The following books will receive starred reviews in the September/October issue of The Horn Book Magazine.
This Not My Hat; by Jon Klassen (Candlewick)
Machines Go to Work in the City; by William Low (Holt)
Goldilocks and the Three Dinosaurs by Mo Willems (Balzer + Bray/HarperCollins)
Penny and Her Doll; by Kevin Henkes (Greenwillow)
A Certain October; by Angela Johnson (Simon)
The Brides of Rollrock Island; by Margo Lanagan (Knopf)
Little White Duck: A Childhood in China; by Na Liu and Andrés Vera Martínez; illus. by Andrés Vera Martínez (Graphic Universe/Lerner)
Lulu and the Duck in the Park; by Hilary McKay; illus. by Priscilla Lamont (Whitman)
What Came from the Stars; by Gary D. Schmidt (Clarion)
Liar & Spy; by Rebecca Stead (Lamb/Random)
Island: A Story of the Galápagos; by Jason Chin (Porter/Roaring Brook)
Helen’s Big World: The Life of Helen Keller; by Doreen Rappaport; illus. by Matt Tavares(Hyperion/Disney)
The Mighty Mars Rovers: The Incredible Adventures of Spirit and Opportunity; by Elizabeth Rusch (Houghton)
About Roger Sutton
Thanks for the “heads up” on starred reviews for Sept/Oct. I am still waiting on receiving an August School Library Journal, so feel a bit behind on the recommended books, to say nothing of what Fall publishing is bringing! My problem is what will have to be discarded in the J & YA fiction to make room for all the great novels from 2011 & 2012. Eventually the new reads on display have to fit in the bookshelves! I’m sure 2013 will bring the same challenges. But, oh, Roger, how I am clinging to Lois Lenski, esp. the New England related titles (I’m down to only 4 now!), despite Children’s Core Collection eliminating her!