Alexander, Lori. What’s a Germ, Joseph Lister?: The Medical Mystery That Forever Changed the Way We Heal. Daniel Duncan, Illus. Clarion, 10/2023. 144pp. Nonfiction. Trade $19.99. 978-0-3585-3817-2. GRADES 5–7. OUTSTANDING. Bloody and butchering was how Joseph Lister described his job as a surgeon, and in the [continue reading]
What Happened to Rachel Riley? Read-alikes
What Happened to Rachel Riley? by Claire Swinarski Allen, Carrie. Michigan Vs. the Boys. Anderson, John David. Posted. Baptist, Kelly J. Eb & Flo. Blakemore, Megan Frazer. The Friendship Riddle. Buyea, Rob. Because of [continue reading]
Gotta Go! Review
Viva, Frank. Gotta Go! Frank Viva, Illus. Toon, 9/2023. 32pp. Picture Book. Trade $18.99. 978-1-6626-6507-3. GRADES Preschool–1. HIGH ADDITIONAL. How do you hold it when you gotta go? Owen, a bald boy with light brown skin, hilariously learns (and shows off) various gotta go dances [continue reading]
Little Land Review
Sudyka, Diana. Little Land. Diana Sudyka, Illus. Little, Brown, 04/2023. [48]pp. Picture Book. Trade $18.99. 978-0-3163-0176-3. GRADES Preschool–1. HIGH ADDITIONAL. A young child explores the ecological transformations of a tiny piece of land from millions of years ago, a world where dinosaurs and prehistoric animals [continue reading]
Wild Inventions Review
Markle, Sandra. Wild Inventions: Ideas Inspired by Animals. Lerner/Millbrook, 10/2023. 48pp. Nonfiction. PLB $33.32. 978-1-7284-6795-5. GRADES 4–8. HIGH ADDITIONAL. Animals have been found to do some pretty interesting, or perhaps just odd, things. Markle’s hook is that she ties these animal oddities to human inventions [continue reading]
Great Banned-Books Bake Sale Review
Khalil, Aya. Great Banned-Books Bake Sale, The. Anait Semirdzhyan, Illus. Tilbury House, 08/2023. [32]pp. Picture Book. Trade $18.95. 978-0-88448-967-2. GRADES Kindergarten–3. ADDITIONAL. A powerful story based on current national headlines, this story continues The Arabic Quilt: An Immigrant Story (2020), with Kanzi’s elementary school class eagerly visiting [continue reading]
Hospital Book Review
Brown, Lisa. Hospital Book, The. Lisa Brown, Illus. Neal Porter, 03/2023. 40pp. Picture Book. Trade $18.99. 978-0-8234-4665-0. GRADES Kindergarten–3. HIGH ADDITIONAL. Hospitals can be scary and stressful for young children. As she did with The [continue reading]
My Head Has a Bellyache Review
Harris, Chris. My Head Has a Bellyache: More Nonsense for Mischievous Kids andImmature Grown-ups. Andrea Tsurumi, Illus. Little, Brown, 07/2023. 192pp. Poetry. Trade$19.99. 978-0-3165-9259-8. GRADES 2–6. OUTSTANDING. Harris follows up his popular I’m Just No [continue reading]