Review

Weatherford, Carole Boston. Family Feast! Frank Morrison, Illus. Crown, 09/2025. [32]pp. Picture Book. Trade $18.99. 978-0-5938-9829-1. GRADES Preschool–2. OUTSTANDING.    With jubilant oil paintings, past Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award winner Morrison depicts an extended Black [continue reading]

Ultman, Suzy. Shabbat Shalom: Let’s Rest and Reset. Suzy Ultman, Illus. Penguin Random House/Rise X Penguin, 02/2025. [22]pp. Picture Book. Trade $9.99. 978-0-5937-5193-0. GRADES Baby/Toddler–Kindergarten. HIGH ADDITIONAL.       Simple digital illustrations showcase a light brown-skinned child [continue reading]

Tamaki, Mariko. This Place Kills Me. Nicole Goux, Illus. Abrams/Fanfare, 08/2025. 272pp. Graphic. Trade $26.99. 978-1-4197-6846-0. GRADES 9–Adult. HIGH ADDITIONAL.  Abby, the new girl at an all-girls boarding school, tries to overcome her outsider status [continue reading]

Smith, Nikkolas. History of We, The. Nikkolas Smith, Illus. Penguin Random House /Kokila, 05/2025. [40]pp. Nonfiction. Trade $18.99. 978-0-5936-1968-1. GRADES Preschool–3. OUTSTANDING. With stunning acrylic paintings, author/illustrator Nikkolas Smith’s nonfiction picture book A History of [continue reading]

Singh, Simran Jeet. Vaisakhi to Remember, A. Japneet Kaur, Illus. Penguin Random House/Kokila, 03/2025. [32]pp. Picture Book. Trade $18.99. 978-0-5938-5908-7. GRADES Preschool–2. OUTSTANDING.     A Sikh child moves to a city far from their bustling village [continue reading]

McDonald, Megan. Sophie and the Runaway Unicorn. Erwin Madrid, Illus. Judy Moody and Friends; bk. 16. Candlewick, 07/2025. 60pp. Reader. Trade $14.99. 978-1-5362-3056-7. GRADES 2–3. ADDITIONAL.         Stink helps his second-grade classmate Sophie prepare for her [continue reading]

Klassen, Jon. Your Truck. Jon Klassen, Illus. Your Things. Candlewick, 01/2026. [30]pp. Picture Book. Paper $8.99. 978-1-53624-822-7. GRADES Baby/Toddler–Preschool. HIGH ADDITIONAL.           First in the Your Things series of board books, this focuses on a truck. [continue reading]

Kang, Angie. Our Lake. Angie Kang, Illus. Kolika, 03/2026. [36]pp. Picture Book. Trade $19.99. 978-0-593-69823-5. GRADES Preschool–2. OUTSTANDING.  A younger brother describes how his older brother takes him to a swimming hole to dive like [continue reading]