Butterfield, Moira. Welcome to Our Playground: A Celebration of Games Children Can Play Everywhere. Harriet Lynas, Illus. Welcome to Our. Nosy Crow, 09/2025. 64pp. Nonfiction. Trade $22.99. 979-8-88777-157-1. GRADES Kindergarten–5. ADDITIONAL. Toys, games, and children’s [continue reading]
100 Goats and Granny! Review
Atinuke. 100 Goats and Granny! Lauren Hinds, Illus. Candlewick, 05/2026. [40]pp. Picture Book. Trade $18.99. 978-1-5362-3876-1. GRADES Preschool–2. HIGH ADDITIONAL. In this exuberant story that uses rhythm and rhyme, Granny has one hundred goats until [continue reading]
Legendary Frybread Drive-in Review
Smith, Cynthia Leitich, ed. Legendary Frybread Drive-In: Intertribal Stories. HarperCollins/Heartdrum, 08/2025. 310 [+26]pp. Fiction. Trade $19.99. 978-0-06-331426-9. GRADES 8–Adult. OUTSTANDING. Sandy June’s Legendary Frybread Drive-In is a space suspended in time, fluid in location, only [continue reading]
Legendary Frybread Drive-In Review
Smith, Cynthia Leitich, ed. Legendary Frybread Drive-In: Intertribal Stories. Addl. Creators Kate Hart, Eric Gansworth, et al. HarperCollins/Heartdrum, 08/2025. 336pp. Fiction. Trade $19.99. 978-0-0633-1426-9. GRADES 9–12. OUTSTANDING. In this collaborative work of magical realism, seventeen [continue reading]
Taylor Swift: Unstoppable Icon Review
Miller, Marie-Therese. Taylor Swift: Unstoppable Icon. Gateway Biographies. Lerner, 01/2025. 48pp. Biography. PLB $33.32. 979-8-7656-4915-2. Paper $11.99. 979-8-7656-6181-9. GRADES 4–8. ADDITIONAL. SERIES REVIEW. Please see: Angie Thomas: Hip-Hop Author and Voice of Change by Keenan [continue reading]
Angie Thomas: Hip-Hop Author and Voice of Change Review
Jones, Keenan. Angie Thomas: Hip-Hop Author and Voice of Change. Gateway Biographies. Lerner, 01/2025. 48pp. Biography. Trade $33.32. 979-8-7656-4914-5. Paper $11.99. 979-8-7656-6177-2. GRADES 4–8. HIGH ADDITIONAL. SERIES REVIEW: These biographies provide up-to-date details on authors, [continue reading]
Top Ten Minecraft Biomes Review
Golusky, Jackie. Top Ten Minecraft Biomes: An Unofficial List. Addl. Creator Ty Chapman. Searchlight Books – Minecraft Top Tens. Lerner, 01/2025. 32pp. Nonfiction. PLB $30.65. 979-8-7656-4751-6. Paper $10.99. 979-8-7656-6228-1. GRADES 2–5. LOW ADDITIONAL. SERIES REVIEW: [continue reading]
Top Ten Minecraft Potions Review
Golusky, Jackie. Top 10 Minecraft Potions: An Unofficial List. Searchlight Books – Minecraft Top Tens. Lerner, 01/2025. 32pp. Nonfiction. PLB $30.65. 979-8-7656-4758-5. Paper $10.99. 979-8-7656-6235-9. GRADES 2–5. LOW ADDITIONAL. SERIES REVIEW. Please see: Top Ten [continue reading]