Crowder, Melanie. Great Gusts: Winds of the World and the Science Behind Them. Khoa Le, Illus. Addl. Creator Megan Benedict. Candlewick/Mit Kids, 03/2024. [39]pp. Nonfiction. Trade $18.99. 978-1-5362-2451-1. GRADES 2–5. ADDITIONAL.      Various poetic forms are [continue reading]

Butterfield, Moira. Look What I Found at the Beach. Jesús Verona, Illus. Candlewick/Nosy Crow, 06/2022. [32]pp. Nonfiction. Trade $15.99. 978-1-5362-2397-2. GRADES 2–4. ADDITIONAL.         Three children spend a day at the beach, discovering wildlife and seashells. [continue reading]

Wilson, Troy. Hat Cat. Eve Coy, Illus. Candlewick, 02/2022. [32]pp. Picture Book. Trade $17.99. 978-1-5362-1366-9. GRADES Preschool–Kindergarten. HIGH ADDITIONAL.        An old man and a stray kitten he named Hat become friends, and they share everything, [continue reading]

Moreira, Henrique Coser. First Day of May, The. Henrique Coser Moreira, Illus. Levine Querido, 03/2024. [32]pp. Picture Book. Trade $15.99. 978-1-64614-382-5. GRADES Preschool–Kindergarten. ADDITIONAL.         Moreira’s wordless Portuguese import follows a young child (pink skin, black [continue reading]

Michalak, Jamie. Dakota Crumb & the Secret Bookshop: A Tiny Treasure Hunt. Kelly Murphy, Illus. Candlewick, 05/2023. [32]pp. Picture Book. Trade $17.99. 978-1-5362-2330-9. GRADES Kindergarten–2. ADDITIONAL.     Upon the request of her cousin Julien, little mouse [continue reading]

Lapera, Anna. Mani Semilla Finds Her Quetzal Voice. Levine Querido, 03/2024. 326pp. Fiction. Trade $18.99. 978-1-64614-371-9. GRADES 6–9. ADDITIONAL.         Mani Semilla, a twelve-year-old “Chinese-Filipino-American-Guatemalan,” learns about her family’s heritage and how to speak up for [continue reading]

Wong, Jack. All That Grows. Jack Wong, Illus. Groundwood, 03/2024. [32]pp. Picture Book. Trade $19.99. 978-1-77306-812-1. GRADES Preschool–2. LOW ADDITIONAL.             A pair of tan-skinned, dark-haired siblings journey through a neighborhood landscape in early summer. The older sister, a gardener, shares plant knowledge while the younger wonders. The [continue reading]

Teer, Samuel. Brownstone. Julia Mar, Illus. Versify, 06/2024. 320pp. Graphic. Trade $26.99. 978-0-3583-9475-4.Paper $18.99. 978-0-3583-9474-7. GRADES 6–10. OUTSTANDING. In the summer of 1995, fourteen-year-old Almudena is used to mothering her dancer mom; what she’s not used to is being dumped for the summer as free labor with a [continue reading]