Author-Illustrator Hudson Talbott Dies: Hudson Talbott died on January 22, 2026 at age 76. His picture books include the dinosaur comedy We’re Back: A Dinosaur Story (1987) and A Walk in the Woods (2022), and [continue reading]
Shiloh Read-Alike
Shiloh by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor Armstrong, William H. Sounder. Bird, James. No Place Like Home. Cleary, Beverly. Henry and Ribsy. Colfer, Eoin. The Dog Who Lost His Bark. Creech, Sharon. Love That [continue reading]
ACL Institute 2026 Is Just Two Weeks Away! Friday, March 13th
Hello, Friends! Holy moly, time is flying by! I hope you are all having a great day and a wonderful start to the year. March is sneaking up on us and ACL Institute is a [continue reading]
Dear Acorn, (Love Oak) Review
Sidman, Joyce. Dear Acorn, (Love Oak): Letter Poems to Friends. Melissa Sweet, Illus. Clarion, 09/2025. 40pp. Picture Book. Trade $19.99. 978-0-3583-3476-7. GRADES Preschool–3. OUTSTANDING. A moving collection of epistolary (letter) poems of interrelated everyday objects [continue reading]
Sundust Review
Peña, Zeke. Sundust. Zeke Peña, Illus. Kokila, 08/05/2025. 48pp. Picture Book. Trade $19.99. 978-0-5937-0011-2. GRADES Preschool–3. OUTSTANDING. Two curious siblings with tawny skin explore the desert beyond their backyard wall, discovering the beauty of their [continue reading]
Curious Life of Cecilia Payne Review
Alary, Laura. Curious Life of Cecilia Payne: Discovering the Stuff of Stars, The. Yas Imamura, Illus. Incredible Lives for Young Readers. Eerdmans, 01/2026. [56]pp. Biography. Trade $19.99. 978-0-8028-5515-2. GRADES 3–5. OUTSTANDING. Born in England in [continue reading]
Library in the Woods Review
Ramsey, Calvin Alexander. Library in the Woods, The. R. Gregory Christie, Illus. Lerner /Carolrhoda, 08/2025. [32]pp. Fiction. Trade $19.99. 978-1-5415-9912-3. GRADES 2–5. OUTSTANDING. When a poor Black farmer gives up his rural farm in 1959 [continue reading]
And She Was Loved Review
Pinkney, Andrea Davis. And She Was Loved: Toni Morrison’s Life in Stories. Daniel Minter, Illus. Hachette /Little Brown, 01/2025. 48pp. Biography. Trade $18.99. 978-0-3161-8236-2. GRADES Kindergarten–Adult. OUTSTANDING. This extraordinary poetic tribute to Morrison is perhaps [continue reading]