Days of the Week – Revised Fall is a good time to introduce the concept of the days of the week during preschool storytime. There are many great stories featuring the days of [continue reading]
Teacher of Nomad Land Named National Book Award Winner
Teacher of Nomad Land Named National Book Award Winner Daniel Nayeri’s Teacher of Nomad Land was named the winner of the 2025 National Book Award in the category of Young People’s Literature. Given by the [continue reading]
Growing Up Beth Review
York, Beth Ann. Growing Up Beth. Ana Latese, Illus. Charlesbridge, 10/2025. 85pp. Fiction. Trade $22.99. 978-1-62354-472-0. GRADES 2–3. ADDITIONAL. Beth and her five older brothers are quite the cast of characters. Their mother is strict, [continue reading]
Recess Review
Smith, Lane. Recess. Lane Smith, Illus. Abrams, 07/2025. [36]pp. Picture Book. Trade $19.99. 978-1-4197-7689-2. GRADES Preschool–3. OUTSTANDING. Sometimes children need a break from school, even when it is not time for recess, and this book [continue reading]
Oh Dear, Look What I Got! Review
Rosen, Michael. Oh Dear, Look What I Got! Helen Oxenbury, Illus. Candlewick, 09/2025. [36]pp. Picture Book. Trade $17.99. 978-1-5362-3568-5. GRADES Preschool–2. OUTSTANDING. A boy goes to various shopkeepers and asks for items like a coat [continue reading]
Burning Season Review
Rose, Caroline Starr. Burning Season, The. Nancy Paulsen, 05/2025. 237pp. Fiction. Trade $17.99. 978-0-593-61793-9. GRADES 4–7. HIGH ADDITIONAL. Twelve-year-old Opal lives with her mother and grandmother in a fire observation tower in a forest in [continue reading]
Interrupted Lives Review
Friedeman, Amanda. Interrupted Lives: Nine Stories of Child Survivors of the Holocaust. Kar-Ben, 03/2025. 72pp. Nonfiction. Paper $10.99. 979-8765607763. GRADES 4–8. ADDITIONAL. Nine Jewish people from different countries and areas of Europe who survived the [continue reading]
Jim! Six True Stories About One Great Artist Review
Connors, Jerrold. Jim! Six True Stories About One Great Artist: James Marshall. Jerrold Connors, Illus. Dial, 05/2025. 72pp. Biography. Trade $20.99. 978-0-593-85934-6. GRADES Kindergarten–3. OUTSTANDING. This picture book biography of children’s author and illustrator James [continue reading]