March: Book Three Wins National Book Award: Noted Civil Rights icon John Lewis, who is a member of the U.S. Congress, was awarded the National Book Award for Young People’s Literature for March: Book Three [continue reading]
Fall Board Book Round-up, Part II
Board Adaptations of Picture Books Bunting, Eve. I Love You, Too! Illus. by Melissa Sweet. Scholastic, 2004/2016, 24p. $7.99, 978-0-545-81390-7. Various animal children (and one human boy) give their mamas gifts in this story enhanced [continue reading]
Night Gardener Review
Fan, Terry and Eric Fan. Night Gardener, The. Picture Book. Simon & Schuster, 2016. [44]pp. $17.99. 978-1-4814- 3978-7. OUTSTANDING. GRADES K-2. Grimloch Lane is a sad gray place where downhearted people trudge home past the [continue reading]
When the Sea Turned to Silver Read-Alike
Read-alikes for When the Sea Turned to Silver by Grace Lin – “Starry River of the Sky” series Barnhill, Kelly. The Girl Who Drank the Moon. DeLint, Charles. Seven Wild Sisters: A Modern Fairy Tale. [continue reading]
Like a Bird Review
Grady, Cynthia. Like a Bird: The Art of the American Slave Song. Michele Wood, Illus. Nonfiction. Millbrook, 09/2016. 40pp. PLB $19.99. 978-1-4677-8550-1. OUTSTANDING. GRADES 4-6. The book opens with a brief introduction to the origins [continue reading]
New York Times Best Illustrated Books
New York Times Names Best Illustrated Children’s Books of 2016: Since 1952, the New York Times has named an annual list of the best illustrated children’s books, relying solely on artistic merit. This year’s judges [continue reading]
Website of the Month: I’m Here, I’m Queer. What the Hell Do I Read Next?
WEBSITE OF THE MONTH “I’m Here. I’m Queer. What the Hell Do I Read Next?” www.leewind.org/ Lee Wind is an educator and publisher, specializing in books on LGBTQ issues for teens. His blog reviews [continue reading]
The Wild Robot Review
Brown, Peter. Wild Robot, The. Peter Brown, Illus. Fiction. Little, 04/2016. 279pp. $16.99. 978-0-316-38199-4. OUTSTANDING. GRADES 3-6. A newly manufactured robot named Roz washes up on the shore of an unpeopled island. Roz learns to [continue reading]