Sanderson, Whitney. Big Feelings: Learn Healthy Ways to Manage Emotions With Sesame Street. Sesame Street Self-Care. Lerner, 01/2025. 24pp. Nonfiction. PLB $30.65. 979-8765643716. Paper $9.99. 979-8765662410. GRADES Preschool–1. ADDITIONAL. SERIES REVIEW: Please see: Be a [continue reading]
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Be a Friend Review
Sanderson, Whitney. Be a Friend: Learn about Healthy Friendships with Sesame Street. Sesame Street Self-Care. Lerner, 01/2025. 24pp. Nonfiction. PLB $30.65. 979-8765643730. Paper $9.99. 979-8765662434. GRADES Preschool–2. ADDITIONAL. SERIES REVIEW: Sesame Street and Lerner’s collaboration [continue reading]
Lunar Boy Review
Wibowo, Jes. Lunar Boy. Jes Wibowo, Illus. Addl. Creator Cin Wibowo. HarperAlley, 05/2024. 240pp. Graphic. Trade $24.99. 978-0-0630-5760-9. Paper $15.99. 978-0-0630-5759-3. GRADES 3–6. OUTSTANDING. Indu, a dark-skinned child with shockingly white hair (very reminiscent of [continue reading]
Shut Up, This Is Serious Review
Ixta, Carolina. Shut Up, This Is Serious. HarperCollins/Quill Tree, 01/2024. 368pp. Fiction. Trade $19.99. 978-0-06-328786-0. GRADES 9–12. OUTSTANDING. Belén and Leti are best friends who are finishing up high school in East Oakland. Leti is [continue reading]
Message in the Dirt Review
Coffin, Amanda. Message in the Dirt. Nikki Sumipo, Illus. Camp Whispering Woods. Lerner, 1/2025. 64pp. Fiction. PLB $31.99. 979-8765648421. Paper $12.99. 979-8765649787. GRADES 4–6. ADDITIONAL. SERIES REVIEW: Please see Haunted Deliveries by Amanda Coffin for [continue reading]
Haunted Deliveries Review
Coffin, Amanda. Haunted Deliveries. Vanessa Gutiérrez, Illus. Camp Whispering Woods. Lerner, 1/2025. 64pp. Fiction. PLB $31.99. 979-8765648438. Paper $12.99. 979-8765649794. GRADES 4–6. ADDITIONAL. SERIES REVIEW: This mystery story series for reluctant readers has short chapters [continue reading]
Crown of Stories Review
Weatherford, Carole Boston. Crown of Stories, A: The Life and Language of Beloved Writer Toni Morrison. Khalif Tahir Thompson, Illus. HarperCollins/Quill Tree, 04/2024. [48]pp. Biography. Trade $19.99. 978-0-06-291103-2. GRADES 1–3. HIGH ADDITIONAL. Weatherford uses the [continue reading]
Ash’s Cabin Review
Wang, Jen. Ash’s Cabin. Jen Wang, Illus. First Second, 08/2024. 320pp. Graphic. Trade $25.99. 978-1-250-75405-9. GRADES 7–12. OUTSTANDING. Sixteen-year-old Ash is determined to find their grandfather’s fabled Northern California “cabin in the woods” and live [continue reading]