Alkaf, Hanna. Hysterical Girls of St. Bernadette’s, The. Simon & Schuster / Salaam, 09/2024. 352pp. Fiction. Trade $19.99. 978-1-5344-9458-9. GRADES 7–12. HIGH ADDITIONAL. For more than one hundred years, prestigious St. Bernadette’s has taught and shaped the girls of Kuala Lumpur, equipping them with education [continue reading]
Little Chefs Review
Wells, Rosemary. Little Chefs, The: Three Stories. Rosemary Wells, Illus. Hippo Park, 10/2024. 80pp. Picture Book. Trade $18.99. 978-1-66264-071-1. GRADES 1–3. ADDITIONAL. Three short stories make up this longer picture book, illustrated with Wells’s signature [continue reading]
Love, the Earth Review
Stickley, Frances. Love, the Earth. Tim Hopgood, Illus. Candlewick, 03/2024. [44]pp. Picture Book. Trade $17.99. 978-1-5362-3412-1. GRADES Preschool–2. HIGH ADDITIONAL. Earth delivers a message to its people in this rhyming picture book: “I am the [continue reading]
Beto’s Berry Treasure Review
Lacika, Jenny. Beto’s Berry Treasure. Addy Rivera Sonda, Illus. Storytelling Math. Charlesbridge, 10/2024. [32]pp. Picture Book. Trade $16.99. 978-1623544416. GRADES Preschool–2. HIGH ADDITIONAL. Beto invites his sister Cora (who is a pirate fanatic) to a [continue reading]
In the Winter Woods Review
Kulot, Daniela. In the Winter Woods. Daniela Kulot, Illus. Translated from the German by Elisabeth Lauffer. Charlesbridge, 10/2024. [28]pp. Picture Book. Trade $17.99. 978-1-62354-495-9. GRADES Preschool–2. HIGH ADDITIONAL. Squirrel can’t remember where he stockpiled the [continue reading]
Sounds Good! Discover 50 Instruments Review
Könnecke, Ole. Sounds Good!: Discover 50 Instruments. Ole Könnecke, Illus. Translated from the German by Melody Shaw. Gecko, 02/2024. [106]pp. Nonfiction. Trade $19.99. 978-1-77657-555-8. GRADES 2–5. HIGH ADDITIONAL. Fifty-two musical instruments are introduced in this [continue reading]
Wild Brunch Review
Harrison, David L. Wild Brunch: Poems About How Creatures Eat. Giles Laroche, Illus. Charlesbridge, 09/2024. [32]pp. Poetry. Trade $17.99. 978-1-62354-394-5. GRADES Kindergarten–3. HIGH ADDITIONAL. This collection of original short poems describes how animals eat, from [continue reading]
Little and Big Review
Gutman, Anne. Little and Big. Georg Hallensleben, Illus. Translated from the French by Jill Davis. Hippo Park, 11/2024. [46]pp. Picture Book. Trade $18.99. 978-1-66264-048-3. GRADES Preschool–2. ADDITIONAL. In a monkey family, the younger brother must [continue reading]