Theule, Larissa. Concrete: From the Ground Up. Steve Light, Illus. Candlewick, 09/2022. [48]pp. Non-Fiction. GRADES 1 – 5. $18.99. 978-1-5362-1250-1. OUTSTANDING. In this celebration of the building material concrete, readers will discover what it is, [continue reading]
Unretouchable Review
Szamosi, Sofia. Unretouchable. Sofia Szamosi, Illus. Graphic Universe, 09/2022. 152pp. Graphic. GRADES 9 – 12. PLB $29.32. 978-1-7284-0166-9. ADDITIONAL. Olive spends the summer between high school and college as an intern at a fashion magazine, [continue reading]
Three Strike Summer Review
Schrempp, Skyler. Three Strike Summer. McElderry, 08/2022. 308pp. Fiction. GRADES 4 – 7. $17.99. 978-1-5344-9914-0. HIGH ADDITIONAL. Gloria Mae and her family move from the devastated dust bowl of Oklahoma to California, and get work [continue reading]
Women Who Built Hollywood Review
Rubin, Susan Goldman. Women Who Built Hollywood, The: 12 Trailblazers in Front of and Behind the Camera. Calkins Creek, 05/2023. 207pp. Non-Fiction. GRADES 6 – 12. $18.99. 978-1-66268-010-6. HIGH ADDITIONAL. In this collective biography, women [continue reading]
Black Gold Review
Obuobi, Laura. Black Gold. London Ladd, Illus. Harper, 10/2022. [36]pp. Picture Book. GRADES Preschool – 3. $18.99. 978-0-06-301576-0. HIGH ADDITIONAL. Using the rich earth, the universe creates the first Black child in this original creation [continue reading]
Whose Egg Is That? Review
Lunde, Darrin. Whose Egg Is That? Kelsey Oseid, Illus. Whose Is That? Series; bk. 3. Charlesbridge, 01/2023. [32]pp. Non-Fiction. GRADES Preschool – 3. $17.99. 978-1-62354-329-7. HIGH ADDITIONAL. In the latest in Lunde’s series of informational [continue reading]
Where Are the Eggs? Review
Lin, Grace. Where Are the Eggs? Grace Lin, Illus. Storytelling Math Series; bk. 5. Charlesbridge, 03/2023. [16]pp. Picture Book. GRADES Baby/Toddler – Preschool. $7.99. 978-1-62354-346-4. ADDITIONAL. Part of the Storytelling Math series, this board book [continue reading]
Indigo Dreaming Review
Johnson, Dinah. Indigo Dreaming. Anna Cunha, Illus. Harper, 10/2022. [36]pp. Picture Book. GRADES Kindergarten – 2. $18.99. 978-0-06-308020-1. ADDITIONAL. A young Black girl who lives on the South Carolina coast wonders if there is “another [continue reading]