Penny Peck

Paley, Dan. They Hold the Line: Wildfires, Wildlands, and the Firefighters Who Brave Them. Molly Mendoza, Illus. Chronicle, 09/2023. [42]pp. Nonfiction. Trade $18.99. 978-1-7972-1450-4. GRADES 3–8. HIGH ADDITIONAL.         The methods of fighting wildfires and those [continue reading]

Montgomery, Ross. Penguin Huddle. Sarah Warburton, Illus. Walker, 10/2023. [36]pp. Picture Book. Trade $17.99. 978-1-5362-3131-1. GRADES Preschool–2. ADDITIONAL.       After a busy day of play, a group of penguins falls asleep in a huddle to keep [continue reading]

Lucas, Angie. My Big Embarrassing Elephant. Pierre Collet-Derby, Illus. Marble, 09/2023. [32]pp. Picture Book. Trade $18.99. 978-1-958325-02-5. GRADES Preschool–3. HIGH ADDITIONAL.       In this clever picture book from Berkeley publisher Marble Press, Maya describes the elephant [continue reading]

Fombelle, Timothée de. 101 Ways to Read a Book. Benjamin Chaud, Illus. Translated from the French by Karin Snelson and Angus Yuen-Killick. Red Comet, 10/2023. [120]pp. Fiction. Trade $20.00. 978-1-63655-082-4. GRADES 2–5. ADDITIONAL.         Translated from [continue reading]

Brunetti, Ivan. Shapes and Shapes with Annemarie: a Toon Book. Ivan Brunetti, Illus. Toon Into Reading, Level 1. Toon, 10/2023. 32pp. Reader. Trade $13.99. 978-1-6626-6517-2. Paper $7.99. 978-1-6626-6518-9. GRADES Kindergarten–2. HIGH ADDITIONAL. The teacher shows [continue reading]

Almond, David. Way to the Stars, A. Gill Smith, Illus. Candlewick, 11/2023. [28]pp. Picture Book. Trade $18.99. 978-1-5362-3125-0. GRADES Preschool–2. HIGH ADDITIONAL.       Joe wants to find “a way to the stars,” so his dad helps [continue reading]