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Review of The Complete and Original Norwegian Folktales of Asbjørnsen and Moe
The Complete and Original Norwegian Folktales of Asbjørnsen and Moe by Peter Christen Asbjørnsen and Jørgen Moe; trans. from Norwegian by Tiina Nunnally Intermediate University of Minnesota 320 pp. g 9/19 978-1-5179-0568-2 $34.95 Asbjørnsen and Moe first published their Norske folkeeventyr (“Norwegian folktales”) as a pamphlet in 1841; through the...
Review of Exquisite: The Poetry and Life of Gwendolyn Brooks
Exquisite: The Poetry and Life of Gwendolyn Brooks by Suzanne Slade; illus. by Cozbi A. Cabrera Primary, Intermediate Abrams 48 pp. g 4/20 978-1-4197-3411-3 $17.99 Gwendolyn Brooks (1917–2000) grew up on the South Side of Chicago “with little money to spare,” but her childhood home was rich in volumes of...
Review of Baloney and Friends
Baloney and Friends by Greg Pizzoli; illus. by the author Primary Disney-Hyperion 87 pp. g 4/20 978-1-368-05454-6 $12.99 In this energetic and amusing comics-styled easy reader, Baloney — an amiable orange pig — interacts with his friends Bizz (a bumblebee), Peanut (a blue horse), and Krabbit (an often crabby and...
Review of One Golden Rule at School: A Counting Book
One Golden Rule at School: A Counting Book by Selina Alko; illus. by the author Preschool, Primary Ottaviano/Holt 40 pp. g 6/20 978-1-250-16381-3 $17.99 Within the familiar rhythms and routines of a school day, viewers count from one (“One backpack”) to ten (“Ten chickpeas lined up for lunch”) and back...
Review of Frog and Toad Are Friends
Frog and Toad Are Friends [I Can Read Book] by Arnold Lobel; illus. by the author Primary Harper/HarperCollins 72 pp. g 9/20 978-0-06-298343-5 $18.99 Here is a welcome new edition of this iconic, Caldecott Honor–winning easy reader, reissued with a section at the end of seven pages of background material....
Review of How to Solve a Problem: The Rise (and Falls) of a Rock-Climbing Champion
How to Solve a Problem: The Rise (and Falls) of a Rock-Climbing Champion by Ashima Shiraishi; illus. by Yao Xiao Primary Make Me a World/Random 40 pp. g 4/20 978-1-5247-7327-4 $17.99 Library ed. 978-1-5247-7328-1 $20.99 e-book ed. 978-1-5247-7329-8 $10.99 With a voice that’s distinctive, lyrical, and inspiring, teenage rock-climber Shiraishi...
Review of Eight Princesses and a Magic Mirror
Eight Princesses and a Magic Mirror by Natasha Farrant; illus. by Lydia Corry Intermediate Norton 217 pp. g 5/20 978-1-324-01556-7 $19.95 The framing structure for this collection of princess stories is elaborate. When an enchantress is invited to be the godmother to a princess, she realizes that she doesn’t know...
Review of 13 Stories About Harris
13 Stories About Harris by Amy Schwartz; illus. by the author Preschool Holiday 40 pp. g 7/20 978-0-8234-4249-2 $18.99 Thirteen short stories follow city dweller Harris on preschooler-sized adventures. A very few seem geared toward adult sensibilities; most tap directly into authentic early-childhood behaviors and experiences. Harris, completely absorbed in...
Review of A Thousand Glass Flowers: Marietta Barovier and the Invention of the Rosetta Bead
A Thousand Glass Flowers: Marietta Barovier and the Invention of the Rosetta Bead by Evan Turk; illus. by the author Primary Atheneum 48 pp. g 8/20 978-1-5344-1034-3 $17.99 e-book ed. 978-1-5344-1035-0 $10.99 In fifteenth-century northern Italy, on the island of Murano, where glassmakers thrived, lived young Marietta Barovier. Marietta dreamed...
Review of One Year at Ellsmere
One Year at Ellsmere by Faith Erin Hicks; illus. by the author Intermediate, Middle School First Second/Roaring Brook 172 pp. g 7/20 978-1-250-21909-1 $22.99 Paper ed. 978-1-250-21910-7 $14.99 Originally published as The War at Ellsmere in 2008 (by SLG Publishing) and now back in print with revamped art, this graphic...