LaCour, Nina. Mama and Mommy and Me in the Middle. Juanita Kaylani, Illustrator. Candlewick. 03/2022. [32]pp. Picture Book. GRADES Preschool – 3. HIGH ADDITIONAL. Trade $17.99. 978-1-5362-1151-1. A brown-skinned little girl fits “perfectly in the [continue reading]
H is for Harlem Review
Johnson, Dinah. H is for Harlem. April Harrison, Illustrator. Little, Brown. 07/2022. [40]pp. Non-Fiction. GRADES Kindergarten – 4. HIGH ADDITIONAL. Trade $18.99. 978-0-316-32237-9. In this alphabet, Dinah Johnson creates a guide to the important places [continue reading]
Not Yet, Yeti Review
Freitas, Bethany V. Not Yet, Yeti. Maddie Frost, Illustrator. Clarion. 06/2022. [32]pp. Picture Book. GRADES Preschool – 1. ADDITIONAL. Trade $17.99. 978-0-358-45025-2. Yeti begins his first day at school ready to meet new friends, play [continue reading]
Be Thankful for Trees Review
Ziefert, Harriet. Be Thankful for Trees. Brian Fitzgerald, Illus. Red Comet, 03/2022. [76]pp. Picture Book. GRADES Preschool-Kindergarten. $19.99. 978-1-63655-020-6. ADDITIONAL. Ziefert’s informative picture book tribute to trees demonstrates seven ways (food, comfort, music, art, recreation, home, [continue reading]
All My Rage Review
Tahir, Sabaa. All My Rage. Razorbill, 03/2022. 374 [+2]pp. Fiction. GRADES 9-12. $19.99. 978-0-593-20234-0. OUTSTANDING. A small desert town in California provides the backdrop for the stories of Salahudin and Noor, two seniors in high [continue reading]
Monster in the Lake Review
Stowell, Louie. Monster in the Lake, The. Davide Ortu, Illus. Kit the Wizard Book, A; bk. 2. Walker, 02/2022. 197pp. Fiction. GRADES 3-6. $17.99. 978-1-5362-1494-9. ADDITIONAL. Kit is a novice wizard, and she and her non-wizard [continue reading]
Tower of Life Review
Stiefel, Chana. Tower of Life, The: How Yaffa Eliach Rebuilt Her Town in Stories and Photographs. Susan Gal, Illus. Scholastic, 10/2022. 40pp. Biography. GRADES 2-5. $18.99. 978-1-3382-2589-1. OUTSTANDING. Yaffa Eliach (1935-2016) grew up “a spirited girl [continue reading]
Hot Dog Review
Salati, Doug. Hot Dog. Doug Salati, Illus. Knopf, 05/2022. [40]pp. Picture Book. GRADES Preschool-3. $17.99. 978-0-593-30843-1. OUTSTANDING. A small, red, short-legged dog is suffering in the city’s summer heat, compelling the older white lady owner [continue reading]