Review

Offsay, Charlotte. Quiet Ocean, The. Abi Cushman, Illus. Beach Lane, 05/2026. [36]pp. Picture Book. Trade $19.99. 978-1-66597-517-9. GRADES Preschool–2. HIGH ADDITIONAL.       In this clever cumulative story, a pufferfish sets off a chain reaction when it [continue reading]

Moor, Zewlan. Say Hello Like an Armadillo: And Other Animal Greetings from Around the World. Karen Obuhanych, Illus. Nosy Crow, 06/2026. [36]pp. Picture Book. Trade $18.99. 979-88-87771-16-8. GRADES Preschool–2. HIGH ADDITIONAL.     A preschool teacher shows [continue reading]

Powell-Tuck, Maudie. FrankenKitty. Mini Grey, Illus. Tiger Tales, 07/2026. [24]pp. Picture Book. Trade $18.99. 978-1-6643-0097-2. GRADES Kindergarten–1. ADDITIONAL. Reminiscent of Frankenstein, this blended kitty is “woken up” by an electrical jolt, on the inventor’s table, [continue reading]

Phelan, Matt. Bartleby. Matt Phelan, Illus. Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 03/2026. [40]pp. Picture Book. Trade $18.99. 978-0-3743-9355-7. GRADES Preschool–2. ADDITIONAL.       Bartleby the bear, like Bartleby the Scrivner, answers all requests with “I would prefer not [continue reading]

Mirtalipova, Dinara. Vanishing Sea, The: The Tale of How the Aral Sea Became the Aral Desert. Dinara Mirtalipova, Illus. Chronicle, 02/2026. [40]pp. Nonfiction. Trade $18.99. 978-1-7972-2459-6. GRADES 1–5. OUTSTANDING.         How did the Aral Sea, one [continue reading]

Miller, Bobbi. Lost Prince, The. The Barbary Chronicles. Charlesbridge Moves, 10/2026. 213pp. Fiction. Trade $17.99. 978-1-62354-628-1. GRADES 4–7. HIGH ADDITIONAL.       As some of the least desirable residents of the Barbary Coast, Jack London and her [continue reading]

Torseter, Oyvind. Hole2 , The. Oyvind Torseter, Illus. Translated from the Norwegian by Kari Dickson. Enchanted Lion, 11/2026. [74]pp. Picture Book. Trade $17.99. 978-1-59270-508-5. GRADES 1–3. ADDITIONAL. This sequel to Dickson’s 2013 translation of The [continue reading]

Shaloshvili, Natalia. What a Small Cat Needs. Natalia Shaloshvili, Illus. Translated from the Russian by Lena Traer. Enchanted Lion, 01/2026. [40]pp. Picture Book. Trade $17.99. 978-1-5927-0477-4. GRADES Preschool–1. OUTSTANDING. Pondering life and filled with wonder, [continue reading]