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Review of There Is a Rainbow
There Is a Rainbow by Theresa Trinder; illus. by Grant Snider Preschool, Primary Chronicle 48 pp. g 1/21 978-1-7972-1166-4 $15.99 A reassuring text and upbeat illustrations get to the heart of our shared COVID-19 experience — gently acknowledging loss and uncertainty while offering a message of hope and resilience. Trinder’s...
Giving up...or giving over?
I just revisited Audrey Hinsdale’s post from 2016, My own discretion advised. Audrey was thirteen when she wrote that post; she’s almost eighteen now and headed to Bryn Mawr in September, so her own discretion (and hard work and talent) seems to have served her well. Reading her post in 2021, after a year plus of remote learning and near constant screen time for my kids, is giving me perspective. Rather...
Mother's Day 2021
Mother’s Day 2021 (this Sunday, May 9, people) is, of course, the second one to fall during the pandemic. Boston Public Garden’s Duckling Day is virtual yet again, which means you don’t need to be local to be a part of the celebration. (Read more by and about the Ducklings' papa, Robert McCloskey, here.) Here are some recommended books, articles, and blog...
Teacher Appreciation 2021
This week marks Teacher Appreciation Week, with Tuesday, May 4, being National Teacher Day. If ever there was a year to celebrate educators, 2021 is that year. Please, #ThankaTeacher (including teacher librarians, if your district is lucky enough to have them). Teachers, did you ever imagine the depths of resilience you would have...
Transgender Day of Visibility
For Transgender Day of Visibility, here are some recently published books — for primary, intermediate, and older readers — from the Guide/Reviews Database that celebrate identities beyond the binary. See also: “Two, four, six, eight, don’t assume your kids are straight!" by Kitty Flynn "Rule Breakers: Never a Rule to Begin With" and BGHB...
Review of The Lion Queens of India
The Lion Queens of India by Jan Reynolds Primary, Intermediate Lee & Low 32 pp. g 9/20 978-1-64379-051-0 $18.95 Gir Wildlife Sanctuary’s first female forest ranger and original “Lion Queen,” Rashila Vadher, narrates this compelling introduction to her life’s work. The sanctuary is home to more than five hundred Asiatic...
An evening with Tui T. Sutherland (An artifact from the Beforetimes)
Last March, I started a post about an author event at the Cambridge Public Library. But I was distracted by ::gestures at 2020:: and eventually decided it wasn’t worth finishing. The idea of attending a non-Zoom author’s talk (i.e., in person) was already weird and dated after a few weeks....
Review of My Bed: Enchanting Ways to Fall Asleep Around the World
My Bed: Enchanting Ways to Fall Asleep Around the World by Rebecca Bond; illus. by Salley Mavor Preschool Houghton 40 pp. g 9/20 978-0-544-94906-5 $18.99 e-book ed. 978-0-358-35905-0 $13.99 “My bed rocks on the water. / My bed sways in the breeze. / My bed’s beneath a curtain. / My...
Review of You Poop Here
You Poop Here by Paul Meisel; illus. by the author Preschool Holiday 32 pp. g 11/20 978-0-8234-4601-8 $17.99 A parade of animals pooping in their natural habitats leads to human toddlers proudly sitting on the potty. No, this isn’t a rehash of Taro Gomi’s classic Everyone Poops (1993), though the...
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