Elisa Gall
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Review of A Little Bit Super: With Small Powers Come Big Problems
A Little Bit Super: With Small Powers Come Big Problems edited by Leah Henderson and Gary D. Schmidt; illus. by Jarrett J. KrosoczkaIntermediate, Middle School Clarion/HarperCollins 288 pp.4/24 9780358683421 $18.99e-book ed. 9780358659532 $10.99This imaginative collection presents thirteen stories from an all-star team of authors, including Nikki Grimes, Pam Muñoz Ryan,...
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Review of Two Together
Two Together by Brendan Wenzel; illus. by the authorPreschool, Primary Chronicle 40 pp.4/24 9781797202778 $18.99This companion to They All Saw a Cat (rev. 11/16) and Inside Cat (rev. 11/21) follows a cat and dog as they each confront and perceive the surprises that await them. At first, the dog is...
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Review of Pepper & Me
Pepper & Me by Beatrice Alemagna; illus. by the authorPrimary Hippo Park/Astra 48 pp.1/24 9781662640506 $18.99e-book ed. 9781662640513 $11.99A young protagonist with a deep internal life shares a personal memory in this intimate and indelible picture book. The unnamed redhead recounts tripping face-down on the cobblestone ground. As a scab...
Review of Duel
Duel by Jessixa Bagley; illus. by Aaron BagleyMiddle School Simon 320 pp.11/23 9781534496552 $24.99Paper ed. 9781534496545 $14.99e-book ed. 9781534496569 $10.99Fantasy-loving Lucy and her perfectionist older sister, Gigi, have been fighting ever since their dad’s passing. When Gigi, a popular eighth grader, trips Lucy in the lunchroom on her first day...
Review of Ink Girls
Ink Girls by Marieke Nijkamp; illus. by Sylvia BiIntermediate, Middle School Greenwillow 288 pp.11/23 9780063027114 $24.99Paper ed. 9780063027107 $15.99e-book ed. 9780063027121 $10.99This energetic and optimistic graphic novel overflows with collectivism and an activist spirit. In the fictional world of Siannerra (inspired by Italian city-states of the late Middle Ages and...
Calde-folklore: there's a hell of a lot of it
Today on Calling Caldecott, a conversation between Elisa Gall and Jonathan Hunt about folklore and the Caldecott Award. (This is an entry in their "why-the-hell" Calling Caldecott series. Previous posts include discussions about the Caldecott and holiday books; photography; board books; the Newbery Award; and "didactic intent.") ELISA GALL: While traditional literature is not eligible for...
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Review of The Snow Man: A True Story
The Snow Man: A True Story by Jonah Winter; illus. by Jeanette WinterPrimary Beach Lane/Simon 40 pp.10/23 9781665932394 $18.99e-book ed. 9781665932400 $10.99This nonfiction picture book spotlights the decades-long data collection project of billy barr, a contemporary citizen scientist who spells his name using all lowercase letters and has spent over...
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Review of The Bodyguard Unit: Edith Garrud, Women’s Suffrage, and Jujitsu
The Bodyguard Unit: Edith Garrud, Women’s Suffrage, and Jujitsu by Clément Xavier; illus. by Lisa Lugrin; color by Albertine Ralenti; trans. from French by Edward GauvinMiddle School, High School Graphic Universe/Lerner 136 pp.8/23 9781728445656 $30.65Paper ed. 9798765607473 $17.99This immersive comic introduces readers to the Women’s Social and Political Union (WSPU),...
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Review of Picture Day
Picture Day by Sarah Sax; illus. by the authorMiddle School Knopf 288 pp.6/23 9780593306888 $20.99Paper ed. 9780593306871 $13.99Library ed. 9780593306895 $23.99e-book ed. 9780593306901 $8.99Tween relationships and identity development are the focus of this engaging contemporary graphic novel. It is middle-school picture day, and Viv is determined to make her mark....
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