Review

Lunde, Darrin. Who’s Making That Big Stink?! Erica J. Chen, Illus. Who Is That?; bk. 5. Charlesbridge, 06/2026. [32]pp. Nonfiction. Trade $17.99. 978-1-62354-625-0. GRADES Preschool–2. HIGH ADDITIONAL.         The fifth entry in Lunde’s series of factual [continue reading]

Gregory, Kim. Marcie and Giraffe. Kim Gregory, Illus. Tiger Tales, 03/2026. [32]pp. Picture Book. Trade $18.99. 978-1-66430-089-7. GRADES Preschool–2. HIGH ADDITIONAL.       Marcie, a little red haired white girl, and Giraffe, a giraffe, paint pictures of [continue reading]

Awan, Jashar. Loops. Jashar Awan, Illus. Simon & Schuster, 03/2026. [44]pp. Picture Book. Trade $19.99. 978-1-6659-7494-3. GRADES Preschool–2. OUTSTANDING.   A young child (gender not specified) with tan skin and black hair describes how they learned [continue reading]

Sheinkin, Steve. Diamond Fever!: A True Crime Story in the Wild West. Jon Chad, Illus. Roaring Brook, 05/2026. 256pp. Nonfiction. Trade $18.99. 978-1-250-26574-6. GRADES 4–8. OUTSTANDING.      Sheinkin has done it again, delivering a beautifully-written, fast-paced, [continue reading]

O’Brien, Cynthia. Could We Bring Dinosaurs Back to Life? Searchlight Books: What-If Science. Lerner, 01/2026. 32pp. Nonfiction. PLB $31.99. 979-8-7656-8898-4. Paper $10.99. 979-8-3480-2918-0. GRADES 4–6. ADDITIONAL.       SERIES REVIEW. Please see: Could AI Develop Emotions? by [continue reading]

O’Brien, Cynthia. Could Humans Live Forever? Searchlight Books: What-If Science. Lerner, 01/2026. 32pp. Nonfiction. PLB $31.99. 979-8-7656-8897-7. Paper $10.99. 979-8-3480-2917-3. GRADES 4–6. ADDITIONAL.         SERIES REVIEW. Please see: Could AI Develop Emotions? by Cynthia O’Brien for [continue reading]

O’Brien, Cynthia. Could AI Develop Emotions? Searchlight Books: What-If Science. Lerner, 01/2026. 32pp. Nonfiction. PLB $31.99. 979-8-7656-8899-1. Paper $10.99. 979-8-3480-2919-7. GRADES 4–6. ADDITIONAL.         SERIES REVIEW: What-If Science titles explore some of the science fiction-like questions [continue reading]

Mühle, Jörg. Tomorrow I’m In Charge! Jörg Mühle, Illus. Gecko, 02/2026. [32]pp. Picture Book. Trade $18.99. 979-8-7656-7053-8. GRADES Preschool–Kindergarten. HIGH ADDITIONAL.         Badger visits Weasel and Bear, both of whom proceed to argue over who gets [continue reading]