Anderson, John David. Ms. Bixby’s Last Day. Emma Yarlett, Illus. Fiction. Walden Pond/HarperCollins, 06/2016. 320pp. $16.99. 978-0-06-233817-4. OUTSTANDING. GRADES 4-7. With their favorite teacher in the hospital battling cancer and unable to make it back [continue reading]
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Mountain Chef Review
Pimentel, Annette Bay. Mountain Chef: How One Man Lost His Groceries, Changed His Plans, and Helped Cook Up the National Park Service. Rich Lo, Illus. Biography. Charlesbridge, 08/2016. 40pp. PLB $16.95. 978-1-58089-711-2. HIGH ADDITIONAL. GRADES [continue reading]
Hare and Tortoise Review
Murray, Alison. Hare and Tortoise. Alison Murray, Illus. Picture Book. Candlewick, 05/2016. [32]pp. $16.99. 978-0-7636-8721-2. OUTSTANDING. GRADES PRE-K. Murray’s simple text and bright digital illustrations update the classic fable, The Tortoise and the Hare. Before [continue reading]
Highly Illogical Behavior Review
Whaley, John Corey. Highly Illogical Behavior. Fiction. Dial, 05/2016. 256pp. $17.99. 978-0-525-42818-3. OUTSTANDING. GRADES 8-12. Whaley (Where Things Come Back, 2012) does an exceptional job of creating an authentic character who has a mental illness [continue reading]
Pax Review
Pennypacker, Sara. Pax. Jon Klassen, Illus. Fiction. Balzer & Bray, 02/2016. 278pp. $16.99. 978-0-06-237701-2. OUTSTANDING. GRADES 4-8. Twelve-year-old Peter’s father is headed off to war, and this requires the separation of Peter and his beloved [continue reading]
Anything But Ordinary Addie Review
Rockliff, Mara. Anything But Ordinary Addie: The True Story of Adelaide Herrmann, Queen of Magic. Iacopo Bruno, Illus. Biography. Candlewick, 04/2016. [44]pp. $17.99. 978-0-7636-6841-9. OUTSTANDING. GRADES 1-5. One of the world’s great magicians is rescued [continue reading]
More-igami Review
Kleber, Dori. More-igami. Brian Karas, Illus. Picture Book. Candlewick, 05/2016. [32]pp. $15.99. 978-0-7636-6819-8. OUTSTANDING. GRADES K-3. Joey, who appears to be African American, learns about origami from a classmate’s mom when Mrs. Takimoto demonstrates how [continue reading]
Our Food: A Healthy Serving of Science and Poems Review
Lin, Grace and Ranida T. McKneally. Our Food: A Healthy Serving of Science and Poems. Grace Zong, Illus. Non-fiction. Charlesbridge, 06/2016. $16.95. 978-1-58089-590-3. OUTSTANDING. GRADES 1-4. In this cheerfully informative book, each spread has a [continue reading]