Review

Reno, Ginger. Many Ways of Being Native. Johnson Yazzie, Illus. Charlesbridge, 10/2026. [28]pp. Picture Book. Trade $17.99. 978-1-62354-675-5. GRADES Kindergarten–1. ADDITIONAL.           Hawk arrives in the night, whispering verses to sleeping children, presenting visions of what [continue reading]

Scott, Brandon James. Skeleton and the Cat, The. Brandon James Scott, Illus. HarperCollins, 07/2026. [64]pp. Picture Book. Trade $19.99. ‎ 978-0-0634-5588-7. GRADES Preschool–2. OUTSTANDING. Established illustrator Scott offers five vignettes about a developing friendship between [continue reading]

Randall, Julian. Shook. Nathan Walker, Illus. Henry Holt., 08/2026. 256pp. Fiction. Trade $18.99. 978-1-2508-8205-9. GRADES 3–6. OUTSTANDING. Randall’s novel in verse is a lyrical first-person narrative told from the perspective of upcoming eighth-grader, Malik Page, [continue reading]

Percival, Kari. Fall Day, All Day. Kari Percival, Illus. Rise, 08/2026. [32]pp. Picture Book. Trade $18.99. 978-0-593-88862-9. GRADES Preschool–2. HIGH ADDITIONAL.      A diverse group of young children play outside on an autumn day and describe [continue reading]

Milford, Kate. Rialto. Clarion, 04/2026. 480pp. Fiction. Trade $19.99. 978-1-3284-6691-4. GRADES 4–6. HIGH ADDITIONAL.           Milford, the author of the Greenglass House series, returns with a new mystery aimed at older middle-grade readers. Sisters Ivy, age [continue reading]

Andres, Silvia Romeral. Mina and the Monster. Silvia Romeral Andres, Illus. Charlesbridge, 10/2026. [32]pp. Picture Book. Trade $17.99. 978-1-62354-664-9. GRADES Kindergarten–1. ADDITIONAL. The storyteller’s tale of the monster in the forest does not scare Mina, [continue reading]

Meserve, Jessica. House That Love Built, The. Jessica Meserve, Illus. Tiger Tales, 08/2026. [28]pp. Picture Book. Trade $18.99. 978-1-66430-095-8. GRADES Preschool–2. HIGH ADDITIONAL.       This cumulative story begins with “This is the raindrop that fell to the ground. This is the storm that raced and chased the raindrop [continue reading]

McLemore, Anna-Marie. We Could Be Anyone. Macmillan/Feiwel & Friends, 05/2026. 288pp. Fiction. Trade $20.99. 978-1-2503-7058-7. GRADES 7–12. HIGH ADDITIONAL.       Orphaned teen siblings Lola and Lisandro have made a career out of staging and subsequently exorcising ghost hauntings. Struggling through the 1920s trying desperately to save [continue reading]