, Illus. Lilly Lu to the Rescue. Lerner, 01/2026. 32pp. Fiction. PLB $30.65. 979-8-7656-6046-1. Paper $9.99. 979-8-7656-6050-8. GRADES 2–3. ADDITIONAL. SERIES REVIEW. Please see: Axolotl’s Safe Place [continue reading]
Axolotl’s Safe Place Review
Chin, Cherilyn. Axolotl’s Safe Place. Tracy Nishimura Bishop, Illus. Lilly Lu to the Rescue. Lerner, 01/2026. 32pp. Fiction. PLB $30.65. 979-8-7656-6049-2. Paper $9.99. 979-8-7656-6053-9. GRADES 2–3. ADDITIONAL. SERIES REVIEW: This early chapter book series follows [continue reading]
Home Is a Wish Review
Kuo, Julia. Home Is a Wish. Julia Kuo, Illus. Roaring Brook, 02/2025. 32pp. Picture Book. Trade $18.99. 978-1-2508-8132-8. GRADES Preschool–1. ADDITIONAL. A young Asian child navigates moving to a new place with their family and [continue reading]
Seven Skies All at Once Review
Kooser, Ted. Seven Skies All at Once. Matt Myers, Illus. Candlewick, 07/2025. [32]pp. Picture Book. Trade $18.99. 978-1-5362-2900-4. GRADES Preschool–3. ADDITIONAL. In Seven Skies All at Once, two brown-skinned children express their perspectives on the [continue reading]
Pencil Review
Kim, Hye-Eun. Pencil. Hye-Eun Kim, Illus. Astra/TOON, 03/2025. [48]pp. Picture Book. Trade $18.99. 978-1-662-66553-0. GRADES Preschool–3. OUTSTANDING. This stunning wordless story follows colored pencil shavings that become leaves, a forest, and finally a resplendent world [continue reading]