Singh, Simran Jeet. Vaisakhi to Remember, A. Japneet Kaur, Illus. Penguin Random House/Kokila, 03/2025. [32]pp. Picture Book. Trade $18.99. 978-0-5938-5908-7. GRADES Preschool–2. OUTSTANDING. A Sikh child moves to a city far from their bustling village [continue reading]
Sophie and the Runaway Unicorn Review
McDonald, Megan. Sophie and the Runaway Unicorn. Erwin Madrid, Illus. Judy Moody and Friends; bk. 16. Candlewick, 07/2025. 60pp. Reader. Trade $14.99. 978-1-5362-3056-7. GRADES 2–3. ADDITIONAL. Stink helps his second-grade classmate Sophie prepare for her [continue reading]
Your Truck Review
Klassen, Jon. Your Truck. Jon Klassen, Illus. Your Things. Candlewick, 01/2026. [30]pp. Picture Book. Paper $8.99. 978-1-53624-822-7. GRADES Baby/Toddler–Preschool. HIGH ADDITIONAL. First in the Your Things series of board books, this focuses on a truck. [continue reading]
Our Lake Review
Kang, Angie. Our Lake. Angie Kang, Illus. Kolika, 03/2026. [36]pp. Picture Book. Trade $19.99. 978-0-593-69823-5. GRADES Preschool–2. OUTSTANDING. A younger brother describes how his older brother takes him to a swimming hole to dive like [continue reading]
Welcome to Our Playground Review
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]