Harvey, Jeanne Walker. Boats on the Bay. Gracy McFerrin, Illus. Picture Book. Cameron Kids, 09/2018. [32]pp. $17.95. 978-1-944903-33-6. HIGH ADDITIONAL. GRADES PRE-2. Beginning in the foggy morning, and finishing in the evening, this circular picture [continue reading]
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Biddy Mason Speaks Up Review
White, Arisa and Laura Atkins. (2019). Biddy Mason Speaks Up. Illustrated by Laura Freeman. 112 pgs. Heyday, Berkeley, CA. Nonfiction. OUTSTANDING. Grades 5 – 8. Biddy Mason Speaks Up , the second title in the [continue reading]
This Is My Eye Review
Vaswani, Neela. This Is My Eye: A New York Story. Neela Vaswani, Illus. Picture Book. Candlewick, 08/2018. 56pp. $16.99. 978-0-7636-7616-2. OUTSTANDING. GRADES PRE-3. View the world through the lens of a young biracial New York [continue reading]
OUTSTANDING! – November 2018
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]
Button War Review
Avi. Button War, The: A Tale of the Great War. Fiction. Candlewick, 06/2018. 230pp. $16.99. 978-0-7636-9053-3. OUTSTANDING. GRADES 4-8. When bombs begin to fall on Patryk’s village in Poland in 1914, Russian soldiers leave as [continue reading]
First Laugh – Welcome, Baby! Review
Tahe, Rose Ann and Nancy Bo Flood. First Laugh—Welcome, Baby!. Jonathan Nelson, Illus. Picture Book. Charlesbridge, 08/2018. 32pp. $16.99. 978-1-58089-794-5. OUTSTANDING. GRADES PRE-2. First Laugh—Welcome, Baby! follows a multi-generational Indigenous family as a new baby [continue reading]
Merci Suarez Changes Gears Review
Medina, Meg. Merci Suarez Changes Gears. Fiction. Candlewick, 09/2018. 368pp. $16.99. 978-0-7636-9049-6. OUTSTANDING. GRADES 4-6. As a scholarship student at Seaward Pines Academy, navigating middle school is particularly tricky for 11-year-old Merci Suarez. Merci’s assignment [continue reading]
You’re Safe with Me Review
Soundar, Chitra. You’re Safe with Me. Poonam Mistry, Illus. Picture Book. Lantana, 2018. [36]pp. $17.99. 978-1-911373-29-2. OUTSTANDING. GRADES PRE-K. Intricate and beautiful illustrations seamlessly blend with the heartwarming text in a bedtime story where frightened [continue reading]