Review

Blumenthal, Karen. Revolutionary Mary: The True Story of One Woman, the Declaration of Independence, and America’s Fight for Freedom. Elizabeth Baddeley, Illus. Addl. Creator Jen McCartney. Roaring Brook, 02/2025. [40]pp. Biography. Trade $18.99. 978-1-6267-2311-5. GRADES [continue reading]

Barnes, Derrick. I Got You: A Brother’s Promise. Shamar Knight-Justice, Illus. Nancy Paulsen, 08/2025. [32]pp. Picture Book. Trade $18.99. 978-0-593-11145-1. GRADES Kindergarten–2. OUTSTANDING.            Rasheed shares his heartfelt gratitude for his older brother Anthony, who is [continue reading]

Hoare, Ben. We Are All Animals: Discover What You Have in Common with a Cat, a Bat, a Jellyfish, and 150 Other Animals. Mark Ruffle, Illus. Addl. Creator Christopher Lloyd. What on Earth, 04/2025. 48pp. [continue reading]

Tran, Trang Thanh. They Bloom at Night. Bloomsbury, 04/2025. 262pp. Fiction. Trade $19.99. 978-1-5476-1111-9. GRADES 9–12. HIGH ADDITIONAL. When a hurricane in Mercy, Louisiana brings a mysterious red algae that causes mutations in living creatures, [continue reading]

Tabor, Corey. Cranky, Crabby Crow (Saves the World). Corey Tabor, Illus. Harper Collins, 05/2025. [34]pp. Picture Book. Trade $19.99. 978-0-06-337358-7. GRADES Kindergarten–1. HIGH ADDITIONAL. Crow is an undercover agent, guarding Earth from incoming asteroids. While [continue reading]

Smith, Linda Joan. Peach Thief, The. Candlewick, 03/2025. 374pp. Fiction. Trade $19.99. 978-1-5362-3778-8. GRADES 5–8. HIGH ADDITIONAL. In this impeccably researched, sensory-rich, and well-paced historical novel, it’s 1850s England, where almost-teen workhouse-orphan-turned-street-urchin Scilla has landed [continue reading]

Brunetti, Ivan. This Makes That with Annemarie. Ivan Brunetti, Illus. Toon, 05/2025. [36]pp. Reader. Trade $13.99. 978-1-6626-6556-1. GRADES Kindergarten–2. HIGH ADDITIONAL. Annemarie (previously featured in Brunetti’s Shapes and Shapes with Annemarie, 2023) and her classmates [continue reading]

Evans, Tegen. Roman Soldiers: Discover the World of the Ancient Roman Army. Tom Froese, Illus. Nosy Crow, 05/2025. 28pp. Nonfiction. Trade $19.99. 979-8887771540. GRADES 5–8. ADDITIONAL.    Using a brief, simple text, this describes the life [continue reading]