Review

Manley, Curtis. Crane Girl, The. Lin Wang, Illus. Folklore. Shen’s Bks., 02/2017. [40]pp. $18.95. 978-1-885008-57-2. OUTSTANDING. GRADES 1-4. Prose and haiku poetry are woven seamlessly together in this book to retell the classic Japanese folktale [continue reading]

Cao, Wenxuan. Bronze and Sunflower. Fiction. Translated from the Chinese by Helen Wang. Candlewick, 03/2017. 386pp. $16.99. 978-0-7636-8816-5. OUTSTANDING. GRADES 2-5. In China during the Cultural Revolution, an artist has been sent to the countryside [continue reading]

Markle, Sandra. Search for Olinguito, The: Discovering a New Species. Nonfiction. Millbrook, 03/2017. 40pp. PLB $30.65. 978-1-5124-1015-0. OUTSTANDING. GRADES 3-8. Similar to the author’s previous book, The Great Leopard Rescue (2016), large and clear color [continue reading]

McQuinn, Anna. Lola Gets a Cat. Rosalind Beardshaw, Illus. Picture Book. Charlesbridge, 02/2017. [24]pp. $15.99. 978-1-58089-736-5. HIGH ADDITIONAL. GRADES PRE-1. In this charming addition to the picture book series, Lola, a preschooler with brown skin [continue reading]

Hayes, Joe. Grandpa’s HAL-LA-LOO-YAHambone! ‡ Lopez, Antonio Castro, Illus. Picture Book. Cinco Puntos, 12/2016. [32]pp. $16.95. 978-1-941026-54-0, PB 7.95 978-1-941026-55-7. OUTSTANDING. GRADES PRE-2. A poor Caucasian American bean farming family sells crops to purchase a [continue reading]

Losure, Mary. Isaac the Alchemist: Secrets of Isaac Newton, Reveal’d. Biography. Candlewick, 02/2017. 164pp. $19.99. 978-0-7636-7063-4. OUTSTANDING. GRADES 6-12. This unusual biography of the revolutionary thinker Isaac Newton focuses on his interest in alchemy and [continue reading]

Simmons, Anthea. I’m Big Now! Georgie Birkett, Illus. Pic. Bk. Andersen, 03/2017. [32]pp. $17.99. 978-1-5124-3947-2. HIGH ADDITIONAL. GRADES TOD-K. When a new baby brother joins the family, big sister plays the “Baby Big Girl Game” [continue reading]

La Valley, Josanne. Factory Girl. Fiction. Clarion, 01/2017. 265pp. $17.99. 978-0-544-69947-2. HIGH ADDITIONAL. GRADES 9-12. Inspired by the author’s experiences while traveling in northern China, this moving fictional story sheds light on the Chinese policy [continue reading]