Alexander, Lori. Cactus Queen: Minerva Hoyt Establishes Joshua Tree National Park. JenEly, Illus. Calkins Creek, 03/2024. [45]pp. Biography. Trade $18.99. 978-1-6626-8021-2.GRADES 2–5. OUTSTANDING. At the turn of the twentieth century, a young woman moved to [continue reading]
Mychal Threets Visits ACL
Librarian and Instagram star Mychal Threets visited our ACL meeting on Friday, Feb. 9, 2024 to talk about his experiences spreading Library Joy. Thanks so much to Angela Moffett for arranging for Mychal’s visit, and to Mychal [continue reading]
Tiger Daughter Review
Lim, Rebecca. Tiger Daughter. Delacorte, 08/2023. 192pp. Fiction. Trade $17.99. 978-0-5936-4897-1. GRADES 5–6. HIGH ADDITIONAL. Eighth graders Wen Zhao and Henry Xiao are friends at school, both children of first-generation immigrants from China living in [continue reading]
Two New Years Review
Ho, Richard. Two New Years. Lynn Scurfield, Illus. Chronicle, 08/2023. [40]pp. Picture Book. Trade $18.99. 978-1-7972-1281-4. GRADES Preschool–3. OUTSTANDING. One family’s joyful celebrations guide us through two New Year traditions: Rosh Hashanah in the fall [continue reading]
Remember Review
Harjo, Joy. Remember. Michaela Goade, Illus. Random House Studio/Random, 03/2023. [40]pp. Picture Book. Trade $18.99. 978-0-5934-8484-5. PLB $21.99. 978-0-5934-8483-8. GRADES Preschool–3. OUTSTANDING. Illustrator Michaela Goade takes poet Joy Harjo’s piece “Remember” to new heights with [continue reading]
Only This Beautiful Moment Review
Nazemian, Abdi. Only This Beautiful Moment. Balzer + Bray, 05/2023. 400pp. Fiction. Trade $19.99. 978-0-0630-3937-7. GRADES 9–Adult. OUTSTANDING. A deftly plotted, multigenerational story of identity and family secrets, Only This Beautiful Moment takes the reader [continue reading]
Ways to Play Review
Miller-Lachmann, Lyn. Ways to Play. Gabriel Alborozo, Illus. Levine Querido, 8/2023. [32]pp. Picture Book. Trade $18.99. 978-1-64614-259-0. GRADES Preschool–Kindergarten. ADDITIONAL. Bossy cousin Emma criticizes the way Riley plays, saying he’s too quiet, too focused, too [continue reading]
Mexikid Review
Martín, Pedro. Mexikid: A Graphic Memoir. Pedro Martín, Illus. Dial, 08/2023. 309 [7]pp. Graphic. Trade $24.99. 978-0-5934-6228-7. Paper $14.99. 978-0-593-46229-4. GRADES 4–10. OUTSTANDING. Martín’s Mexikid is a graphic memoir that captures both a deeply personal [continue reading]