Pop-up and Toy Books Anon. Peppa Pig and the Year of Family Fun. Candlewick, 2016. [10p.]. $17.99. ISBN 978-0-7636-8739-7. The Pig family demonstrates common activities of the four seasons, including gardening, swimming, kite-flying, and [continue reading]
Out of the Ordinary
Out of the Ordinary: “Keep Curious and Carry a Banana”
Martin, Justin, and Liza Charlesworth. Keep Curious and Carry a Banana: Wisdom from the World of Curious George. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2016. [80p.]. $12.99. ISBN 978-0-544-65648-2. This inspirational book will make a great graduation gift [continue reading]
New Pop-up Books
New Pop-Up Books: Braun, Sebastien. Jingle! Jingle! Can You Say It, Too? Nosy Crow, 2015. 10p. $8.99. ISBN 978-0-7636-8002-2. In this simple board book with flaps, the text in each spread asks a question, such [continue reading]
Booklist’s Best, Author Peter Dickinson Dies, Reissues and New Editions
Booklist’s Best Books for Youth: Booklist magazine has named its best books for young people for 2015: www.booklistonline.com/Booklist-Editors-Choice-Books-for-Youth-2015/pid=7944842 Author Peter Dickinson Dies: British author Peter Dickinson has died at age 88. Known for his many [continue reading]
Best Multicultural Books, William C. Morris Finalists, YALSA Nonfiction, Anniversary of “Christmas Miracle of Jonathan Toomey”
The Center for the Study of Multicultural Children’s Literature (www.CSMCL.org) has named its best books for 2015: www.pinterest.com/csmcl/best-multicultural-books-of-2015/ . YALSA Nonfiction Nominees: YALSA, the Young Adult Library Services Association, has nominated five books for its [continue reading]
Professional Reading: WRITER TO WRITER by Gail Carson Levine
Levine, Gail Carson. Writer to Writer: From Think to Ink. Harper, 2015. 295p. $16.99. ISBN 978-0-06-227530-1. Adults and older high school students interested in writing fiction will enjoy this conversational follow-up to Levine’s earlier work, [continue reading]
Reissues and Special Editions Out This Month
Bruel, Nick. Bad Kitty: 10th Anniversary Edition! Roaring Brook, 2015. [42p.]. $16.99. ISBN 978-1-62672-245-3. Although this edition of the first book in the popular “Bad Kitty” series is not useful for libraries, it will [continue reading]
Dr. Seuss’s “What Pet Should I Get?”
Seuss. Dr. What Pet Should I Get? Random House, 2015. [44p.]. $17.99 ISBN 978-0-553-52426-0. In this charming new picture book, a brother and sister (the same pair from One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue [continue reading]