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Review of Sugar Shack

Sugar Shack by Lucy Knisley; illus. by the author; color by Whitney Cogar Intermediate, Middle School    RH Graphic/Random    240 pp. 8/25    9780593125502    $21.99 Library ed.  9781984896919    $24.99 Paper ed.  9781984896902    $13.99 e-book ed.  9781984896926    $8.99 This third installment of the graphic-novel series (starting with Stepping Stones, rev. 5/20) finds Jen,...

Review of School Dance

School Dance [Brinkley Yearbooks] by Sarah Sax; illus. by the author Intermediate, Middle School    Knopf    288 pp. 8/25    9780593306963    $21.99 Library ed.  9780593306970    $24.99 Paper ed.  9780593306956    $13.99 e-book ed.  9780593306987    $8.99 In this third installment of the graphic-novel series (Picture Day, rev. 9/23; Tryouts, rev. 7/24), wallflower Milo Castillo...

Why the Hell Is Everyone Sleeping on Flowcharts?: Informational Picture Books Up Close

Today on Calling Caldecott, a conversation between Elisa Gall and Jonathan Hunt about informational picture books 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; "didactic intent"; folklore; and...

Review of A Sleepless Night

A Sleepless Night by Micaela Chirif; illus. by Joaquín Camp; trans. from Spanish by Jordan Landsman Primary    Transit    48 pp. 9/24    9798893389050    $19.95 In this vibrant and absurdist Argentinian import, young Elisa cries so loudly that her narrator sibling says she sounds “like a fire truck instead of a baby,”...
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Review of Good Golden Sun

Good Golden Sun by Brendan Wenzel; illus. by the authorPreschool, Primary    Little, Brown    40 pp.2/25    9780316512633    $19.99This picture book offers an enchanting reflection on the interconnectedness of Earth’s living things and the sun’s vital energy. The story in the illustrations unfolds through a cyclical sequence: the sun rises, illuminating a...
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Review of John the Skeleton

John the Skeleton by Triinu Laan; illus. by Marja-Liisa Plats; trans. from Estonian by Adam CullenPrimary, Intermediate    Yonder/Restless    64 pp.10/24    9781632063700    $19.95This reflective, folksy book explores concepts of memory, life, death, and everything surrounding them. The story follows a skeleton named John—a discarded educational tool who is taken in and...

Hell of a long shot?: Sequels, series, and the Caldecott Award

Today on Calling Caldecott, a conversation between Elisa Gall and Jonathan Hunt about sequels, series, 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; "didactic intent"; and folklore.)  ELISA...

Review of Tryouts

Tryouts [Brinkley Yearbooks] by Sarah Sax; illus. by the author Intermediate, Middle School    Knopf    288 pp. 5/24    9780593306925    $21.99 Library ed.  9780593306932    $24.99 Paper ed.  9780593306918    $13.99 e-book ed.  9780593306949    $8.99 This addition to the Brinkley Yearbooks graphic novel series (Picture Day, rev. 9/23) stands on its own. Alexandra Olsen...
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Review of Taxi Ghost

Taxi Ghost by Sophie Escabasse; illus. by the author; color by Kiwi ByrdIntermediate, Middle School    RH Graphic/Random    224 pp.9/24    9780593565988    $21.99Library ed.  9780593565995    $24.99Paper ed.  9780593565971    $13.99e-book ed.  9780593566008    $8.99Adèle learns she is a medium—an inherited gift that emerges along with her first period—in this spirited graphic novel set in...
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