Child, Lauren. Goody, The. Lauren Child, Illus. Picture Book. Scholastic/Orchard, 11/2021. [32]pp. $17.99. 978-1-338-78954-6. ADDITIONAL. GRADES K-3. A boy is tired of being the “Goody,” which means he is the obedient child while his sibling [continue reading]
SuperJoe Does Not Do Cuddles Review
Catchpool, Michael. SuperJoe Does Not Do Cuddles. Emma Proctor, Illus. Picture Book. Lantana, 09/2021. [28]pp. $17.99. 978-1-911373-55-1. HIGH ADDITIONAL. GRADES PRE-2. Joe imagines he is a superhero who doesn’t need hugs from his mom until [continue reading]
Too Many Pigs and One Big Bad Wolf Review
Cali, Davide. Too Many Pigs and One Big Bad Wolf. Marianna Balducci, Illus. Picture Book. Tundra, 07/2022. [30]pp. $17.99. 978-0-7352-6991-0. ADDITIONAL. GRADES K-3. This unusual picture book offers several brief versions of the story of [continue reading]
Stacey’s Extraordinary Words Review
Abrams, Stacey. Stacey’s Extraordinary Words. Kitt Thomas, Illus. Picture Book. Balzer+Bray, 12/2021. [32]pp. $19.99. 978-0-06-320947-3. HIGH ADDITIONAL. GRADES 1-5. Based on her own childhood, political leader Stacey Abrams tells the story of a little Black [continue reading]
Ear Worm! Review
Knowles, Jo. Ear Worm! Galia Bernstein, Illus. Picture Book. Candlewick, 01/2022. [32]pp. $17.99. 978-1-5362-0783-5. OUTSTANDING. GRADES PRE-3. Little Worm cannot get a song out of his head, repeating “Shimmy, Shimmy, No Sashay” and Owl explains [continue reading]
Fish Storytime
Fish Storytime Recently, we started to offer some storytime themes to go along with “Oceans of Possibilities,” the theme of the 2022 Collaborative Summer Library Program: https://www.cslpreads.org/ . This month we offer stories on [continue reading]
Mountains Storytime
Mountains Storytime Recently, we started to offer some storytime themes to go along with “Read Beyond the Beaten Path,” the theme of the 2022 iRead summer reading program: https://www.ireadprogram.org/ focusing on a summer camp at [continue reading]
Eyes That Speak to the Stars Review
Ho, Joanna. Eyes That Speak to the Stars. Dung Ho, Illus. Picture Book. HarperCollins, 02/2022. [36]pp. $18.99. 978-0-06-305775-3. OUTSTANDING. GRADES K-3. When a father picks his son up from school, the boy, upset, tells him [continue reading]