Rhodes, Jewell Parker. Will’s Race for Home. Olga and Aleksey Ivanov, Illus. Little, Brown, 01/2025. 196pp. Fiction. Trade $17.99. 978-0-316-29933-6. GRADES 3–6. OUTSTANDING. Will and his father journey to participate in the Oklahoma Land Rush [continue reading]
Radiant Review
Nelson, Vaunda Micheaux. Radiant. Dutton, 01/2025. 312pp. Fiction. Trade $18.99. 978-0-593-85578-2. GRADES 4–8. OUTSTANDING. Fifth-grader Cooper Dale describes her life as one of the few Black students at her suburban Pittsburgh school in 1963–64, where [continue reading]
Not a Dog Review
Martinez, Claudia Guadalupe. Not a Dog. Laura Gonzalez, Illus. Charlesbridge, 06/2025. [32]pp. Nonfiction. Trade $17.99. 978-1-62354-304-4. GRADES Preschool–3. HIGH ADDITIONAL. The Mexican prairie dog, a rodent that is related to squirrels, is the subject of [continue reading]
Great Narwhal Rescue Review
Markle, Sandra. Great Narwhal Rescue, The: Saving the Arctic Ocean’s Narwhals. Sandra Markle’s Science Discoveries. Millbrook, 04/2025. 40pp. Nonfiction. PLB $33.32. 979-8765610169. GRADES 4–7. HIGH ADDITIONAL. Narwhals are unusual unicorn-like ocean mammals that may be [continue reading]
Catch! Review
Cooke, Trish. Catch! Ken Wilson-Max, Illus. Charlesbridge, 05/2025. [32]pp. Picture Book. Trade $17.99. 978-1-62354-622-9. GRADES Preschool–1. HIGH ADDITIONAL. Preschooler Kiona and her mom play catch but have difficulty, so they try different-sized round objects to [continue reading]
Every Monday Mabel Review
Awan, Jashar. Every Monday Mabel. Jashar Awan, Illus. Simon & Schuster, 02/2025. [44]pp. Picture Book. Trade $19.99. 978-1-6659-3815-0. GRADES Preschool–2. OUTSTANDING. Every Monday morning Mabel sits outside to wait for the garbage truck—her favorite thing [continue reading]
Elsa’s Chessboard Review
Andrus, Jenny. Elsa’s Chessboard. Julie Downing, Illus. Holiday House/Neal Porter, 04/2025. [44]pp. Picture Book. Trade $18.99. 978-0-8234-5408-2. GRADES Preschool–3. OUTSTANDING. Elsa saw her older brothers playing chess and wanted to learn. At first they said [continue reading]
Ernie the Earthworm Review
Van Oosbree, Ruthie. Ernie the Earthworm. Tom Heard, Illus. Pull Ahead Readers Fiction: In the Garden. Lerner, 01/2025. 16pp. Reader. PLB $27.99. 979-8765647684. Paper $8.99. 979-8765661895. GRADES Preschool–1. ADDITIONAL. SERIES REVIEW. Please see Bees Help Gardens Grow by Katherine Chu for series review. Joshua Rees—Daly City Public Library