MacLachlan, Patricia. My Life Begins! ‡ Daniel Miyares, Illus. Fiction. HarperCollins/K. Tegen, 08/2022. 119pp. $16.99. 978-0-06-311601-6. OUTSTANDING. GRADES 2-5. Using an authentic first-person voice, nine-year-old Jacob describes his experience as the brother to three newborn [continue reading]
April & Mae and the Talent Show: The Wednesday Book Review
Lambert, Megan Dowd. April & Mae and the Talent Show: The Wednesday Book. Briana Dengoue, Illus. Easy Reader. Every Day with April & Mae Series; bk. 4. Charlesbridge, 10/2022. 48pp. $12.99. 978-1-62354-261-0. HIGH ADDITIONAL. GRADES [continue reading]
April & Mae and the Soccer Match: The Tuesday Book Review
Lambert, Megan Dowd. April & Mae and the Soccer Match: The Tuesday Book. Briana Dengoue, Illus. Easy Reader. Every Day with April & Mae Series; bk. 3. Charlesbridge, 10/2022. 48pp. $12.99. 978-1-58089-888-1. HIGH ADDITIONAL. GRADES [continue reading]
April & Mae and the Book Club Cake: The Monday Book Review
Lambert, Megan Dowd. April & Mae and the Book Club Cake: The Monday Book. Briana Dengoue, Illus. Easy Reader. Every Day with April & Mae Series; bk. 2. Charlesbridge, 10/2022. 48pp. $12.99. 978-1- 58089-887-4. HIGH [continue reading]
April & Mae and the Tea Party: The Sunday Book Review
Lambert, Megan Dowd. April & Mae and the Tea Party: The Sunday Book. Briana Dengoue, Illus. Easy Reader. Every Day with April & Mae Series; bk. 1. Charlesbridge, 10/2022. 48pp. $12.99. 978-1-58089-886-7. HIGH ADDITIONAL. GRADES [continue reading]
Saving the Butterfly Review
Cooper, Helen. Saving the Butterfly. Gill Smith, Illus. Picture Book. Candlewick, 06/2022. [28]pp. $17.99. 978-1- 5362-2055-1. ADDITIONAL. GRADES K-3. Two refugee children are rescued from a boat and while the older sister is traumatized, the [continue reading]
Big Christmas Bake Review
Barker, Fiona. Big Christmas Bake, The. Pippa Curnick, Illus. Picture Book. Happy Yak, 10/2022. [30]pp. $4.99. 978-0-7112- 6814-2. HIGH ADDITIONAL. GRADES PRE-3. In this takeoff of “The Twelve Days of Christmas,” children bake a cake [continue reading]
Fall Board Book Round-up, Part II
Fall Board Book Round-up, Part II New Single Titles Delporte, Corinne. The Little Prince: My Book of Feelings. CrackBoom! 08/2022. [20p.]. $12.95. 978-2-89802-355-2. Antoine de Saint-Exupery’s “Little Prince” character demonstrates various emotions, including joy, [continue reading]