Smith, Niki. Midsummer Sisters. Niki Smith, Illus. Scholastic /Graphix, 06/2026. 272pp. Graphic. Trade $14.99. 978-1-5461-2894-6. GRADES 4–7. HIGH ADDITIONAL. Stepsisters Kenzie and Quinn spend a magical summer with their grandmother, while wondering if their sisterhood [continue reading]
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Bad Kid Review
Szamosi, Sofia. Bad Kid: My Life as a “Troubled Teen.” Little, Brown, 03/2026. 385pp. Graphic. Trade $25.99. 978-1-5235-2738-0. GRADES 9–12. ADDITIONAL. As the very apt title says, this autobiographical memoir illustrates the author’s difficult teen [continue reading]
Cloud That Stuck Review
Krossing, Karen. Cloud That Stuck, The. Dorothy Leung, Illus. Charlesbridge, 04/2026. [32]pp. Picture Book. Trade $17.99. 978-1-62354-572-7. GRADES Kindergarten–3. HIGH ADDITIONAL. Tansy is frustrated and annoyed with the cloud that hangs over her head and [continue reading]
Love That Baby Hair! Review
Agostini, Alliah L. Love That Baby Hair! Sawyer Cloud, Illus. Charlesbridge, 03/2026. [32]pp. Picture Book. Trade $17.99. 978-1-62354-668-7. GRADES Baby/Toddler–Kindergarten. HIGH ADDITIONAL. This celebration of baby hair uses a jaunty rhyme and repetitive text to [continue reading]
Let’s Camp Review
Rotner, Shelley. Let’s Camp. Lerner/Millbrook, 03/2026. [30]pp. Nonfiction. PLB $31.99. 979-8-7656-7047-7. Paper $10.99. 979-8-7656-7048-4. GRADES Preschool–1. ADDITIONAL. See some of the activities that kids do when they go camping via this photograph-rich title designed to [continue reading]
Two Artists, Grandad and Me Review
Pinkney Barlow, Charnelle. Two Artists, Grandad and Me. Charnelle Pinkney Barlow, Illus. Random House/Doubleday, 01/2026. [29]pp. Biography. Trade $18.99. 978-0-5935-7122-4. GRADES Preschool–3. HIGH ADDITIONAL. Written by the late artist’s granddaughter, Two Artists, Grandad and Me [continue reading]
Diamond Fever! Review
Sheinkin, Steve. Diamond Fever!: A True Crime Story in the Wild West. Jon Chad, Illus. Roaring Brook, 05/2026. 256pp. Nonfiction. Trade $18.99. 978-1-250-26574-6. GRADES 4–8. OUTSTANDING. Sheinkin has done it again, delivering a beautifully-written, fast-paced, [continue reading]
Could We Bring Dinosaurs Back to Life? Review
O’Brien, Cynthia. Could We Bring Dinosaurs Back to Life? Searchlight Books: What-If Science. Lerner, 01/2026. 32pp. Nonfiction. PLB $31.99. 979-8-7656-8898-4. Paper $10.99. 979-8-3480-2918-0. GRADES 4–6. ADDITIONAL. SERIES REVIEW. Please see: Could AI Develop Emotions? by [continue reading]