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Review of The Legend of Auntie Po
The Legend of Auntie Po by Shing Yin Khor; illus. by the author Middle School Kokila/Penguin 304 pp. g 6/21 978-0-525-55488-2 $22.99 Paper ed. 978-0-525-55489-9 $12.99 e-book ed. 978-0-525-55490-5 $8.99 In this graphic novel, thirteen-year-old Mei Hao shares her homemade pies and homespun tales about the eponymous Auntie Po (a...
Review of Pawcasso
Pawcasso by Remy Lai; illus. by the author Intermediate Holt 240 pp. g 5/21 978-1-250-77448-4 $21.99 Paper ed. 978-1-250-77449-1 $14.99 Lai’s finger is always precisely on the pulse of kid humor (see Pie in the Sky, rev. 7/19; Fly on the Wall, rev. 9/20), and she provides laughs galore in...
Review of My Last Summer with Cass
My Last Summer with Cass by Mark Crilley; illus. by the author High School Little, Brown 256 pp. g 3/21 978-0-7595-5546-4 $24.99 Paper ed. 978-0-7595-5545-7 $17.99 e-book ed. 978-0-316-70547-9 $9.99 In this graphic novel, Megan and Cass’s families have always summered together at a cottage in Topinabee, Michigan, where the...
Review of Measuring Up
Measuring Up by Lily LaMotte; illus. by Ann Xu; color by Sunmi Intermediate, Middle School HarperAlley/HarperCollins 208 pp. g 10/20 978-0-06-297387-0 $22.99 Paper ed. 978-0-06-297386-3 $12.99 In this encouraging — and nourishing — graphic novel, twelve-year-old Cici’s family moves to Seattle from Taiwan, taking her away from her beloved A-má,...
CaldeComics 2021, Part Two
Today on Calling Caldecott, Niki Marion writes about two more 2020 graphic novels. Read her earlier CaldeComics post here. When we talk about the Caldecott Medal, we often assume that because the award recognizes “the most distinguished picture book for children,” the winner must be a picture book in the traditional...
CaldeComics 2021, Part One
Today on Calling Caldecott, Niki Marion writes about three 2020 graphic novels. She will contribute a second graphic novel round-up post later this week. —J.D. Every year the ALA Youth Media Awards roll around, and every year I’m a touch disappointed not to see more graphic novels among the various award...
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