Timmers, Leo. Elephant Island. Leo Timmers, Illus. Picture Book. Translated from the Dutch by James Brown. Lerner/Gecko, 03/2022. [32]pp. $18.99. 978-1- 77657-434-6. ADDITIONAL. GRADES PRE-1. Arnold the elephant’s boat sinks, thus stranding him on [continue reading]
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Whose Bones Are Those? Review
Takeuchi, Chihiro. Whose Bones Are Those? Takeuchi Chihiro, Illus. Picture Book. Candlewick, 06/2022. [32]pp. $17.99. 978-1-5362-2145-9. ADDITIONAL. GRADES K-1. There’s nothing better than using clues to predict what animal is being revealed as the page [continue reading]
Attack of the Black Rectangles Review
King, Amy Sarig. Attack of the Black Rectangles. Fiction. Scholastic, 09/2022. 258 [+4]pp. $18.99. 978-1-338-68052-2. OUTSTANDING. GRADES 4-8. Every town needs rules, and everyone should follow them, at least that is what sixth grader Mac [continue reading]
Silence that Binds Us Review
Ho, Joanna. Silence that Binds Us, The. Fiction. Harper Teen, 06/14/2022. 448 [+4]pp. $17.99. 978-0-06-305934-4. OUTSTANDING. GRADES 9-12. Maybelline Chen’s brother Danny is handsome, popular, accepted at Princeton and, horribly, unaccountably, dead by suicide, one [continue reading]
Mickey Mouse Funhouse Review
Auerbach, Annie and Hannah Cook. Mickey Mouse Funhouse: The Summer Snow Day. Loter, Inc. Easy Reader. World of Reading Series: Level 1, Pre-1. Disney, 04/2022. 32pp. PB $4.99. 978-1-368-07876-4. ADDITIONAL. GRADES K-1. Mickey Mouse and [continue reading]
Anglerfish Review
Alexander, Elaine M. Anglerfish: The Seadevil of the Deep. Fiona Fogg, Illus. Non-fiction. Candlewick, 04/2022. [32]pp. $17.99. 978-1-5362-1396-6. HIGH ADDITIONAL. GRADES K-2. An anglerfish’s cycle of life is portrayed in this informational book featuring a [continue reading]
Hollow Fires Review
Ahmed, Samira. Hollow Fires. Fiction. Little Brown, 05/2022. 395 [+8]pp. $18.99. 978-0-316-28264-2. OUTSTANDING. GRADES 9-12. This breathtakingly paced exploration of the personal and societal impacts of Islamaphobia in today’s America challenges the reader to understand [continue reading]
Bee Review
Voake, Charlotte. Bee. Charlotte Voake, Illus. Picture Book. Candlewick, 06/2022. [32]pp. $18.99. 978-1-5362-2045-2. ADDITIONAL. GRADES PRE-1. “What do bees do in their hive all day?” and “Where do they go when they leave the hive?” [continue reading]