Review

Lerwill, Ben. Do Baby Elephants Suck Their Trunks? Amazing Ways Animals Are Just Like Us. Katharine McEwen, Illus. Non-fiction. Candlewick, 06/2022. [32]pp. $17.99. 978-1-5362-2404-7. ADDITIONAL. GRADES PRE-1. While being compared to humans, various aspects of [continue reading]

Frost, Maddie. Capybara Is Friends with Everyone. Maddie Frost, Illus. Picture Book. HarperCollins, 04/2022. [32]pp. $17.99. 978-0-06-302102-0. HIGH ADDITIONAL. GRADES PRE-1. Capybara is super friendly, super busy, and very overbearing with his 4,382 friends. He [continue reading]

Voake, Charlotte. Bee. Charlotte Voake, Illus. Picture Book. Candlewick, 06/2022. [32]pp. $18.99. 978-1-5362-2045-2. ADDITIONAL. GRADES PRE-1. “What do bees do in their hive all day?” and “Where do they go when they leave the hive?” [continue reading]

Evans, Cathy. Cat Eyes and Dog Whistles: The Seven Senses of Humans and Other Animals. Becky Thorns, Illus. Non-fiction. Cicada, 04/2022. 60pp. $22.99. 978-1-80066-013-7. HIGH ADDITIONAL. GRADES 2-5. Human and animal senses are introduced, explained, [continue reading]

Burns, Loree Griffin. Honeybee Rescue: A Backyard Drama. Ellen Harasimwicz, Illus. Non-fiction. Charlesbridge, 05/2022. [40]pp. $16.99. 978-1-62354-239-9. HIGH ADDITIONAL. GRADES 1-4. See how a honeybee colony can be safely moved from an unwanted or dangerous [continue reading]

Bones, Bobby. Stanley the Dog: The First Day of School. Stephanie Laberis, Illus. Picture Book. HarperCollins, 06/2022. [32]pp. $18.99. 978-0-06-303952-0. ADDITIONAL. GRADES K-1. Bobby Bones changes up the first-day-of-school genre by sending the dog to [continue reading]

Wilson, Lakita. My Cool Jewelry Non-fiction.  Searchlight Bks.: My Style Series. Lerner, 01/2022. 32pp. PLB $30.65. 978-1-72840-423-3. PB $9.99. 978-1-72842-370-8. ADDITIONAL. GRADES 3-6. SERIES REVIEW. This upper-elementary series looks at different parts of a person’s [continue reading]