Rusch, Elizabeth. All About Color. Elizabeth Goss, Illus. All About Noticing. Charlesbridge, 03/2024. [32]pp. Picture Book. Trade $17.99. 978-1-6235-4353-2. GRADES Kindergarten–3. ADDITIONAL. In this follow-up to All About Nothing (2023), Rusch and Goss team up [continue reading]
Peninsula Libraries’ 10th Annual Young Adult Novelists Convention Set for Saturday, Feb. 8, 2025
The Peninsula Libraries’ 10th annual Young Adult Novelists Convention (YANovCon) will take place Saturday, February 8, 2025, 11:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m., at the Redwood City Public Library (1044 Middlefield Rd, Redwood City, CA 94063). Register Here: Young Adult Novelist [continue reading]
Quantum! Review
Edge, Christopher. Quantum!: The Strange Science of the Smallest Stuff in the Universe.Paul Daviz, Illus. Candlewick, 10/2024. 45pp. Nonfiction. Trade $18.99. 978-1-5362-3762-7.GRADES 3–6. ADDITIONAL Quantum physics is broken down and explained to elementary age readers [continue reading]
Robbery Review
Camp, Joaquín. Robbery, The. Joaquín Camp, Illus. Berbay, 05/2024. [40]pp. Picture Book. Trade $18.99. 978-1-9226-1070-6. GRADES Preschool–2. ADDITIONAL. Argentinian artist and storyteller Joaquín Camp introduces us to a trio of would-be thieves who intend to tunnel their way into a bank. Things start off well, but [continue reading]
Frank and the Big Mistake Review
Brockenbrough, Martha. Frank and the Big Mistake. John Lau, Illus. Levine Querido, 11/2024. 80pp. Fiction. Trade $14.99. 978-1-64614-460-0. Paper $6.99. 978-1-64614-499-0. GRADES 1–3. ADDITIONAL. This third tale involving Frank the cat, Sunny the dog, and Cap’n Keith the parrot features a harrowing visit by Nellie, a young girl with [continue reading]
Artificial Intelligence Review
Biedrzycki, David. ArtIficial Intelligence. David Biedrzycki, Illus. Charlesbridge, 10/2024. [50]pp. Picture Book. Trade $18.99. 978-1-62354-374-7. GRADES Preschool–1. HIGH ADDITIONAL. What happens when a robot is “defective” due to a habit of daydreaming? He gets sent to be reprogrammed, accidentally leaves the factory by “going outside,” explores the [continue reading]
Fairy Tale Fan Club Review
Ayoade, Richard. Fairy Tale Fan Club, The: Legendary Letters Collected by C. C. Cecily. David Roberts, Illus. Candlewick/Walker, 10/2024. 117pp. Fiction. Trade $17.99. 978-1-5362-2217-3. GRADES 3–6. HIGH ADDITIONAL. A variety of letters addressed to fairy tale characters are presented, arranged, and explained by C. C. Cecily, the [continue reading]
Doña Fela’s Dream Review
Brown, Monica. Doña Fela’s Dream: The Story of Puerto Rico’s First Female Mayor. Rosa Ibarra, Illus. Little, Brown, 09/2024. 48pp. Biography. Trade $18.99. 978-0-316-17835-8. GRADES 1–4. HIGH ADDITIONAL. Puerto Rico’s Doña Fela defied expectations when she became the island’s first female mayor in 1947, and went on [continue reading]