Lasky, Kathryn. Yossel’s Journey. Johnson Yazzie, Illus. Picture Book. Charlesbridge, 09/2022. [44]pp. $18.99. 978-1-62354-176-7. HIGH ADDITIONAL. GRADES 1-5 A young boy, Yossel, and his family flee late 1800s Russia due to the pogroms, journeying to [continue reading]
Message in a Bottle Review
Kann, Victoria. Message in a Bottle. Victoria Kann, Illus. Easy Reader. I Can Read: Level 2 Pinkalicious Series; bk. 1. HarperCollins, 02/2022. 32pp. $16.99. 978-0-06-300382-8. ADDITIONAL. GRADES 1-2. Pinkalicious describes the time she and her [continue reading]
Book Club Ideas – Introduction
ACL plans to include Book Club Ideas as a new section of our blog, since so many school and public libraries have book discussion clubs a part of their ongoing programming. To begin, we have [continue reading]
Marshmallow Clouds: Two Poets at Play Among Figures of Speech Review
Kooser, Ted and Connie Wanek. Marshmallow Clouds: Two Poets at Play Among Figures of Speech. Richard Jones, Illus. Poetry. Candlewick, 03/2022. 72pp. $25.99 978-1-5362-0303-5. OUTSTANDING. GRADES 3-8. Two noted poets, Ted Kooser and Connie Wanek, [continue reading]
Don’t Worry Murray Review
Stein, David Ezra. Don’t Worry, Murray. David Ezra Stein, Illus. Picture Book. Balzer & Bray, 06/2022. [32]pp. $17.99 978-0-06-284524-5. HIGH ADDITIONAL GRADES. PRE-1. Murray, a little brown dog, is scared of many things—going out in [continue reading]
This Place Is Still Beautiful Review
Tian, XiXi. This Place Is Still Beautiful. Fiction. Balzer & Bray, 06/2022. 360pp. $18.99. 978-0-06-308602-9. HIGH ADDITIONAL. GRADES 8-12. Flanagan sisters Annalie and Margaret, like many siblings, are not best friends and do not look [continue reading]
My Own Lightning Review
Wolk, Lauren. My Own Lightning. Fiction. Dutton, 05/2022. 307pp. $17.99 978-0-525-55559-9. HIGH ADDITIONAL. GRADES 5-8. In this sequel to Wolf Hollow (2016), Annabelle begins summer vacation by being hit by lightning, which heightens her senses—she [continue reading]
Animals Move Review
Whittingham, Jane. Animals Move. Picture Book. Big, Little Concepts Series. Pajama, 03/2022. [32]pp. $17.95. 978-1-77278-238-7. ADDITIONAL. GRADES TOD-K. On each spread there is a color photo of an animal in motion, paired with a color [continue reading]