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Review of Bad Sister
Bad Sister by Charise Mericle Harper; illus. by Rory Lucey Intermediate, Middle School First Second 240 pp. g 7/21 978-1-250-21906-0 $19.99 Paper ed. 978-1-250-21905-3 $12.99 Skillfully told through the comics medium, this memoir centers on the author’s childhood experiences as a self-identified “bad sister”: “It wasn’t on purpose. The badness...
Review of Wildflowers
Wildflowers by Liniers; illus. by the author Primary TOON 40 pp. g 4/21 978-1-943145-53-9 $12.95 Liniers (The Big Wet Balloon, rev. 9/13; Good Night, Planet, rev. 1/18) presents a charming celebration of nature, siblinghood, and imaginative play. As three sisters play together on a mysterious island (their backyard), they encounter...
Review of The Biggest Roller Coaster and The Great Bunk Bed Battle
The Biggest Roller Coaster [Fox Tails] by Tina Kügler; illus. by the author Primary Acorn/Scholastic 48 pp. g 9/20 Library ed. 978-1-338-56170-8 $23.99 Paper ed. 978-1-338-56169-2 $4.99 e-book ed. 978-1-338-63515-7 $2.99 The Great Bunk Bed Battle [Fox Tails] by Tina Kügler; illus. by the author Primary Acorn/Scholastic 48 pp. g...
Review of The Midnight Fair
The Midnight Fair by Gideon Sterer; illus. by Mariachiara Di Giorgio Primary Candlewick 32 pp. g 2/21 978-1-5362-1115-3 $16.99 Forest creatures emerge from the shadows to have their own nighttime fun at the county fairgrounds in this wordless and wondrous picture book. Once the humans head home for the evening,...
Review of Claudette Colvin and Harriet Tubman
Claudette Colvin [She Persisted] by Lesa Cline-Ransome; illus. by Gillian Flint Primary, Intermediate Philomel 80 pp. g 2/21 978-0-593-11583-1 $14.99 Paper ed. 978-0-593-11584-8 $5.99 e-book ed. 978-0-593-11585-5 $5.99 Harriet Tubman [She Persisted] by Andrea Davis Pinkney; illus. by Gillian Flint Primary, Intermediate Philomel 80 pp. g 1/21 978-0-593-11565-7 $14.99 Paper...
What the Hell Is Didactic Intent Anyway?
ELISA GALL: Part of the Caldecott terms and criteria reads: "The committee should keep in mind that the award is for distinguished illustrations in a picture book and for excellence of pictorial presentation for children. The award is not for didactic intent or for popularity." In recent years, I've seen...
Review of Elatsoe
Elatsoe by Darcie Little Badger; illus. by Rovina Cai Middle School, High School Levine Querido 368 pp. g 8/20 978-1-64614-005-3 $18.99 This absorbing and haunting speculative fiction debut challenges expectations at every turn. Ellie (short for Elatsoe) is seventeen years old, Lipan Apache, and an aspiring paranormal investigator. She has...
Review of See the Cat: Three Stories About a Dog
See the Cat: Three Stories About a Dog by David LaRochelle; illus. by Mike Wohnoutka Primary Candlewick 64 pp. g 9/20 978-1-53620-427-8 $8.99 In three brief stories, this beginning reader inventively supports both traditional and visual literacies. The first chapter, “The Cat,” opens with the sentence “See the cat” on...
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...
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