Stead, Rebecca. Anything. Gracey Zhang, Illus. Chronicle, 04/2025. [56]pp. Picture Book. Trade $17.99. 978-1-7972-1515-0. GRADES Preschool–2. OUTSTANDING. Stead’s first picture book evokes quiet emotion through a deceptively simple story about a young girl and her [continue reading]
When Alexander Graced the Table Review
Smalls, Alexander. When Alexander Graced the Table. Frank Morrison, Illus. Addl. Creator Denene Millner. Simon and Schuster, 01/2025. [40]pp. Picture Book. Trade $19.99. 978-1-5344-8872-4. PLB $19.99. 978-1-5344-8872-4. GRADES Kindergarten–1. HIGH ADDITIONAL. Alexander looks back on [continue reading]
Moomins Read-Alikes
READ-ALIKES Moomins and the Great Flood by Tove Jansson Chen, Jiatong. White Fox in the Forest. Coakley, Lena. Wicked Nix. Courtauld, Sarah. Buckle and Squash. Davies, Stephen. Hilda and the Hidden People. Dougherty, John. Stinkbombs [continue reading]
Bear Who Had Nothing to Wear Review
Willis, Jeanne. Bear Who Had Nothing to Wear, The. Brian Fitzgerald, Illus. Scallywag, 03/2025. [32]pp. Picture Book. Trade $18.99. 978-1-915252-95-1. GRADES Preschool–2. HIGH ADDITIONAL. Unlike other teddy bears, Albie doesn’t like to wear the clothes [continue reading]
Diary of a Bee Review
Sekaninova, Stepanka. Diary of a Bee. Linh Dao, Illus. Albatros, 04/2025. [32]pp. Nonfiction. Trade $16395.00. 978-80-00-07446-7. GRADES 1–3. ADDITIONAL. Originally published in Czech in 2022, this mixes plenty of factual information on bees into a [continue reading]
Princess and the Witch Review
Schimmel, Nancy. Princess and the Witch, The: A Novel. Diana Browning, Illus. SparkPress, 03/2025. 121pp. Fiction. Paper $13.99. 978-1-68463-294-7. GRADES 3–6. OUTSTANDING. After Princess Margaret is turned into a dragon by her stepmother, she must [continue reading]
Jules, Penny, & the Rooster Review
Pinkwater, Daniel. Jules, Penny, & the Rooster. Tachyon, 03/2025. 160pp. Fiction. Paper $9.95. 978-1-61696-432-0. GRADES 3–6. HIGH ADDITIONAL. Jules and her family move to the suburbs just before she starts middle school, where she wins [continue reading]
One Girl’s Voice: How Lucy Stone Helped Change the Law of the Land Review
Kirkfield, Vivian. One Girl’s Voice: How Lucy Stone Helped Change the Law of the Land. Rebecca Gibbon, Illus. Calkins Creek, 02/2025. [40]pp. Biography. Trade $18.99. 978-1-6626-8045-8. GRADES 1–5. HIGH ADDITIONAL. In this picture book biography [continue reading]