Book Reviews
Strollercoaster by Matt Ringler; illus. by Raúl the Third and Elaine Bay Preschool Little, Brown 32 pp. g 6/21 978-0-316-49322-2 $17.99 Preschooler Sam needs a nap. “The inside feels too small” for her, and she throws a tantrum. There’s only one solution: her father swings her up into the air...
Wishes by Mượn Thị Văn; illus. by Victo Ngai Primary Orchard/Scholastic 40 pp. g 5/21 978-1-338-30589-0 $18.99 A little girl living in an unsafe place watches her grandfather out the window. “The night wished it was quieter,” reads the text. With a page-turn: “The bag wished it was deeper,” as...
On the Trapline by David A. Robertson; illus. by Julie Flett Primary Tundra 48 pp. g 5/21 978-0-7352-6668-1 $18.99 e-book ed. 978-0-7352-6669-8 $10.99 From the creators of When We Were Alone (rev. 3/17) comes another powerful and affecting picture book, this one about a boy who accompanies his grandfather Moshom...
The Museum of Everything by Lynne Rae Perkins; illus. by the author Primary Greenwillow 40 pp. g 5/21 978-0-06-298630-6 $17.99 In this big, noisy world, a museum, even if it’s only in one’s imagination, is a place of quiet contemplation. With this absorbing and original picture book, Perkins offers a...
Wonder Walkers by Micha Archer; illus. by the author Primary Paulsen/Penguin 32 pp. g 3/21 978-0-593-10964-9 $17.99 e-book ed. 978-0-593-10966-3 $10.99 Two children sit inside a house near a shore, peering out the window. “Wonder walk?” asks one child. “Sure,” the other responds. At the page-turn, the children are outdoors,...
America My Love, America My Heart by Daria Peoples-Riley; illus. by the author Primary Greenwillow 40 pp. g 4/21 978-0-06-299329-8 $17.99 e-book ed. 978-0-06-308934-1 $12.99 In an immediate, evocative text, a child of color asks America — her country, which she loves — if America loves her back. Against black,...
Early One Morning by Mem Fox; illus. by Christine Davenier Preschool Beach Lane/Simon 32 pp. g 2/21 978-1-4814-0139-5 $17.99 e-book ed. 978-1-4814-0140-1 $10.99 Fox (Where Is the Green Sheep?, rev. 5/04; Ducks Away!, rev. 1/18) delivers another impeccably paced book, hitting every beat and every page-turn perfectly. A little boy...
The Night Walk by Marie Dorléans; illus. by the author; trans. from French by Polly Lawson Primary Floris 32 pp. g 4/21 978-1-78250-639-3 $17.95 Awakened by their mother’s voice and a sliver of light through their bedroom door, two children sleepily dress so they can “get there on time.” Where...
We All Play by Julie Flett; illus. by the author Preschool Greystone Kids 40 pp. g 5/21 978-1-77164-607-9 $17.95 e-book ed. 978-1-77164-608-6 $17.99 In Flett’s lively and beautifully illustrated story, animals engage in all sorts of playful behaviors, on land and in the water. Each spread depicts one or two...
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