Rocco, Hayley. All the Books. John Rocco, Illus. Little, Brown, 10/2024. [44]pp. Picture Book. Trade $18.99. 978-0-316-51274-9. GRADES Kindergarten–3. OUTSTANDING. A young chipmunk named Piper loves books and reading, and takes her books everywhere and [continue reading]
Golden Gate: Building the Mighty Bridge Review
Partridge, Elizabeth. Golden Gate: Building the Mighty Bridge. Ellen Heck, Illus. Chronicle, 10/2024. [56]pp. Nonfiction. Trade $19.99. 978-1-4521-3514-4. GRADES Kindergarten–5. OUTSTANDING. The building of the Golden Gate Bridge in the 1930s is told from the [continue reading]
Wee Unicorn Review
McLaren, Meg. Wee Unicorn. Meg McLaren, Illus. Charlesbridge, 01/2025. [32]pp. Picture Book. Trade $17.99. 978-1-62354-493-5. GRADES Preschool–2. HIGH ADDITIONAL. Originally published in Great Britain in 2023, this sweet story is set in an unnamed country [continue reading]
Haiku Kaiju Ah-Choo! Review
McClements, George. Haiku Kaiju Ah-Choo! George McClements, Illus. Hippo Park, 12/2024. [40]pp. Picture Book. Trade $18.99. 978-1-66264-036-0. GRADES Preschool–3. HIGH ADDITIONAL. A blue kaiju (a monster who resembles Godzilla) is suffering from a cold so [continue reading]
Amazing Grapes Review
Feiffer, Jules. Amazing Grapes and the Lost Dimension. Jules Feiffer, Illus. HarperCollins/Michael Di Capua, 09/2024. [296]pp. Graphic. Paper $21.99. 978-0-06-296382-6. GRADES 5–8. LOW ADDITIONAL. In Feiffer’s first graphic novel, Mommy appears to be having a [continue reading]
ARTificial Intelligence Review
Biedrzycki, David. ARTificial Intelligence. David Biedrzycki, Illus. Charlesbridge, 10/2024. [52]pp. Picture Book. Trade $18.99. 978-1-62354-374-7. GRADES Kindergarten–4. HIGH ADDITIONAL. A robot is a failure at the job of moving boxes around a warehouse, so it [continue reading]
Black Star Review
Alexander, Kwame. Black Star. Door of No Return, The; bk. 2. Little, Brown, 09/2024. 372pp. Fiction. Trade $17.99. 978-0-316-44259-6. GRADES 4–7. OUTSTANDING. One does not need to have read Alexander’s first book in this series, [continue reading]
Aiko and the Planet of Dogs Review
Cayuso, Ainhoa. Aiko and the Planet of Dogs. Christoffer Ellegaard, Illus. Translated from the French by Irene Vazquez. Levine Querido, 10/2024. [24]pp. Picture Book. Trade $18.99. 978-1-64614-464-8. GRADES Kindergarten–3. ADDITIONAL. Aiko, a young girl with [continue reading]