Review

Bailey, Linda. Lena the Chicken (But Really a Dinosaur). K-Fai Steele, Illus. Tundra, 10/2025. [56]pp. Picture Book. Trade $18.99. 978-1-77488-013-5. GRADES Preschool–3. OUTSTANDING.  Lena is a hands-on-hips, take-charge kind of chicken, misunderstood by her fellow [continue reading]

Winans, Justine Pucella. Little Too Haunted, A. Bloomsbury, 09/2025. 259pp. Fiction. Trade $18.99. 978-1-5476-1634-3. GRADES 3–6. ADDITIONAL.          Daughter to professional ghost-hunting influencers, Luna Catalano dreams of living amongst ghosts. However, when her family moves into [continue reading]

Soltis, Sue. Moon Moved In, The. Sonia Sánchez, Illus. Chronicle, 07/2025. [24]pp. Picture Book. Trade $17.99. 978-1-4521-8071-7. GRADES Preschool–1. OUTSTANDING.  When the moon descends from the sky and moves into the empty house next door, [continue reading]

Flynn, Sarah Wassner. 1,000 Facts About Sharks. National Geographic, 06/2024. 96pp. Nonfiction. Trade $14.99. 978-1-4263-7174-5. PLB $24.99. 978-1-4263-7175-2. GRADES 4–8. HIGH ADDITIONAL.          Shark enthusiasts will find much to love about this factoid-filled shark book. National Geographic Kids squeezes a thousand facts into just eighty pages, providing lots of [continue reading]

Alexander, Kwame. How Sweet the Sound: A Soundtrack for America. Charly Palmer, Illus. Little, Brown, 01/2025. 37  [+6]pp. Nonfiction. Trade $18.99. 978-0-316-44249-7. GRADES Preschool–3. OUTSTANDING.    How Sweet the Sound: A Soundtrack for America invites young readers to explore the roots of African American music and embark on a journey [continue reading]

Korman, Gordon. Snoop. Scholastic, 07/2025. 195pp. Fiction. Trade $18.99. 978-1-54612-608-9. GRADES 4–7. ADDITIONAL.       Seventh grader Carter is stuck at home after breaking both legs, and is so bored with Zoom school that he starts watching [continue reading]

Kastner, Emmy. Outside In and the Inside Out: A Story About Arnold Lobel. Emmy Kastner, Illus. Viking, 09/2025. [40]pp. Biography. Trade $18.99. 978-0-593-69250-9. GRADES Kindergarten–3. HIGH ADDITIONAL.         Award-winning author and illustrator Arnold Lobel, best known [continue reading]

Garnier, Raphael. Art’bracadabra: Discover the Magic of Art with a Surprise on Every Page! Raphael Garnier, Illus. Translated from the French by Post Wave Children’s Books. Post Wave, 06/2025. [50]pp. Nonfiction. Trade $26.99. 979-8-89509-015-2. GRADES [continue reading]