Precious, McKenzie. Infestation. Sinkhole Series. Lerner/Darby Creek, 01/2023. 106pp. Fiction. GRADES 6 – 12. PLB $29.32. 978-1-7284-7547-9. Paper $ 9.99. 978-1-7284-7794-7. ADDITIONAL. Please see Cursed by Susan Koehler for series review. Joshua Rees—Daly City Public [continue reading]
Lizard Scientists Review
Patent, Dorothy Hinshaw. Lizard Scientists, The : Studying Evolution in Action. Nate Dappen and Neil Losin, Illus. Scientists in the Field Series. Clarion, 12/2022. 73pp. Non-Fiction. GRADES 5 – 8. $18.99. 978-0-35-838140-2. ADDITIONAL. Anyone looking [continue reading]
Different for Boys Review
Ness, Patrick. Different for Boys. Tea Bendix, Illus. Walker/Candlewick, 03/2023. 97pp. Fiction. GRADES 9 – 12. $18.99. 978-1-5362-2889-2. OUTSTANDING. This wistful and reflective novella about identity, isolation, and the yearning to belong was originally published [continue reading]
Gentle Genius of Trees Review
Bunting, Philip. Gentle Genius of Trees, The. Philip Bunting, Illus. Crown, 01/2023. 32pp. Non-Fiction. GRADES Kindergarten – 3. $17.99. 978-0-593-56781-4. LOW ADDITIONAL. Information about tree morphology is accompanied by comical pictures, goofy jokes (“How do [continue reading]
Out of the Ordinary
Books with pop-ups, flaps, and die-cut pages. Arrhenius, Ingela P. Animal Atlas. Candlewick, 04/2023. [10p.] $19.99. 978-1-5362-3123-6. Animals from around the world are listed in this simple book, arranged by continent. For example, the [continue reading]
My Nest of Silence Read-Alikes
My Nest of Silence by Matt Faulkner Dallas, Sandra. Red Berries, White Clouds, Blue Sky. Fitzmaurice, Kathryn. A Diamond in the Desert. Houston, Jeanne Wakatsuki. Farewell to Manzanar. Hughes, Kiku. Displacement. Kadahota, Cynthia. A [continue reading]
Meet Local Author Crystel Patterson
Crystel Patterson is a Sacramento-based children’s author who focuses on positive narratives of Black people. The UC Berkeley graduate and mother of two has published four picture books in the “Inspired to Be” series, and [continue reading]
Day of the Dead Review
Peters, Katie. Day of the Dead: A First Look Read about Holidays. (Read for a Better World™) Series.Lerner, 01/2023. 16pp. Reader. GRADES Kindergarten – 2. $29.32. 978-1-7284-7561-5. Paper $.8.99. 978-1-7284-7894-4. ADDITIONAL. Please see Cinco de [continue reading]