Lapera, Anna. Mani Semilla Finds Her Quetzal Voice. Levine Querido, 03/2024. 326pp. Fiction. Trade $18.99. 978-1-64614-371-9. GRADES 6–9. ADDITIONAL. Mani Semilla, a twelve-year-old “Chinese-Filipino-American-Guatemalan,” learns about her family’s heritage and how to speak up for [continue reading]
2024 Carle Honors Announced
2024 Carle Honors Announced: The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art announced its annual Carle Honors in June 2024. This year’s honorees are: Artist: Uri Shulevitz Angel: We Need Diverse Books Bridge: Kidlit TV [continue reading]
Bubbles Storytime – Revised
Bubbles Storytime – Revised Many storytime presenters enjoy using bubbles at the end of storytime, especially if there is a special occasion like the start of summer reading. You can make bubbles the theme [continue reading]
2024 Boston Globe-Horn Book Awards Announced
2024 Boston Globe-Horn Book Awards Announced: The 2024 Boston Globe- Horn Book Awards were announced on June 21, 2024, honoring children’s literature published between June 2023 and May 2024 in the United States. There were [continue reading]
Swinging Into History: Toni Stone Review
Swanson, Karen L. Swinging Into History: Toni Stone: Big-League Baseball’s First Woman Player. Laura Freeman, Illus. Calkins Creek, 08/2024. [40]pp. Biography. Trade $18.99. 978-1-63592-813-6. GRADES 2–5. HIGH ADDITIONAL. Marcenia (Toni) Stone is considered the first [continue reading]
Dinosaurs in Space Review
Sturgell, Todd. Dinosaurs in Space. Todd Sturgell, Illus. Sourcebooks Explore, 09/2024. [32]pp. Picture Book. Trade $18.99. 978-1-72823-627-8. GRADES Preschool–3. ADDITIONAL. An unseen narrator describes how dinosaurs lived on Earth until a giant asteroid landed, and [continue reading]
Pickle Words: Crunchy, Punchy Pickles and Poetry Review
Sayre, April Pulley. Pickle Words: Crunchy, Punchy Pickles and Poetry. Jialei Sun, Illus. Charlesbridge, 07/2024. [32]pp. Nonfiction. Trade $17.99. 978-1-62354-362-4. GRADES Kindergarten–3. HIGH ADDITIONAL. In this celebration of pickled foods, the main text is a [continue reading]
Every Here Has a There Review
Linn, Margo. Every Here Has a There: Moving Cargo by Container Ship. Brian Fitzgerald, Illus. Charlesbridge, 07/2024. [32]pp. Nonfiction. Trade $17.99. 978-1-62354-484-3. GRADES Kindergarten–3. HIGH ADDITIONAL. In this dynamic informational picture book, the journey of [continue reading]