Schaefer, Lola. Dangerous Hurricanes. Non-fiction. Lightning Bolt Books: Earth in Danger Series. Lerner, 01/2022. 24pp. PLB $27.99. 978-1-7284-4140-5. PB $8.99. 978-1-7284-4795-7. ADDITIONAL. GRADES 2-3. SERIES REVIEW: These early elementary titles introduce readers to various natural [continue reading]
Earth in Danger: Dangerous Droughts Review
Schaefer, Lola. Dangerous Droughts. Non-fiction Lightning Bolt Books: Earth in Danger Series. Lerner, 01/2022. 24pp. PLB $27.99. 978-1-7284-4146-7. PB $8.99. 978-1-7284-4792-6. ADDITIONAL. GRADES 2-3. SERIES REVIEW: These early elementary titles introduce readers to various natural [continue reading]
Gibberish Review
Vo, Young. Gibberish. Young Vo, Illus. Picture Book. Levine Querido, 03/2022. $17.99. 978-1-64614-110-4. OUTSTANDING. GRADES K-3. Dat “first sailed on a boat, then flew on a plane” before arriving at his new school by bus. His mah [continue reading]
Eyes That Speak to the Stars Review
Ho, Joanna. Eyes That Speak to the Stars. Dung Ho, Illus. Picture Book. HarperCollins, 02/2022. [36]pp. $18.99. 978-0-06-305775-3. OUTSTANDING. GRADES K-3. When a father picks his son up from school, the boy, upset, tells him [continue reading]
Out of the Ordinary
Perrin, Clotilde. Inside the Suitcase. Gecko Press, 09/2021. [20p.]. $21.99, 978-1-776573-43-1. Originally published in France and translated by Daniel Hahn, this picture book with flaps is about a boy with a magical red suitcase. [continue reading]
SPRING BOARD BOOK ROUND-UP, PART II
SPRING BOARD BOOK ROUND-UP, PART II New Board Books Cousins, Lucy. Little Fish’s Ocean. Candlewick, 03/2022. [10p.] $9.99. 978-1-5362-1685-1. A rhyming text and gatefold flaps combine for a solid story on undersea life, [continue reading]
Chirp! Review
Murphy, Mary. Chirp! Mary Murphy, Illus. Picture Book. Candlewick, 03/2022. [32]pp. $17.99. 978-1-5362-1769-8. HIGH ADDITIONAL. GRADES PRE-K. Birds say hello to a brand new day with a tempo building from one sparrow chirping as the [continue reading]
Author Jim Murphy Dies
Author Jim Murphy Dies: Jim Murphy, author of several award-winning nonfiction books for children, died at age 74 on May 1, 2022. He began as an editor’s assistant but decided on being a children’s author. [continue reading]