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]
First Lost Tooth with Gabrielle Review
Gabor, Nicole. First Lost Tooth with Gabrielle. Sesame Street Firsts. Lerner, 08/2025. 24pp. Nonfiction. PLB $30.65. 979-8765661062. Paper $9.99. 979-8765684849. GRADES Preschool–Kindergarten. ADDITIONAL. SERIES REVIEW. Please see: First Day of School with Ji-Young by Nicole [continue reading]
This Year, a Witch! Review
Abbott, Zoey. This Year, a Witch! Zoey Abbott, Illus. Atheneum/Caitlyn Dlouhy, 07/2025. [40]pp. Picture Book. Trade $19.99. 978-1-6659-5602-4. GRADES Preschool–2. HIGH ADDITIONAL. Sometimes the way we see ourselves doesn’t match what the mirror reflects. This seems to be the case for the aspiring witch in Abbott’s [continue reading]
Pecan Sheller Review
Ruiz-Flores, Lupe. Pecan Sheller, The. Lerner, 04/2025. 256pp. Fiction. Trade $19.99. 979-8765610527. GRADES 5–8. OUTSTANDING. Life in Texas in 1937 is tough for Petra, a Mexican American girl, whose family faces financial hardship after the death of her father. An excellent student, the thirteen-year-old’s dreams [continue reading]
First Day of School with Ji-Young Review
Gabor, Nicole. First Day of School with Ji-Young. Sesame Street Firsts. Lerner, 08/2025. 24pp. Nonfiction. PLB $30.65. 979-8765661048. Paper $9.99. 979-8765684825. GRADES Preschool–1. ADDITIONAL. SERIES REVIEW: Sesame Street and Lerner’s six-title series explores some of [continue reading]