Rissi, Anica Mrose. Wishing Season. Quill Tree, 06/2023. 228 [+12]pp. Fiction. Trade $18.99. 978-0-0632-5890-7. GRADES 3–7. OUTSTANDING. In the world of a fifth grade girl named Lily, the profound loss of her twin brother to [continue reading]
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Lost Year Review
Marsh, Katherine. Lost Year, The. Roaring Brook, 01/2023. 354pp. Fiction. Trade $17.99. 978-1-250-31360-7. Paper $8.99. 978-1-250-90930-5. GRADES 5–8. OUTSTANDING. During the COVID-19 lockdown, thirteen-year-old Matthew is helping his one-hundred-year-old Ukrainian great-grandmother, Nadiya (GG) unpack when [continue reading]
Ben Rothery’s Deadly and Dangerous Animals Review
Rothery, Ben. Ben Rothery’s Deadly and Dangerous Animals. Ben Rothery, Illus. Tilbury House, 10/2023. 48pp. Nonfiction. Trade $19.95. 978-1-958394-25-0. GRADES 2–7. HIGH ADDITIONAL. Dramatic drawings, likely done using colored pencil, display animals that are especially [continue reading]
Five Little Chicks Review
Murray, Lily. Five Little Chicks. Holly Surplice, Illus. Candlewick /Templar, 12/2023. [24]pp. Picture Book. Trade $16.99. 978-1-5362-3261-5. GRADES Baby/Toddler–Kindergarten. ADDITIONAL. In this variation on the nursery song and fingerplay “Five Little Ducks Went Out One [continue reading]
Truth About Dragons Review
Leung, Julie. Truth About Dragons, The. Hanna Cha, Illus. Henry Holt, 08/2023. [40]pp. Picture Book. Trade $18.99. 978-1-250-82058-7. GRADES Kindergarten–3. OUTSTANDING. An Asian mother tells her son a story about dragons, where he begins his [continue reading]
Voice in the Hollow Review
Hillenbrand, Will. Voice in the Hollow, The. Will Hillenbrand, Illus. Holiday House, 10/2023. [36]pp. Picture Book. Trade $18.99. 978-0-8234-3681-1. GRADES Preschool–2. OUTSTANDING. During a snowstorm, Hubert (a young mouse) takes a shortcut home through the [continue reading]
Billy & Rose: Just the Way They Are Review
Hest, Amy. Billy & Rose: Just the Way They Are. Kady MacDonald Denton, Illus. Billy & Rose; bk. 2. Candlewick, 10/2023. 42pp. Reader. Trade $16.99. 978-1-5362-1420-8. GRADES 1–3. ADDITIONAL. In this sequel to Billy & [continue reading]
Henry, Like Always Review
Bailey, Jenn. Henry, Like Always. Mika Song, Illus. Chronicle, 03/2023. 40pp. Fiction. Trade $14.99. 978-1-7972-1389-7. GRADES 1–4. OUTSTANDING. Henry likes school but doesn’t like it when the schedule changes or things are not done as [continue reading]