Yim, Natasha. Luna and the Case of the Missing Mooncakes. Violet Kim, Illus. Storytelling Math. Charlesbridge, 08/2025. [30]pp. Picture Book. Trade $16.99. 978-1-62354-466-9. GRADES Preschool–1. ADDITIONAL. Luna visits her cousin Mina as their multiracial families gather to celebrate Mid-Autumn Festival. Mina brings special mooncakes, which begin to disappear, [continue reading]
Scout and the Rescue Dogs Review
Wolfer, Dianne. Scout and the Rescue Dogs. Tony Flowers, Illus. Walker, 06/2025. 211pp. Fiction. Trade $18.99.978-1-7616-0049-4. GRADES 3–6. ADDITIONAL. Eleven-year-old Scout’s Christmas break features her joining her dad in his truck as he delivers pallets of donated dog food to shelters along the Australian coast. After [continue reading]
Rebellion 1776 Review
Anderson, Laurie Halse. Rebellion 1776. Atheneum /Caitlyn Dlouhy, 04/2025. 405pp. Fiction. Trade $18.99. 978-1-4169-6826-9. GRADES 5–8. HIGH ADDITIONAL. Just as the Patriots finally liberate British-occupied Boston in the spring of 1776, the city finds itself stricken by a deadly smallpox epidemic. As everyone around her [continue reading]
Amazing Theatre of Physics Review
Amazing Theatre of Physics. Awesome Physics in Your City, The. Tomas Kopecky, Illus. Translated from the Czech by Graeme Dibble. Albatros, 06/2025. 45pp. Nonfiction. Trade $17.95. 978-80-00-07439-9. GRADES 3–6. ADDITIONAL. Physics is all around us, which this title strives to demonstrate and explain. Starting with a map [continue reading]
National Book Awards – Longlist for Young People’s Literature
National Book Awards – Longlist for Young People’s Literature: The National Book Awards has announced the nominees (called the Longlist) in the Young People’s Literature category: Aguila, Maria Dolores. A Sea of Lemon Trees: The [continue reading]
Red Canoe Shows Up at Two! Review
Allenby, Victoria. Red Canoe Shows Up at Two! Big, Little Concepts. Pajama, 06/2025. [22]pp. Picture Book. Trade $17.95. 978-1-77278-344-5. GRADES Baby/Toddler–Preschool. LOW ADDITIONAL. This inventive concept title strives to show young listeners different types of boats, colors, and time. Starting with one o’clock, readers are shown [continue reading]
Okchundang Candy Review
Go, Jung-soon. Okchundang Candy. Jung-soon Go, Illus. Translated from the Korean by Aerin Park. Levine Querido, 03/2025. 128pp. Graphic. Trade $21.99. 978-1-6461-4514-0. GRADES 10–Adult. HIGH ADDITIONAL. This is Jung-soon’s love letter to her grandparents, recounting [continue reading]
First Library Card with Big Bird Review
Sanderson, Whitney. First Library Card with Big Bird. Sesame Street Firsts. Lerner, 08/2025. 24pp. Nonfiction. PLB $30.65. 979-8765661079. Paper $9.99. 979-8765684856. GRADES Preschool–1. ADDITIONAL. SERIES REVIEW. Please see: First Day of School with Ji-Young by [continue reading]