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Bob Review

Bob Review

Mass, Wendy and Rebecca Stead. Bob. Nicholas Gannon, Illus. Fiction. Feiwel, 05/2018. 208pp. $16.99. 978-1-250-16662-3. OUTSTANDING. GRADES 3-6.  Livy doesn’t remember much from the last time she visited her Gran in drought-stricken Australia, five years [continue reading]

Published on Apr 17, 2018
Posted by: pennypeck

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Funeral Review

Funeral Review

James, Matt. Funeral, The.  Matt James, Illus. Picture Book. Groundwood, 04/2018. [40]pp. $18.95. 978-1-55498-908-9. OUTSTANDING.  GRADES PRE-2. Norma’s great-uncle Frank has died. As the family prepares to attend the funeral, Norma, a white child, practices [continue reading]

Published on Apr 11, 2018
Posted by: pennypeck

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What Makes a Blizzard? Review

What Makes a Blizzard? Review

Zoehfeld, Kathleen Weidner. What Makes a Blizzard? Maddie Frost, Illus. Non-fiction. Let’s Read and Find Out Science Series. HarperCollins, 01/2018. 35pp. $17.99. 978-0-06-248473-4. PB $6.99. 978-0-06-248472-7. HIGH ADDITIONAL. GRADES 1-3. This non-fiction book for early [continue reading]

Published on Apr 4, 2018
Posted by: pennypeck

OUTSTANDING! – March 2018

OUTSTANDING! – March 2018

Each month we post an annotated bibliography of books that were rated ‘Outstanding’ and nominated for our Distinguished List at our previous month’s meeting.  Members can see full reviews of these books and many more [continue reading]

Published on Apr 3, 2018
Posted by: Eric Barbus
Categories: Outstanding Books of the Month, Review, Updates

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Seeing Into Tomorrow: Haiku Review

Seeing Into Tomorrow: Haiku Review

Seeing Into Tomorrow: Haiku by Richard Wright. Nina Crews, Illus. Poetry. Millbrook, 02/2018. 32pp. PLB $19.97. 978-1-5124-1865-1. HIGH ADDITIONAL. GRADES K-4 . Richard Wright wrote more than 4,000 haiku, most in the last year when he [continue reading]

Published on Mar 28, 2018
Posted by: pennypeck

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Hidden Figures Review

Hidden Figures Review

Shetterly, Margot Lee and Winifred Conkling. Hidden Figures: The True Story of Four Black Women and the Space Race. Laura Freeman, Illus. Non-fiction. HarperCollins, 01/2018. [40]pp. $17.99. 978-0-06-274246-9. OUTSTANDING.  GRADES 1-5. Hidden Figures is the picture [continue reading]

Published on Mar 20, 2018
Posted by: pennypeck

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Blue Rider Review

Blue Rider Review

Valério, Geraldo. Blue Rider. Geraldo Valério, Illus. Picture Book. Groundwood, 03/2018. [44]pp. $19.95. 978-1-55498-981-2. OUTSTANDING. GRADES PRE-2.  Blue Rider is a paean to a book; in fact, it could be a paean to itself since [continue reading]

Published on Mar 15, 2018
Posted by: pennypeck

OUTSTANDING! – February 2018

OUTSTANDING! – February 2018

Each month we post an annotated bibliography of books that were rated ‘Outstanding’ and nominated for our Distinguished List at our previous month’s meeting.  Members can see full reviews of these books and many more [continue reading]

Published on Mar 6, 2018
Posted by: Eric Barbus
Categories: Outstanding Books of the Month, Review, Updates
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