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McGrath, Raymond. Worm Turns Up, The: In Summer. Raymond McGrath, Illus. Bird! #2. Lerner/Graphic Universe, 05/2026. 47pp. Graphic. PLB $29.32. 979-8-7656-4809-4. Paper $12.99. 979-8-7656-4814-8. GRADES 1–3. ADDITIONAL.     Bird, with the help of his friend Spider, [continue reading]

Gehl, Laura. Attack Bunnies. Julia Patton, Illus. Beaming, 02/2026. [32]pp. Picture Book. Trade $17.99. 978-1-5064-9225-4. GRADES Kindergarten–1. ADDITIONAL. A pair of spirited bunnies team up to protect the forest creatures from harm, and they are [continue reading]

Coy, John. World Game, The: Soccer Circles the Globe. Phung Nguyen Quang, Illus. Carolrhoda, 05/2026. [32]pp. Picture Book. Trade $18.99. 979-8-7656-6798-9. GRADES Preschool–Kindergarten. ADDITIONAL.         Action-packed digital illustrations demonstrate how popular football, or American soccer, is [continue reading]

Rotner, Shelley. Let’s Camp. Lerner/Millbrook, 03/2026. [30]pp. Nonfiction. PLB $31.99. 979-8-7656-7047-7. Paper $10.99. 979-8-7656-7048-4. GRADES Preschool–1. ADDITIONAL.    See some of the activities that kids do when they go camping via this photograph-rich title designed to [continue reading]

Pinkney Barlow, Charnelle. Two Artists, Grandad and Me. Charnelle Pinkney Barlow, Illus. Random House/Doubleday, 01/2026. [29]pp. Biography. Trade $18.99. 978-0-5935-7122-4. GRADES Preschool–3. HIGH ADDITIONAL. Written by the late artist’s granddaughter, Two Artists, Grandad and Me [continue reading]

Wechsler, Doug. What Good is a Dead Tree? A Science Mystery. Lerner/Millbrook, 04/2026. 40pp. Nonfiction. PLB $33.32. 979-8-3480-1053-9. GRADES 4–7. HIGH ADDITIONAL.     The death cycle of an oak tree is explained in an unusual, though interesting, manner.  Journey fifty [continue reading]

James, Anna. Alice With a Why. Matthew Land, Illus. Flamingo, 01/2026. 216pp. Fiction. Trade$18.99. 978-0-593-69199-1. GRADES 3–7. OUTSTANDING. Alyce—Alice with a “why”—proves herself a worthy successor to her grandmother, the original Alice of Alice in [continue reading]

Sherman, Suzanne. Shell Seeker: The Life, Work, and Adventures of a Blind Biologist. Linda Olliver, Illus. National Science Teachers Association / NSTAKids, 01/2026. 46pp. Biography. Trade $19.99. 979-8-8997-7010-4. GRADES 2–4. ADDITIONAL.     “See” how a young [continue reading]