Odenkirk, Bob. Zilot & Other Important Rhymes. Erin Odenkirk, Illus. Little, Brown, 10/2023. 150pp. Poetry. Trade $19.99. 978-0-316-43850-6. GRADES 1–5. HIGH ADDITIONAL. Imaginative poems make up this original collection that may remind some of the [continue reading]
Mahogany: A Little Red Riding Hood Tale Review
Brown-Wood, JaNay. Mahogany: A Little Red Riding Hood Tale. John Joven, Illus. Charlesbridge, 03/2024. [32]pp. Picture Book. Trade $17.99. 978-1-62354-367-9. GRADES Kindergarten–3. HIGH ADDITIONAL. In this modern retelling of Red Riding Hood, Mahogany loves to [continue reading]
How the New Seven Wonders of the World Were Built Review
Bartunek, Jiri. How the New Seven Wonders of the World Were Built. Jan Sramek, Illus. Addl. Creators Tom Velcovsky. Translated from the Czech by Sean Mark Miller. Albatros, 07/2023. 48pp. Nonfiction. Trade $17.95. 978-80-00-06843-5. GRADES [continue reading]
David Atherton’s Baking Book for Kids Review
Atherton, David. David Atherton’s Baking Book for Kids. Harry Woodgate, Illus. Candlewick, 09/2023. 68pp. Nonfiction. Trade $17.99. 978-1-5362-3130-4. GRADES 3–8. ADDITIONAL. The Great British Baking Show winner Atherton offers a cookbook for children who are [continue reading]
More Than a Dream Review
Williams, Yohuru. More Than a Dream: The Radical March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. Michael G. Long, Illus. Farrar Straus Giroux, 08/2023. 272pp. Nonfiction. Trade $21.99. 978-0374391744. GRADES 8–12. HIGH ADDITIONAL. Go beyond feel-good nostalgia to explore the political maneuvering, debate, sexism, and logistics behind the [continue reading]
Myrtle, Means, and Opportunity Review
Bunce, Elizabeth C. Myrtle, Means, and Opportunity: A Myrtle Hardcastle Mystery. Myrtle Hardcastle Mysteries. Algonquin, 10/2023. 368pp. Fiction. Trade $17.99. 978-1-64375-314-0. Paper $8.99. 978-1-5235-2428-0. GRADES 5–8. ADDITIONAL. When her beloved governess inherits a Scottish castle, Myrtle acquires two problems to solve: investigate the possible murder of Miss Judson’s [continue reading]
Run and Hide Review
Brown, Don. Run and Hide: How Jewish Youth Escaped the Holocaust. Don Brown, Illus. Clarion, 10/2023. 192pp. Graphic. Trade $22.99. 978-0-3585-3816-5. GRADES 7–12. HIGH ADDITIONAL. The heartbreak, violence, and destruction caused by Nazi Germany is immeasurable, but Brown’s focus on the Jewish children swept up in the [continue reading]
Blood Years Review
Arnold, Elana K. Blood Years, The. Balzer + Bray, 10/2023. 400pp. Fiction. Trade $19.99. 978-0-0629-9085-3. GRADES 8–12. OUTSTANDING. Even those uninterested in history will be gripped as the child Frederieke grows to womanhood in the shadow of an idolized, egotistical sister, all while facing [continue reading]