Review

McClear, Kyo. It Began with a Page: How Gyo Fujikawa Drew the Way. Julie Morstad, Illus. Biography. HarperCollins, 10/2019. [48]pp. $17.99. 978-0-06-244762-3. OUTSTANDING. GRADES K-3. The life of illustrator and social justice advocate Gyo Fujikawa [continue reading]

Bigelow, Lisa Jenn. Hazel’s Theory of Evolution. Fiction. HarperCollins, 10/2019. 325[+4]pp. $16.99. 978-0-06-279117-7. OUTSTANDING. GRADES 4-8. Hazel Brownlee-Wellington is spending her eighth grade year in a new school, trying to survive until high school—when she’ll [continue reading]

Kleven, Elisa. Hiro’s Hats. Elisa Kleven, Illus. Picture Book. Wild Swans, 12/2019. [40]pp. $17.99. 978-1-7333043-9-9, PB $7.99. 978-1-7333043-0-6. OUTSTANDING. GRADES PRE-3. Hiro, a young snow monkey, is teased by his siblings for think­ing a hat [continue reading]

Monk, J. N. Topside. Harry Bogosian, Illus. Graphic novel. Graphic Universe/Lerner, 10/2019. 200pp. $33.32. 978-1-5124-4589-3. OUTSTANDING. GRADES 6-12. The protagonist in this vivid and engaging science fiction graphic novel is Jo, a girl of color [continue reading]

Ellis Smith, Tamara. Here and There. Evelyn Daviddi, Illus. Picture Book. Barefoot, 2019. [34]pp. $16.99. 978-1-78285-741-9. OUTSTANDING. GRADES K-2. A young boy struggles to feel comfortable with a new living sit­uation after his parents separate. [continue reading]

De Fombelle, Timothee. Captain Rosalie. Isabelle Arsenault, Illus. Fiction. Translated from the French by Sam Gordon. Candlewick, 06/2019. [64]pp. $15.99. 978-1-5362-0520-6. OUTSTANDING. GRADES 6-8. Five-year-old Rosalie is a self-appointed captain who describes her secret mission [continue reading]