Review

Gop, Becky Cushing. What Goes on Inside a Beaver Pond? Carrie Shryock, Illus. Storey, 08/2023. 48pp. Non-Fiction. Trade $18.99. 978-1-63586-527-1. GRADES 2 – 5. OUTSTANDING.     A young beaver’s journey, leaving her family’s lodge and striking out to find her own home range, is exquisitely captured in [continue reading]

Ponweera, Thushanthi. I am Kavi. Holiday House, 09/2023. 272pp. Fiction. Trade $18.99. 978-0-8234-5365-8. GRADES 4 – 6. ADDITIONAL.         Ten-year-old Sri Lankan Kavi is angry and adrift. She grieves her father’s death and resents her mom’s remarriage. Now she’s away from her village, on scholarship at an [continue reading]

Patrick, Ella. Star Wars: Return of the Jedi: The Battle of Endor. TomatoFarm, Illus. Addl. Creators Powerstation Studios. World of Reading (level 2)Series. Disney, 03/2023. 32pp. Reader. Paper $4.99 978-1-368-09347-7. GRADES Kindergarten – 2. ADDITIONAL. This reader introduces young readers to the Star Wars franchise with [continue reading]

Pallotta, Jerry, and Garnett, Sammie. US Coast Guard: Alphabet Book. Vickie Fraser, Illus. Charlesbridge, 09/2023. [30]pp. Non-Fiction. Trade $17.99. 978-1-57091-954-1.  GRADES Kindergarten – 4. HIGH ADDITIONAL.   Snippets of information about the U.S. Coast Guard (history, ships, people, and operational duties) are presented alphabetically to readers, breaking topics [continue reading]

Day, Nicholas. Mona Lisa Vanishes, The: A Legendary Painter, a Shocking Heist, and the Birth of a Global Celebrity. Brett Helquist, Illus. Random House, 09/2023. 288pp. Non-Fiction.Trade $19.99. 978-0-593-64384-6.  GRADES 4 – 8. OUTSTANDING.  The Mona Lisa is the most famous painting in the world…but why? Welcome [continue reading]

Tuiasoa, Shar. Punky Aloha. Shar Tuiasoa, Illus. HarperCollins, 06/2022. [32]pp. Picture Book. Trade $17.99. 978-0-06-307923-6. GRADES Preschool – 1. ADDITIONAL. Punky feels too shy to go to the store alone to purchase butter for Grandma’s [continue reading]

Thueson, Steve. Timothy Dinoman Saves the Cat. Steve Thueson, Illus. Timothy Dinoman Series; bk. 1. Graphic Universe, 10/2022. 192pp. Graphic PLB $30.65 978-1-7284-0177-5. Paper $19.99 978-1-7284-6309-4. GRADES 3 – 6. HIGH ADDITIONAL. Agent Dinoman swings [continue reading]

Kim, Erica. Kimchi, Kimchi Every Day. Erica Kim, Illus.Soaring Kite, 10/2022. [32]pp. Picture Book. Trade$18.99. 978-1-9538-5927-3. GRADES Preschool – 1. HIGH ADDITIONAL. Each day of the week a young girl of Korean heritage eats kimchi [continue reading]