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New for New Readers: Beginning Reader Roundup Fall 2023
The most important things we can do as teachers, librarians, caregivers, and book creators are to understand how children acquire reading skills and ensure they’re getting access to high-quality books. These books should engage new readers while also systematically providing the opportunity to practice the skills they need to become...
Review of Maybe a Whale
Maybe a Whale by Kirsten Pendreigh; illus. by Crystal SmithPrimary Groundwood 40 pp.8/23 9781773066646 $21.99e-book ed. 9781773066653 $16.99The unnamed narrator’s grandfather has died, and her mother is taking her on a trip he had planned for them, to the ocean to see his beloved whales. The girl doesn’t want to...
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Review of Pass the Baby
Pass the Baby by Susanna Reich; illus. by Raúl ColónPreschool Porter/Holiday 32 pp.10/23 9780823450855 $18.99e-book ed. 9780823457311 $11.99Reich offers up a rhythmic, rhyming celebration of family, particularly the family’s youngest member: “Call the guests to gather round, / grab a chair and take a seat. / Baby’s fussing, must be...
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Review of Ways to Play
Ways to Play by Lyn Miller-Lachmann; illus. by Gabriel AlborozoPreschool, Primary Levine Querido 40 pp.8/23 9781646142590 $18.99Riley likes to tear up old newspapers, line stuffies up by size, and draw colorful swirls. But when Bossy Older Cousin Emma and her sister, Violet, come to visit, Bossy Emma says Riley’s games...
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Review of Hornbeam All In
Hornbeam All In by Cynthia Rylant; illus. by Arthur HowardPrimary Beach Lane/Simon 48 pp.12/23 9781665924818 $18.99e-book ed. 9781665924825 $10.99This cozy transitional reader introduces a new character in prolific author Rylant’s pantheon: Hornbeam, a moose who loves his friends, sleeping, and potato salad. Three short chapters tell everyday stories: Hornbeam attends...
The Hospital Book
When I was a young librarian, there was one clear choice to give families who were looking for books to share with children before surgery or when a beloved relative was in the hospital: Going to the Hospital by Fred Rogers. Looking at a copy now, the fashions and medical equipment...
Review of What Happened to You?
What Happened to You? by James Catchpole; illus. by Karen GeorgePreschool, Primary Little, Brown 40 pp.4/23 9780316506472 $18.99Joe is having a ball playing pirate at the playground until some kids he hasn’t met before arrive. One of them shouts, “You’ve only got one leg!” Joe agrees, unimpressed: “And you’ve just...
A Flag for Juneteenth
I am fortunate to have quilts made by my Italian-American great-grandmother. She used scraps of the fabric from the dresses she sewed for her four daughters to make crazy quilts, though she delved into patterns, too, when her girls were older and her life less frantic. These quilts teach me...
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Review of The Remarkable Rescue at Milkweed Meadow
The Remarkable Rescue at Milkweed Meadow by Elaine Dimopoulos; illus. by Doug SalatiPrimary, Intermediate Charlesbridge 192 pp.5/23 9781623543334 $17.99e-book ed. 9781632893062 $9.99“Bird affairs are not rabbit affairs,” says Butternut’s mother. But when the young rabbit meets Piper, an outgoing and adventurous fledgling robin, she starts connecting with other animals in...
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