Crickets – Revised Crickets are a fun animal to study, especially in the summer when children can often hear them at night. For a craft project, make these egg carton crickets: Egg Carton Cricket [continue reading]
Lola’s Perfect Hideout Review
McQuinn, Anna. Lola’s Perfect Hideout. Rosalind Beardshaw, Illus. Charlesbridge, 05/2026. [32]pp. Picture Book. Trade $17.99. 978-1-62354-384-6. GRADES Preschool–Kindergarten. ADDITIONAL. Lola returns in this simple story, happily playing with her baby sister while also wanting a [continue reading]
Worm Turns Up Review
McGrath, Raymond. Worm Turns Up, The: In Summer. Raymond McGrath, Illus. Bird! #2. Lerner/Graphic Universe, 05/2026. 47pp. Graphic. PLB $29.32. 979-8-7656-4809-4. Paper $12.99. 979-8-7656-4814-8. GRADES 1–3. ADDITIONAL. Bird, with the help of his friend Spider, [continue reading]
Professional Reading: Make Believe by Mac Barnett
Barnett. Mac. Make Believe: On Telling Stories to Children. Little, Brown and Company. 2026. 112p. TR $20.00. ISBN 978-0316601122. Mac Barnett’s Make Believe is a small 112-page, 5.2 x 7 book that has angered many [continue reading]
Little Prince Read-Alikes
The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupery Bozzi, Riccardo. The Forest. Burnett, Frances Hodgson. The Secret Garden. Carroll, Lewis. Alice’s Adventure in Wonderland. DiCamillo, Kate. The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane. Garnier, Jonathan. [continue reading]
Luna Picks a Lucky Dumpling Review
Yim, Natasha. Luna Picks a Lucky Dumpling. Violet Kim, Illus. Storytelling Math; bk. 15. Charlesbridge, 05/2026. [32]pp. Picture Book. Trade $17.99.978-1-6235-4660-1. Paper $8.99. 978-1-6235-4661-8. GRADES Preschool–3. HIGH ADDITIONAL. Part of the Storytelling Math series, this [continue reading]
Unbreakable Review
Tonai, Minoru. Unbreakable: A Japanese American Family in an American Incarceration Camp. Chris Sasaki, Illus. Addl. Creator Jolene Gutierrez. Abrams, 04/2026. [44]pp. Nonfiction. Trade $19.99. 978-1-4197-7289-4. GRADES 1–5. OUTSTANDING. The experience of one Japanese American [continue reading]
Don’t Do It, Doug! Review
Powell-Tuck, Maudie. Don’t Do It, Doug! Duncan Beedie, Illus. Tiger Tales, 02/2026. [28]pp. Picture Book. Trade $18.99. 978-1-66430-079-8. GRADES Preschool–2. ADDITIONAL. Doug the hamster can’t resist cautionary signs—if the sign says “Do Not Press,” Doug [continue reading]