Colfer, Eoin. Little Big Sister. Celia Ivery, Illus. Little Island, 06/2025. 62pp. Fiction. Trade $14.99. 978-1-9150-7178-1. GRADES 1–2. ADDITIONAL.          Starr and Babes (Barbara) are sisters who loved to play together when they were young (and small), but Barbara grows bigger while Starr’s dwarfism keeps her small, which [continue reading]

Clayton, Annette M. Fireless Dragon, The. Paula Zamudio, Illus. Lerner Stories: Magical Protection Agency. Lerner, 01/2026. 69pp. Fiction. PLB $30.65. 979-8-7656-6279-3. Paper $11.99. 979-8-7656-6284-7. GRADES 2–3. ADDITIONAL. Luisa and Leo are happy to suddenly receive a mission for the Magical Protection Agency. Upon being summoned, they use a magical [continue reading]

Capetta, A.R. Hocus and Pocus and the Dragon Next Door. Charlene Chua, Illus. Hocus and Pocus. Candlewick, 03/2025. 96pp. Fiction. Trade $16.99. 978-1-5362-2493-1. Paper $5.99. 978-1-5362-4269-0. GRADES 1–3. HIGH ADDITIONAL.   This second book in a lighthearted early reader series features two magical rescue dogs and the witch who adopts them. [continue reading]

Blackburne, Livia. Dreams to Ashes: The 1871 Los Angeles Chinatown Massacre. Nicole Xu, Illus. Lerner/Carolrhoda, 03/2025. [40]pp. Nonfiction. Trade $19.99. 979-8-7656-2722-8. GRADES 3–6. HIGH ADDITIONAL.          This informational picture book explores the Los Angeles Chinatown massacre that took place in October of 1871, explaining how Chinese nationals [continue reading]

Beckmeyer, Drew. Stalactite and Stalagmite: A Big Tale from a Little Cave. Drew Beckmeyer, Illus. Simon & Schuster/Atheneum, 03/2025. [40]pp. Picture Book. Trade $19.99. 978-1-6659-2663-8. GRADES Preschool–3. OUTSTANDING.   A little nub on the roof of a cave slowly drips on the little nub below, and the two [continue reading]

Barnes, Derrick. Incredibly Human Henson Blayze, The. Viking, 09/2025. 254 [+7]pp. Fiction. Trade $17.99. 978-1-9848-3675-5. GRADES 7–10. HIGH ADDITIONAL.            Thirteen-year-old Henson Blayze is a football star in a small Mississippi town that has never had a football star like him before. The implications of what [continue reading]

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]

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]