Crickets – Revised Crickets are a fun animal to study, especially in the summer when children can often hear them at night. For a craft project, make these egg carton crickets: Egg Carton Cricket [continue reading]
Lola’s Perfect Hideout Review
McQuinn, Anna. Lola’s Perfect Hideout. Rosalind Beardshaw, Illus. Charlesbridge, 05/2026. [32]pp. Picture Book. Trade $17.99. 978-1-62354-384-6. GRADES Preschool–Kindergarten. ADDITIONAL. Lola returns in this simple story, happily playing with her baby sister while also wanting a [continue reading]
Worm Turns Up Review
McGrath, Raymond. Worm Turns Up, The: In Summer. Raymond McGrath, Illus. Bird! #2. Lerner/Graphic Universe, 05/2026. 47pp. Graphic. PLB $29.32. 979-8-7656-4809-4. Paper $12.99. 979-8-7656-4814-8. GRADES 1–3. ADDITIONAL. Bird, with the help of his friend Spider, [continue reading]
Attack Bunnies Review
Gehl, Laura. Attack Bunnies. Julia Patton, Illus. Beaming, 02/2026. [32]pp. Picture Book. Trade $17.99. 978-1-5064-9225-4. GRADES Kindergarten–1. ADDITIONAL. A pair of spirited bunnies team up to protect the forest creatures from harm, and they are [continue reading]
World Game Review
Coy, John. World Game, The: Soccer Circles the Globe. Phung Nguyen Quang, Illus. Carolrhoda, 05/2026. [32]pp. Picture Book. Trade $18.99. 979-8-7656-6798-9. GRADES Preschool–Kindergarten. ADDITIONAL. Action-packed digital illustrations demonstrate how popular football, or American soccer, is [continue reading]
Professional Reading: Make Believe by Mac Barnett
Barnett. Mac. Make Believe: On Telling Stories to Children. Little, Brown and Company. 2026. 112p. TR $20.00. ISBN 978-0316601122. Mac Barnett’s Make Believe is a small 112-page, 5.2 x 7 book that has angered many [continue reading]
Little Prince Read-Alikes
The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupery Bozzi, Riccardo. The Forest. Burnett, Frances Hodgson. The Secret Garden. Carroll, Lewis. Alice’s Adventure in Wonderland. DiCamillo, Kate. The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane. Garnier, Jonathan. [continue reading]
Let’s Camp Review
Rotner, Shelley. Let’s Camp. Lerner/Millbrook, 03/2026. [30]pp. Nonfiction. PLB $31.99. 979-8-7656-7047-7. Paper $10.99. 979-8-7656-7048-4. GRADES Preschool–1. ADDITIONAL. See some of the activities that kids do when they go camping via this photograph-rich title designed to [continue reading]