Book Reviews
Cyril and Pat by Emily Gravett; illus. by the author Preschool Simon 32 pp. 5/19 978-1-5344-3950-4 $17.99 e-book ed. 978-1-5344-3951-1 $10.99 Rhyming text and animated pencil, acrylic ink, and watercolor illustrations set the stage for a blossoming friendship between Cyril, the only squirrel in Lake Park, and Pat. Pat looks...
Spot & Dot by Henry Cole; illus. by the author Primary Little Simon 32 pp. 8/19 978-1-5344-2555-2 $17.99 e-book ed. 978-1-5344-2556-9 $10.99 We first met cat Spot and Spot’s boy owner in Spot, the Cat (rev. 3/16). Here Cole adds two new characters: dog Dot (like Spot, white with one...
Daniel’s Good Day by Micha Archer; illus. by the author Preschool Paulsen/Penguin 32 pp. g 5/19 978-0-399-54672-3 $16.99 “What makes a good day for you?” As young Daniel (of Daniel Finds a Poem) walks through his busy city neighborhood (where he “knows many people”) to spend the day with his...
Puppy Truck by Brian Pinkney; illus. by the author Preschool Atheneum 40 pp. 6/19 978-1-5344-2687-0 $17.99 e-book ed. 978-1-5344-2688-7 $10.99 What’s a kid to do when he wants a puppy but receives a toy truck instead? Carter cheerfully and enterprisingly makes the best of it by pretending (or is he?)...
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...
If I Was the Sunshine by Julie Fogliano; illus. by Loren Long Preschool Atheneum 48 pp. 5/19 978-1-4814-7243-2 $17.99 e-book ed. 978-1-4814-7244-9 $10.99 Fogliano and Long present a big, handsome picture book with a poetic text and lush full-bleed acrylic illustrations, highlighting the natural world and relationships within it. The...
One Dark Bird by Liz Garton Scanlon; illus. by Frann Preston-Gannon Preschool Beach Lane/Simon 40 pp. 7/19 978-1-5344-0443-4 $17.99 e-book ed. 978-1-5344-0444-1 $10.99 A small paragraph on the title page defines a murmuration (“a single-seeming mass [of birds] that performs coordinated acrobatic dances in the sky”) before using a counting-book...
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...
The Fisherman & the Whaleby Jessica Lanan; illus. by the authorPrimary Simon 48 pp.5/19 978-1-5344-1574-4 $17.99e-book ed. 978-1-5344-1575-1 $10.99In this dramatic wordless tale, a commercial fisherman and what appears to be his son collect fish in the large net thrown from their boat. They sail on — that is, until...
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