Review

Applegate, Katherine. Pocket Bear. Charles Santoso, Illus. Feiwel, 09/2025. 263pp. Fiction. Trade $17.99. 978-1-250-90436-2. GRADES 4–6. OUTSTANDING.     Refugees from Ukraine, Dasha and her mother start the Second Chances Home for the Tossed and Treasured, a [continue reading]

Jreije, George. Bashir Boutros and the Jewel of the Nile. Harper, 05/2025. 275pp. Fiction. Trade $19.99. 978-0-06-338224-4. GRADES 4–8. ADDITIONAL.          Just as his summer in his native Lebanon is ending, Bashir finds a mysterious ring, [continue reading]

Rogers, Lisa. Woody’s Words: Woodrow Wilson Rawls and Where the Red Fern Grows. Susan Reagan, Illus. Calkins Creek, 09/2025. [32]pp. Biography. Trade $18.99. 978-1-6626-8029-8. GRADES 2–5. OUTSTANDING. Although Wilson Rawls did not publish many books, [continue reading]

Mitchell, Dora M. Puzzling Fate of Millicent Graves, The. Dora M. Mitchell, Illus. Little, Brown, 05/2025. 217pp. Graphic. Trade $24.99. 978-1-5235-2736-6. Paper $12.99. 978-1-643-75277-8. GRADES 3–7. HIGH ADDITIONAL. After moving from a house to an [continue reading]

Swanson, Jennifer. 3 Weeks in the Rainforest: A Rapid Inventory in the Amazon. Charlesbridge, 10/2025. 80pp. Nonfiction. Trade $21.99. 978-1-62354-316-7. GRADES 4–8. ADDITIONAL.   What is a “Rapid Inventory”? Find out by following this group of scientists into [continue reading]

Jihyun, Kim. Blue Sky Morning. Kim Jihyun, Illus. Translated from the Korean by Polly Lawson. Floris, 05/2025. [36]pp. Picture Book. Trade $18.99. 978-1-7825-0908-0. GRADES Preschool–3. OUTSTANDING.     Follow young Eunny through the start of a promising day with [continue reading]

James, India. Ugh, Bugs! Lightning Bolt Books: Creepy Creatures. Lerner, 08/2025. 24pp. Nonfiction. PLB $29.32. 979-8765669006. Paper $9.99. 979-8765684610. GRADES 1–3. ADDITIONAL. SERIES REVIEW. Please see: Ew, Reptiles by India James for series review. Joshua Rees—Daly City Public [continue reading]

James, India. Jeepers, Sea Creatures. Lightning Bolt Books: Creepy Creatures. Lerner, 08/2025. 24pp. Nonfiction. PLB $29.32. 979-8765669037. Paper $9.99. 979-8765684641. GRADES 1–3. ADDITIONAL.            SERIES REVIEW. Please see: Ew, Reptiles by India James for series review. Joshua Rees—Daly [continue reading]