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Review of Ultrabot's First Playdate
Ultrabot’s First Playdate by Josh Schneider; illus. by the author Preschool, Primary Clarion 32 pp. g 7/19 978-1-328-49013-1 $17.99 e-book ed. 978-0-358-06358-2 $12.99 At first glance, this doesn’t look like a what-to-expect-when-hosting-a-playdate story. The first-timer here is a massive red robot that “lived with its professor in a little top-secret...
Pocketful of memories
Yesterday, a friend posted a link to fabric artist Salley Mavor’s blog where Salley revisits a 2012 post on her process of creating the eye-popping three-dimensional cover art for The Horn Book Magazine’s January/February 2012 issue. Salley’s book Pocketful of Posies: A Treasury of Nursery Rhymes had won the 2011...
Review of What Kind of Car Does a T. Rex Drive?
What Kind of Car Does a T. Rex Drive? by Mark Lee; illus. by Brian Biggs Preschool, Primary Putnam 40 pp. g 5/19 978-1-5247-4123-5 $17.99 e-book ed. 978-1-5247-4124-2 $10.99 Used-car salesman Uncle Otto, desperate to make a sale, vows to “sell a car to anyone — or anything — that...
Five questions for Kyle Lukoff
School librarian Kyle Lukoff's heartfelt picture book When Aidan Became a Brother (illustrated by Kaylani Juanita; Lee & Low, 4–7 years) begins, "When Aidan was born, everyone thought he was a girl" — perfectly encapsulating the disconnect many very young transgender/gender-creative kids feel. As his family prepares to welcome a...
Review of When Aidan Became a Brother
When Aidan Became a Brother by Kyle Lukoff; illus. by Kaylani Juanita Preschool, Primary Lee & Low 32 pp. g 5/19 978-1-62014-837-2 $18.95 This story about anticipating the arrival of a new baby is, at its heart, about the unconditional love all children deserve. The fact that big-brother-to-be Aidan is...
One of the choices
A couple of years ago, I had an idea for a blog post: a collection pictures I’d taken of my kids over time, having fallen asleep on books or with books next to them, asleep, in their beds. Gripping, right? Well, that post hasn’t come to pass...you’re welcome.Elissa’s post about...
Thank a teacher 2019
It’s National Teacher Appreciation Week (May 5–11), and we know we speak for most parents when we say how grateful we are for these vital members of our village. Teachers’ work on the front lines has a profound impact on our children — in small and big ways.Kitty’s fourth grader...
Two picture-book, read-alike suggestions for the new royal parents (it's a boy!)
His Royal Highness, King Baby: A Terrible True Storyby Sally Lloyd-Jones; illus. by David RobertsPrimary Candlewick 48 pp.9/17 978-0-7636-9793-8 $16.99“Once upon a time, there was a Happy Family” consisting of a mother, father, daughter (shown with tights on her head simulating long, blonde, princess-y hair), and pet gerbil. Life was...
Review of There Are No Bears in This Bakery
There Are No Bears in This Bakeryby Julia Sarcone-Roach; illus. by the authorPreschool, Primary Knopf 40 pp.1/19 978-0-399-55665-4 $17.99Library ed. 978-0-399-55666-1 $20.99e-book ed. 978-0-399-55667-8 $10.99Sarcone-Roach’s previous bear-centric picture book, The Bear Ate Your Sandwich (rev. 1/15), featured an unreliable offstage narrator, a cover-up, and — spoiler alert — no bears....