Billet, Julia. Catherine’s War. Claire Fauvel, Illus. Graphic. Translated from the French by Ivanka Hahnenberger. Harper Alley, 01/2020. 154[+14]pp. $21.99. 989-0-06-291560-3, PB $12.99 978-0-06-2901557-7. OUTSTANDING. GRADES 4-9. Originally published in France in 2017, this graphic [continue reading]
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Dads Review
Coy, John. Dads . Wing Young Huie, Illus. Picture Book. Carolrhoda, 04/2020. [32]pp. $19.99, 978-1-5415-7839-5, OUTSTANDING, GRADES TOD-2. In Dads, Coy and Huie take a collection of photographs paired with sparse text and create a [continue reading]
Althea Gibson: The Story of Tennis’ Fleet-of-Foot Girl Review
Reid, Megan. Althea Gibson: The Story of Tennis’ Fleet-of-Foot Girl. Laura Freeman, Illus. Biog. Balzer & Bray, 01/2020. [40]pp. $17.99. 978-0-06-285109-3. OUTSTANDING. GRADES PRE-3. With clever and dynamic text and illustrations, this biography of Althea [continue reading]
Big Papa and the Time Machine Review
Bernstrom, Daniel. Big Papa and the Time Machine. Shane W. Evans, Illus. Picture Book. HarperCollins, 01/2020. [38]pp. $17.99. 978-0-06-246331-9. OUTSTANDING. GRADES PRE-2. Grandfathers are honored for the stories they tell and the messages of love [continue reading]
High Five for Glenn Burke Review
Bildner, Phil. High Five for Glenn Burke. Fiction. Farrar, 02/2020. 278pp. $16.99. 978-0-374-31273-2. OUTSTANDING. GRADES 4-8. Silas Walker, a self-described “white, floppy-haired, and skinny as a rail” sixth grader, feels as though he has taken [continue reading]
OUTSTANDING! – March 2020
Each month we post an annotated bibliography of books that were rated ‘Outstanding’ and nominated for our Distinguished List at our previous month’s meeting. Members can see full reviews of these books and many more [continue reading]
The Button Book Review
Nicholls, Sally. Button Book, The. Bethan Woollvin, Illus. Picture Book. Tundra, 01/2020. [28]pp. $16.99. 978-0-7352-6715-2. OUTSTANDING. GRADES PRE-2. In this clever story, the buttons are those to push to hear a sound, not buttons on [continue reading]
Here We Go Digging for Dinosaur Bones Review
Lendroth, Susan. Here We Go Digging for Dinosaur Bones. Bob Kolar, Illus. Non-fiction. Charlesbridge, 03/2020. [36]pp. $16.99. 978-1-62354-104-0. HIGH ADDITIONAL. GRADES PRE-3. This informational picture book has a dual text—a rhyme based on “Here We [continue reading]







