Rhodes, Jewell Parker. Will’s Race for Home. Olga and Aleksey Ivanov, Illus. Little, Brown, 01/2025. 196pp. Fiction. Trade $17.99. 978-0-316-29933-6. GRADES 3–6. OUTSTANDING. Will and his father journey to participate in the Oklahoma Land Rush [continue reading]
Radiant Review
Nelson, Vaunda Micheaux. Radiant. Dutton, 01/2025. 312pp. Fiction. Trade $18.99. 978-0-593-85578-2. GRADES 4–8. OUTSTANDING. Fifth-grader Cooper Dale describes her life as one of the few Black students at her suburban Pittsburgh school in 1963–64, where [continue reading]
Not a Dog Review
Martinez, Claudia Guadalupe. Not a Dog. Laura Gonzalez, Illus. Charlesbridge, 06/2025. [32]pp. Nonfiction. Trade $17.99. 978-1-62354-304-4. GRADES Preschool–3. HIGH ADDITIONAL. The Mexican prairie dog, a rodent that is related to squirrels, is the subject of [continue reading]
Great Narwhal Rescue Review
Markle, Sandra. Great Narwhal Rescue, The: Saving the Arctic Ocean’s Narwhals. Sandra Markle’s Science Discoveries. Millbrook, 04/2025. 40pp. Nonfiction. PLB $33.32. 979-8765610169. GRADES 4–7. HIGH ADDITIONAL. Narwhals are unusual unicorn-like ocean mammals that may be [continue reading]
Catch! Review
Cooke, Trish. Catch! Ken Wilson-Max, Illus. Charlesbridge, 05/2025. [32]pp. Picture Book. Trade $17.99. 978-1-62354-622-9. GRADES Preschool–1. HIGH ADDITIONAL. Preschooler Kiona and her mom play catch but have difficulty, so they try different-sized round objects to [continue reading]
Every Monday Mabel Review
Awan, Jashar. Every Monday Mabel. Jashar Awan, Illus. Simon & Schuster, 02/2025. [44]pp. Picture Book. Trade $19.99. 978-1-6659-3815-0. GRADES Preschool–2. OUTSTANDING. Every Monday morning Mabel sits outside to wait for the garbage truck—her favorite thing [continue reading]
Elsa’s Chessboard Review
Andrus, Jenny. Elsa’s Chessboard. Julie Downing, Illus. Holiday House/Neal Porter, 04/2025. [44]pp. Picture Book. Trade $18.99. 978-0-8234-5408-2. GRADES Preschool–3. OUTSTANDING. Elsa saw her older brothers playing chess and wanted to learn. At first they said [continue reading]
Wrong Way Home Read-Alikes
READ-ALIKES The Wrong Way Home by Kate O’Shaughnessy Beil, Michael D. Wreck at Ada’s Reef. Blake, Ashley Herring. Hazel Bly and the Deep Blue Sea. Carter, Caela. My Life with Liars. Choldenko, Gennifer. The Tenth [continue reading]