Review

Sudyka, Diana. Little Land. Diana Sudyka, Illus. Little, Brown, 04/2023. [48]pp. Picture Book. Trade $18.99. 978-0-3163-0176-3. GRADES Preschool–1. HIGH ADDITIONAL.            A young child explores the ecological transformations of a tiny piece of land from millions of years ago, a world where dinosaurs and prehistoric animals [continue reading]

Markle, Sandra. Wild Inventions: Ideas Inspired by Animals. Lerner/Millbrook, 10/2023. 48pp. Nonfiction. PLB $33.32. 978-1-7284-6795-5. GRADES 4–8. HIGH ADDITIONAL.         Animals have been found to do some pretty interesting, or perhaps just odd, things. Markle’s hook is that she ties these animal oddities to human inventions [continue reading]

Khalil, Aya. Great Banned-Books Bake Sale, The. Anait Semirdzhyan, Illus. Tilbury House, 08/2023. [32]pp. Picture Book. Trade $18.95. 978-0-88448-967-2. GRADES Kindergarten–3. ADDITIONAL. A powerful story based on current national headlines, this story continues The Arabic Quilt: An Immigrant Story (2020), with Kanzi’s elementary school class eagerly visiting [continue reading]

Brown, Lisa. Hospital Book, The. Lisa Brown, Illus. Neal Porter, 03/2023. 40pp. Picture Book. Trade $18.99. 978-0-8234-4665-0. GRADES Kindergarten–3. HIGH ADDITIONAL. Hospitals can be scary and stressful for young children. As she did with The [continue reading]

Harris, Chris. My Head Has a Bellyache: More Nonsense for Mischievous Kids andImmature Grown-ups. Andrea Tsurumi, Illus. Little, Brown, 07/2023. 192pp. Poetry. Trade$19.99. 978-0-3165-9259-8. GRADES 2–6. OUTSTANDING. Harris follows up his popular I’m Just No [continue reading]

Saleh, Haya. Wild Poppies. Levine Querido, 06/2023. 176pp. Fiction. Trade $17.99. 978-1-64614-201-9. GRADES 7–12. ADDITIONAL.      Omar and Sufyan’s lives are forever changed as war destroys their Syrian town, tearing apart their family and nation. After [continue reading]

Rex, Adam. Story of Gumluck the Wizard, The. Adam Rex, Illus. Chronicle, 08/2023. 133pp. Fiction. Trade $14.99. 978-1-7972-1323-1. GRADES 3–4. OUTSTANDING.       A naïve but earnestly helpful little wizard named Gumluck is introduced in this first [continue reading]

Markle, Sandra. Wolverines: Nature’s Cleanup Crew. Animal Scavengers in Action. Lerner, 08/2023. 32pp. Nonfiction. PLB $30.65. 978-1-7284-7671-1. Paper $10.99. 978-1-7284-9994-9. GRADES 3–5. HIGH ADDITIONAL.         SERIES REVIEW: Please see Jackals: Nature’s Cleanup Crew by Sandra Markle [continue reading]