Golusky, Jackie. Weird Places. Alternator Books: Wonderfully Weird. Lerner, 08/2023. 32pp. Nonfiction. PLB $30.65. 978-1-7284-9071-7. Paper $10.99. 979-8765604106. GRADES 3–5. ADDITIONAL. SERIES REVIEW: Each of these series titles introduces readers to a variety of “weird” places, [continue reading]
Fall Board Book Round-up, Part II
Fall Board Book Round-up, Part II See Board Book Round-up, Part I here: Fall Board Book Round-up, Part I (bayviews.org). New Single Titles Churnin, Nancy. Counting on Shabbat. Illus. by Petronela Dostalova. Kar-Ben, 11/2023. [10p.] [continue reading]
Tree and the River, The Review
Becker, Aaron. Tree and the River, The. Aaron Becker, Illus. Candlewick, 03/2023. [32]pp. Picture Book. Trade $18.99. 978-1-5362-2329-3. GRADES 1–4. HIGH ADDITIONAL. Time stops for no one and nothing as we experience Aaron Becker’s lens [continue reading]
Those Who Saw the Sun Review
Avery, Jaha Nailah. Those Who Saw the Sun: African American Oral Histories from the Jim Crow South. Levine Querido, 7/2023. 288pp. Nonfiction. Trade $19.99. 978-1-64614-244-6. GRADES 9–Adult. ADDITIONAL. Ten first-hand accounts from Black people of [continue reading]
Matilda Read-Alikes
Matilda by Roald Dahl Almond, David. The Boy Who Ran With Piranhas. Barrows, Annie. The Best of Iggy. Del Rio, Tania. Warren the 13th and the All-Seeing Eye. Doyle, Roddy. The Giggler Treatment. Edwards, [continue reading]
When You Can Swim Review
Wong, Jack. When You Can Swim. Jack Wong, Illus. Orchard, 05/2023. [44]pp. Picture Book. Trade $18.99. 978-1-338-83096-5. GRADES Kindergarten–3. OUTSTANDING. Recipient of the Boston Globe-Horn Book Award, this lovely picture book begins with a parent [continue reading]
Tap! Tap! Tap! Dance! Dance! Dance! Review
Tullet, Hervé. Tap! Tap! Tap! Dance! Dance! Dance! Hervé Tullet, Illus. Chronicle/Handprint, 05/2023. [60]pp. Picture Book. Trade $19.99. 978-1-7972-2146-5. GRADES Baby/Toddler–Kindergarten. HIGH ADDITIONAL. Featuring board covers and plastic-coated pages, this large picture book encourages the [continue reading]
Repeat After Me Review
Simon, Jazmyn. Repeat After Me: Big Things to Say Every Day. Shamar Knight-Justice, Illus. Addl. Creators Dule Hill. Random, 05/2023. [32]pp. Picture Book. Trade $18.99. 978-0-593-42697-5. GRADES Preschool–2. HIGH ADDITIONAL. In this unusual picture book, [continue reading]