New Entries in Popular Series Anon. We Wish You a Merry Christmas. Illus. by Yu-hsuan Huang. Nosy Crow, 09/2017. [10p.] $8.99. 978-0-7636-9612-2. Animals dressed in winter clothing are shown playing in the snow, and the [continue reading]
Picture Book Creator Pat Hutchins Dies
Author/Illustrator Pat Hutchins Dies: Pat Hutchins died on Nov. 7, 2018 at her home in London at age 75. Her many picture books include Rosie’s Walk, Good-Night Owl!, The Doorbell Rang, Don’t Forget the Bacon!, [continue reading]
Robin Benway Receives National Book Award
National Book Awards Announced: The annual National Book Awards were announced on Nov. 14, 2017 in New York City. Established in 1950, the awards are given by the National Book Foundation. The award for Young [continue reading]
Queer, There, and Everywhere Review
Prager, Sarah. Queer, There, and Everywhere: 23 People Who Changed the World. Zoe More O’Ferrall, Illus. Biography. HarperCollins, 05/2017. 259pp. $17.99. 978-0-06-247431-5. HIGH ADDITIONAL. GRADES 7-10. Queer, There, and Everywhere: 23 People Who [continue reading]
Out of the Ordinary: Christmas Picture Books
Holiday Picture Book Roundup – Short reviews of new Christmas picture books: Booth, Anne. The Christmas Fairy. Illus. by Rosalind Beardshaw. Nosy Crow/Candlewick, 09/2017, [32p.] $15.99, 978-0-7636-9629-0. At Fairy School, the little redhead is too [continue reading]
Losers Club Read-Alikes
The Losers Club by Andrew Clement Alexander, Kwame. Booked. Bertman, Jennifer Chambliss. Book Scavenger. Bildner, Phil. A Whole New Ballgame. Bode, N.E. The Anybodies. Buyea, Rob. The Perfect Score. Cartaya, Pablo. The Epic Fail of [continue reading]
“Best Illustrated Children’s Books of 2017” Announced
New York Times “Best Illustrated Children’s Books of 2017” List: The 65th annual “Best Illustrated Children’s Books” list has been issued by the New York Times. For the first time, the list was compiled in [continue reading]
OUTSTANDING! – October 2017
Each month we post an annotated bibliography of books that were rated ‘Outstanding’ and nominated for our Distinguished List at our previous month’s meeting. Members can see full reviews of these books and many more [continue reading]