Tetri, Emily. Tiger vs. Nightmare. Emily Tetri, Illus. Graphic. First Second, 11/2018. 64pp. $17.99. 978-1-62672-535-5. OUTSTANDING. GRADES 1-3. Instead of an adversarial relationship, a small tiger forges a tight friendship with the monster under the [continue reading]
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OUTSTANDING! – February 2019
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]
Louisiana’s Way Home Review
DiCamillo, Kate. Louisiana’s Way Home. Fiction. Candlewick, 10/2018. 227pp. $16.99. 978-0-7636-9463-0. OUTSTANDING. GRADES 3-6. In October of 1977, 12-year-old white Louisiana Elefante’s grandmother wakes her in the middle of the night, puts her in the [continue reading]
Imagine Review
Herrera, Juan Felipe. Imagine. Lauren Castillo, Illustrator. Picture Book. Candlewick, 09/2018. [32]pp. $16.99. 978-907636-9052-6. OUTSTANDING. GRADES K-4. The autobiographical poem that Juan Felipe Herrera read aloud at his inauguration as the U.S. Poet Laureate in [continue reading]
Meet Yasmin! Review
Faruqi, Saadia. Meet Yasmin! Hatem Aly, Illus. Easy Reader. Picture Window, 2019. 89 [+6]pp. PB $5.99. 978-1-68436-022-2. OUTSTANDING GRADES K-3. Yasmin Ahmad is an inquisitive second grader who embraces life’s adventures and figures out how [continue reading]
Thank You, Omu! Review
Mora, Oge. Thank You, Omu! Oge Mora, Illus. Picture Book. Little, 10/2018. 34pp. $18.99. 978-0-316-643124-8. OUTSTANDING. GRADES PRE-3. The titular Omu in Thank you, Omu! shares her delicious cooking with friends, neighbors, and other community [continue reading]
OUTSTANDING! – January 2019
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]
Stuff of Stars Review
Bauer, Marion Dane. Stuff of Stars, The. Ekua Holmes, Illus. Picture Book. Candlewick, 09/2018. [40]pp. $17.99. 978-0-7636-7883-8. OUTSTANDING. GRADES PRE-3. Hand-marbled paper and collage, digitally arranged, relate the story of the beginning of the universe [continue reading]