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Vanderlee, Lana. I’ll Be a Chicken, Too. Mike Deas, Illus. Orca, 05/2023. [22]pp.  Picture Book. Trade $10.95. 978-1-4598-3555-9.  GRADES Baby/Toddler – Preschool. OUTSTANDING. In this board book, the rhyming text is made up of dialogue [continue reading]

Sayre, April Pulley with Jeff Sayre.  In Between. Beach Lane, 03/2023. [40]pp.  Non-Fiction.Trade $18.99. 978-1-5344-8781-9.   GRADES Preschool – 3. HIGH ADDITIONAL.   In dramatic, close-up color photos, animals are shown “in between,” from coming out of [continue reading]

Pinkney, J. Brian. Hey Otter! Hey Beaver! J. Brian Pinkney, Illus. Greenwillow, 02/2023. [36]pp.  Picture Book. Trade $18.99. 978-0-06-315982-2. GRADES Preschool – 2. HIGH ADDITIONAL.     An otter and a beaver meet up at the river and [continue reading]

Montgomery, Sy. Book of Turtles, The. Matt Patterson, Illus. Clarion, 05/2023. [40]pp.  Non-Fiction. Trade $19.99. 978-0-35-845807-4. GRADES 2 – 6. OUTSTANDING. The remarkable turtle (which includes tortoises and terrapins) is the focus of this engaging [continue reading]

Lanan, Jessica. Jumper: A Day in the Life of a Backyard Jumping Spider. Jessica Lanan, Illus. Roaring Brook, 04/2023. [44]pp. Non-Fiction. Trade $19.99. 978-1-250-81036-6.  GRADES 1 – 5. OUTSTANDING. An engaging text describes what it [continue reading]

Boynton, Sandra. Woo Hoo! You’re Doing Great! Sandra Boynton, Illus. Little, Brown, 04/2023. [36]pp.  Picture Book. Trade $17.99. 978-0-316-48679-8.  GRADES Preschool – 1. OUTSTANDING. A chicken insists she has the solution to the common problems of [continue reading]

Barnett, Mac. Twenty Questions. Christian Robinson, Illus. Candlewick, 03/2023. [36]pp.  Picture Book. Trade $17.99. 978-1-5362-1513-7. GRADES Kindergarten – 3. HIGH ADDITIONAL.           A series of open-ended questions make up this book that should inspire interesting conversations [continue reading]