Tidholm, Thomas. To the Ice. Anna-Clara Tidholm, Illus. Translated from the Swedish by Julia Marshall. Gecko, 09/2023. 80pp. Fiction. Trade $18.99. 978-1-7765-7507-7. GRADES Kindergarten–3. HIGH ADDITIONAL. Three young friends inadvertently find themselves on a thrilling [continue reading]
Last Stand Review
Eady, Antwan. Last Stand, The. Jarrett Pumphrey, Illus. Addl. Creator Jerome Pumphrey. Random/Knopf, 01/2024. [40]pp. Picture Book. Trade $18.99. 978-0-593-48057-1. GRADES Preschool–3. OUTSTANDING. A Black farmer and his grandson bring their crops to sell at [continue reading]
Home Is Where the Heart Is Review
Dodd, Emma. Home Is Where the Heart Is. Emma Dodd, Illus. Templar, 12/2023. [22]pp. Picture Book. Trade $10.99. 978-1-5362-3257-8. GRADES Preschool–Kindergarten. ADDITIONAL. This reprint of the 2021 title changed to stiff board book pages and [continue reading]
Pete the Kitty’s Outdoor Art Project Review
Dean, Kimberly. Pete the Kitty’s Outdoor Art Project. James Dean, Illus. Addl. Creator James Dean. Pete the Cat: My First I Can Read. HarperCollins, 03/2023. 32pp. Reader. Trade $16.99. 978-0-0629-7432-7. Paper $4.99. 978-0-0629-7431-0. GRADES Preschool–2. [continue reading]
Barely Floating Review
Rivera, Lilliam. Barely Floating. Kokila, 08/2023. 240pp. Fiction. Trade $17.99. 978-0-593-32312-0. GRADES 4–7. OUTSTANDING. Bold and brash twelve-year-old Natalia de la Cruz Rivera y Santiago finds a path toward fulfilling her swimming dreams. Vibrant and [continue reading]
Salsa Magic Review
Marrero, Letisha. Salsa Magic. Levine Querido, 09/2023. 273pp. Fiction. Trade $18.99. 978-1-64614-260-6. GRADES 4–9. ADDITIONAL. Thirteen-year-old Maya Beatriz Montenegro Calderon loves her close-knit Puerto Rican family, who all work at the family’s Brooklyn cafe, including [continue reading]
Bed of Stars Review
Love, Jessica. Bed of Stars, A. Jessica Love, Illus. Candlewick, 04/2023. 40pp. Picture Book. Trade $18.99. 978-1-5362-1239-6. GRADES Kindergarten–2. HIGH ADDITIONAL. When the child narrator of this story expresses that the sheer magnitude of the [continue reading]
Be Thankful for Water Review
Ziefert, Harriet. Be Thankful for Water: How Water Sustains Our Planet. Brian Fitzgerald, Illus. Red Comet, 11/2023. [72]pp. Nonfiction. Trade $19.99. 978-1-63655-074-9. GRADES Preschool–2. ADDITIONAL. Similar in style to Ziefert’s Be Thankful for Trees (2022), [continue reading]