Schu, John. This Is a School. Veronica Miller Jamison, Illus. Picture Book. Candlewick, 03/2022. [36]pp. $17.99. 978-1-5362-0458-2. HIGH ADDITIONAL. GRADES PRE-2. A brightly colored school and the classrooms, garden, playground, library, and auditorium celebrate the school as a [continue reading]
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Detective Mole Review
Pintonato, Camilla. Detective Mole. Camilla Pintonato, Illus. Picture Book. Translated from the Italian by Debbie Bibo. HarperCollins, 11/2021. [40]pp. $16.99. 978-0-06-305178-2. ADDITIONAL. GRADES K-2. When Grandpa Squirrel goes missing, Mole, who has long dreamed of [continue reading]
Nobody Owns the Moon Review
Riddle, Tohby. Nobody Owns the Moon. Tohby Riddle, Illus. Picture Book. Berbay, 10/2021. [32]pp. $19.99. 978-0-9943841-9-5. LOW ADDITIONAL. GRADES K-2. A fox called Clive Prendergast lives successfully in the city— clothed, working, and renting an [continue reading]
Five Minute Friendship Starters Review
Miller, Marie-Therese. Five-Minute Friendship Starters: A Sesame Street Guide to Making a Friend. Non-fiction. Lerner, 02/2022. 32pp. PLB $29.32 978-1-7284-3917-4, $9.99 978-1-7284-4847-3. ADDITIONAL. GRADES K-2. Join with these Sesame Street characters to learn the basics [continue reading]
Cat and the Rat and the Hat Review
Lynas, Em. Cat and the Rat and the Hat, The. Matt Hunt, Illus. Picture Book. Nosy Crow,11/2021. [26]pp. $17.99, 978-1-5362-2310-1. OUTSTANDING. GRADES PRE-1. While on a yellow mat, a plainly illustrated cat and rat constantly [continue reading]
Confessions of a Class Clown Review
Costner, Arianne. Confessions of a Class Clown. Billy Yong, Illus. Fiction. Random, 03/2022. 271pp. $16.99. 978-0-593-11870-2. ADDITIONAL. GRADES 4-8. Jack, a likely white seventh grader, loves to make people laugh, especially with funny MyTube videos [continue reading]
Yes, We Will: Asian Americans Who Shaped This Country Review
Yang, Kelly. Yes, We Will: Asian Americans Who Shaped This Country. Non-fiction. Nabi H. Ali, Fahmida Azim, Marco Chin, et al. Illus. Dial, 05/2022. [34]pp. $18.99. 978-0-593-46305-5. HIGH ADDITIONAL. GRADES K-5. A rhyming text introduces [continue reading]
Tiny Tales: A Feast for Friends Review
Waldo, Steph. Tiny Tales: A Feast for Friends. Steph Waldo, Illus. Easy Reader. Harper Alley, 01/2022. 32pp. $16.99. 978-0-06-306786-8. PB $4.99. 978-0-06-306786-8. I Can Read Comics Series, Level 3; bk. 2. HIGH ADDITIONAL. GRADES 1-3. [continue reading]