Light – Revised Preschoolers can appreciate the concepts of light, dark, and shadows when explored in a library storytime. For a related art project, make one of the suncatchers described here: Colorful Suncatcher Crafts for [continue reading]
1,000 Facts About Sharks Review
Flynn, Sarah Wassner. 1,000 Facts About Sharks. National Geographic, 06/2024. 96pp. Nonfiction. Trade $14.99. 978-1-4263-7174-5. PLB $24.99. 978-1-4263-7175-2. GRADES 4–8. HIGH ADDITIONAL. Shark enthusiasts will find much to love about this factoid-filled shark book. National Geographic Kids squeezes a thousand facts into just eighty pages, providing lots of [continue reading]
How Sweet the Sound Review
Alexander, Kwame. How Sweet the Sound: A Soundtrack for America. Charly Palmer, Illus. Little, Brown, 01/2025. 37 [+6]pp. Nonfiction. Trade $18.99. 978-0-316-44249-7. GRADES Preschool–3. OUTSTANDING. How Sweet the Sound: A Soundtrack for America invites young readers to explore the roots of African American music and embark on a journey [continue reading]
Snoop Review
Korman, Gordon. Snoop. Scholastic, 07/2025. 195pp. Fiction. Trade $18.99. 978-1-54612-608-9. GRADES 4–7. ADDITIONAL. Seventh grader Carter is stuck at home after breaking both legs, and is so bored with Zoom school that he starts watching [continue reading]
Outside In and the Inside Out Review
Kastner, Emmy. Outside In and the Inside Out: A Story About Arnold Lobel. Emmy Kastner, Illus. Viking, 09/2025. [40]pp. Biography. Trade $18.99. 978-0-593-69250-9. GRADES Kindergarten–3. HIGH ADDITIONAL. Award-winning author and illustrator Arnold Lobel, best known [continue reading]
Art’bracadabra Review
Garnier, Raphael. Art’bracadabra: Discover the Magic of Art with a Surprise on Every Page! Raphael Garnier, Illus. Translated from the French by Post Wave Children’s Books. Post Wave, 06/2025. [50]pp. Nonfiction. Trade $26.99. 979-8-89509-015-2. GRADES [continue reading]
Pocket Bear Review
Applegate, Katherine. Pocket Bear. Charles Santoso, Illus. Feiwel, 09/2025. 263pp. Fiction. Trade $17.99. 978-1-250-90436-2. GRADES 4–6. OUTSTANDING. Refugees from Ukraine, Dasha and her mother start the Second Chances Home for the Tossed and Treasured, a [continue reading]
Bashir Boutros and the Jewel of the Nile Review
Jreije, George. Bashir Boutros and the Jewel of the Nile. Harper, 05/2025. 275pp. Fiction. Trade $19.99. 978-0-06-338224-4. GRADES 4–8. ADDITIONAL. Just as his summer in his native Lebanon is ending, Bashir finds a mysterious ring, [continue reading]