Review

Butterfield, Moira. Welcome to Our Playground: A Celebration of Games Children Can Play Everywhere. Harriet Lynas, Illus. Welcome to Our. Nosy Crow, 09/2025. 64pp. Nonfiction. Trade $22.99. 979-8-88777-157-1. GRADES Kindergarten–5. ADDITIONAL.           Toys, games, and children’s [continue reading]

Atinuke. 100 Goats and Granny! Lauren Hinds, Illus. Candlewick, 05/2026. [40]pp. Picture Book. Trade $18.99. 978-1-5362-3876-1. GRADES Preschool–2. HIGH ADDITIONAL.      In this exuberant story that uses rhythm and rhyme, Granny has one hundred goats until [continue reading]

Fajardo, Sara Andrea. Alberto Salas Plays Paka Paka con la Papa: Join the Quest with Peru’s Famed Scientist and Potato Expert. Juana Martinez-Neal, Illus. Roaring Brook, 03/2025. [40]pp. Nonfiction. Trade $19.99. 978-1-2508-3861-2. GRADES Preschool–2. OUTSTANDING.      Potatoes, if you didn’t know, originated high in the Andes Mountains. [continue reading]

Durham, David Anthony. Rage of Lions, A. The Shadow Prince. Lee & Low/Tu, 10/2025. 387pp. Fiction. Trade $23.95. 978-1-64379-743-4. GRADES 4–8. ADDITIONAL.         Ash, the Shadow Prince, leads quite the adventurous life in this mythological adventure set in ancient Egypt. This third book in the series finds [continue reading]

Doeden, Matt. Slam Dunk: The Shot That Changed the Game. Spectacular Sports. Lerner/Millbrook, 03/2025. 64pp. Nonfiction. Trade $34.65. 979-8-7656-2680-1. GRADES 5–8. HIGH ADDITIONAL.          In this surprisingly well-done history of the slam dunk shot in both college and professional basketball, the text is exciting and many players, [continue reading]

Colfer, Eoin. Little Big Sister. Celia Ivery, Illus. Little Island, 06/2025. 62pp. Fiction. Trade $14.99. 978-1-9150-7178-1. GRADES 1–2. ADDITIONAL.          Starr and Babes (Barbara) are sisters who loved to play together when they were young (and small), but Barbara grows bigger while Starr’s dwarfism keeps her small, which [continue reading]

Clayton, Annette M. Fireless Dragon, The. Paula Zamudio, Illus. Lerner Stories: Magical Protection Agency. Lerner, 01/2026. 69pp. Fiction. PLB $30.65. 979-8-7656-6279-3. Paper $11.99. 979-8-7656-6284-7. GRADES 2–3. ADDITIONAL. Luisa and Leo are happy to suddenly receive a mission for the Magical Protection Agency. Upon being summoned, they use a magical [continue reading]

Capetta, A.R. Hocus and Pocus and the Dragon Next Door. Charlene Chua, Illus. Hocus and Pocus. Candlewick, 03/2025. 96pp. Fiction. Trade $16.99. 978-1-5362-2493-1. Paper $5.99. 978-1-5362-4269-0. GRADES 1–3. HIGH ADDITIONAL.   This second book in a lighthearted early reader series features two magical rescue dogs and the witch who adopts them. [continue reading]