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Review of The Fastest Drummer: Clap Your Hands for Viola Smith!
The Fastest Drummer: Clap Your Hands for Viola Smith! by Dean Robbins; illus. by Susanna Chapman Primary Candlewick 40 pp. 3/24 9781536224863 $17.99 Sixth in line to choose an instrument in her family’s band, Viola Smith (1912–2020) makes a life-changing decision when she picks the drums. At first her efforts...
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Review of Searching for Home
Searching for Home by Chantal Bourgonje; illus. by the authorPrimary Beaming 40 pp.1/24 9781506488783 $18.99e-book ed. 9781506488790 $18.99What is a house if it isn’t shared? A “house-sprite” named Noa (with a charmingly acorn-shaped head) can find anything in his cliffside abode but the one thing he wants most: friends. Frustrated...
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Review of Angela’s Glacier
Angela’s Glacier by Jordan Scott; illus. by Diana SudykaPrimary Porter/Holiday 32 pp.1/24 9780823450824 $18.99e-book ed. 9780823457588 $11.99The day Angela is born, the glacier Snæfellsjökull (a real Icelandic landmark) appears from behind a cloudy cover. Later, her father helps her learn the glacier’s name as they hike to the peak: “Snæ...
Review of Bábo: A Tale of Armenian Rug-Washing Day
Bábo: A Tale of Armenian Rug-Washing Day by Astrid Kamalyan; illus. by Anait SemirdzhyanPrimary Charlesbridge 32 pp.9/23 9781623543587 $17.99e-book ed. 9781632893307 $9.99A young girl describes a beloved summertime tradition for her Armenian family. Guided by Bábo, or Grandmother, four children jump into action to “soak, soap, and wash” their treasured...
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Review of Bompa’s Insect Expedition
Bompa’s Insect Expedition by David Suzuki with Tanya Lloyd Kyi; illus. by Qin LengPrimary Greystone Kids 48 pp.9/23 9781771648820 $17.62In this picture book created in partnership with the David Suzuki Institute (a Canadian environmentalist organization), twins Nakina and Kaoru know to expect adventure when their grandfather, Bompa, comes to visit,...
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Review of Sensitive
Sensitive by Sara Levine; illus. by Mehrdokht AminiPrimary Carolrhoda 32 pp.10/23 9781728450926 $18.99This honest and validating book looks at how a young girl copes with the pain she feels in being labeled “too sensitive” and told to grow “thicker skin.” How can she change something she can’t control? “Her skin...
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Review of Lonely Bird
Lonely Bird by Ruth Whiting; illus. by the authorPrimary Candlewick 40 pp.10/23 9781536226188 $18.99e-book ed. 9781536234466 $18.99Stories of tiny beings navigating their large surroundings have long populated children’s literature. Here, a simple sketch of a bird on a scrap of white paper explores an all-too-big world in the home of...
Review of In the Night Garden
In the Night Garden by Carin Berger; illus. by the authorPreschool, Primary Porter/Holiday 40 pp.7/23 9780823449866 $18.99e-book ed. 9780823455379 $11.99Berger’s (Finding Spring, rev. 1/15) soothing, rhythmic text guides readers through the wonders of a garden at night, directly addressing them in hushed tones: “If you are very patient and very...
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Review of Are We There Yet?
Are We There Yet? by Sven Völker; illus. by the authorPrimary Cicada 32 pp.7/23 9781800660373 $16.99As Bear wakes from his “long, long sleep,” he receives an invitation from Butterfly to join her on a journey. Where to? “All journeys have a secret destination…The journey itself is the reward,” responds Butterfly...
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