Review

Hall, Michael. Wonderfall. Michael Hall, Illus. Picture Book. Greenwillow, 10/2016. [38]pp. $17.99. 978-0-06-238298-6. OUTSTANDING. GRADES PRE-2. Fifteen blended words: Peacefall, Dutifall, Plentifall, etc., are followed by a concise description of the events and changes observed [continue reading]

Barnhill, Kelly. Girl Who Drank the Moon, The.  Fiction. Algonquin, 08/2016. 386pp. $16.95. 978-1-61630-567-6. OUTSTANDING. GRADES 4-7. It is the annual practice of the Protectorate to leave the youngest child of the village in the [continue reading]

Godwin, Laura. Owl Sees Owl. Rob Dunlavey, Illus. Picture Book. Schwartz & Wade, 09/2016. [32]pp. $17.99. 978-0-553- 49782-3. OUTSTANDING. GRADES Toddler-2. A young owl sets out from the family nest on a moonlit journey. The [continue reading]

Rockwell, Anne A Spy Called James: The True Story of James Lafayette, Revolutionary War Double Agent, Floyd Cooper, Illus. Biography. Carolrhoda, 11/2016. [36]pp. $17.99. 978-1-4677-4933-6. OUTSTANDING. GRADES 3-6. Rockwell’s succinct, second-sixth grade non-fiction read-aloud concerns [continue reading]

Gidwitz, Adam. Inquisitor’s Tale, The: Or, The Magical Children and Their Holy Dog. Hatem Aly, Illus. Fiction. Dutton, 09/2016. 363pp. $17.99. 978-0-525-42616-5. OUTSTANDING. GRADES 4-8. Gidwitz (A Tale Dark and Grimm, 2010) tackles medieval life, [continue reading]

Fan, Terry and Eric Fan. Night Gardener, The. Picture Book. Simon & Schuster, 2016. [44]pp. $17.99. 978-1-4814- 3978-7. OUTSTANDING. GRADES K-2. Grimloch Lane is a sad gray place where downhearted people trudge home past the [continue reading]

Grady, Cynthia. Like a Bird: The Art of the American Slave Song. Michele Wood, Illus. Nonfiction. Millbrook, 09/2016. 40pp. PLB $19.99. 978-1-4677-8550-1. OUTSTANDING. GRADES 4-6. The book opens with a brief introduction to the origins [continue reading]