Review

Crull, Kelly. Black Mambas, The: The World’s First All-Woman Anti-Poaching Unit. Kelly Crull, Illus. Millbrook, 04/2025. [40]pp. Nonfiction. Trade $19.99. ‎ 979-8765627259. GRADES 1–5. OUTSTANDING.     Crull highlights the work of the Black Mambas, an all-woman [continue reading]

Lies, Brian. Cat Nap. Brian Lies, Illus. Greenwillow, 09/2025. [48]pp. Picture Book. Trade $19.99. 978-0-06-267128-8. GRADES Preschool–3. OUTSTANDING.          Woken from a doze, a kitten pursues a fleeing mouse through an art exhibit poster and into [continue reading]

Bailey, Linda. Lena the Chicken (But Really a Dinosaur). K-Fai Steele, Illus. Tundra, 10/2025. [56]pp. Picture Book. Trade $18.99. 978-1-77488-013-5. GRADES Preschool–3. OUTSTANDING.  Lena is a hands-on-hips, take-charge kind of chicken, misunderstood by her fellow [continue reading]

Winans, Justine Pucella. Little Too Haunted, A. Bloomsbury, 09/2025. 259pp. Fiction. Trade $18.99. 978-1-5476-1634-3. GRADES 3–6. ADDITIONAL.          Daughter to professional ghost-hunting influencers, Luna Catalano dreams of living amongst ghosts. However, when her family moves into [continue reading]

Soltis, Sue. Moon Moved In, The. Sonia Sánchez, Illus. Chronicle, 07/2025. [24]pp. Picture Book. Trade $17.99. 978-1-4521-8071-7. GRADES Preschool–1. OUTSTANDING.  When the moon descends from the sky and moves into the empty house next door, [continue reading]

Flynn, Sarah Wassner. 1,000 Facts About Sharks. National Geographic, 06/2024. 96pp. Nonfiction. Trade $14.99. 978-1-4263-7174-5. PLB $24.99. 978-1-4263-7175-2. GRADES 4–8. HIGH ADDITIONAL.          Shark enthusiasts will find much to love about this factoid-filled shark book. National Geographic Kids squeezes a thousand facts into just eighty pages, providing lots of [continue reading]

Alexander, Kwame. How Sweet the Sound: A Soundtrack for America. Charly Palmer, Illus. Little, Brown, 01/2025. 37  [+6]pp. Nonfiction. Trade $18.99. 978-0-316-44249-7. GRADES Preschool–3. OUTSTANDING.    How Sweet the Sound: A Soundtrack for America invites young readers to explore the roots of African American music and embark on a journey [continue reading]

Korman, Gordon. Snoop. Scholastic, 07/2025. 195pp. Fiction. Trade $18.99. 978-1-54612-608-9. GRADES 4–7. ADDITIONAL.       Seventh grader Carter is stuck at home after breaking both legs, and is so bored with Zoom school that he starts watching [continue reading]