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Review of Is Was
Is Was by Deborah Freedman; illus. by the author Preschool, Primary Atheneum 40 pp. g 5/21 978-1-5344-7510-6 $17.99 e-book ed. 978-1-5344-7511-3 $10.99 Freedman’s ethereal picture book tackles the slippery nature of impermanence through simple observations of the natural world. A small yellow bird flits across a pale blue sky and...
Review of I Can Make a Train Noise
I Can Make a Train Noise by Michael Emberley and Marie-Louise Fitzpatrick; illus. by the authors Preschool, Primary Porter/Holiday 32 pp. g 7/21 978-0-8234-4496-0 $18.99 e-book ed. 978-0-8234-5063-3 $11.99 The action begins on the book’s cover, where readers can spot a young child and her family walking down a busy city street, headed...
Review of The Night Walk
The Night Walk by Marie Dorléans; illus. by the author; trans. from French by Polly Lawson Primary Floris 32 pp. g 4/21 978-1-78250-639-3 $17.95 Awakened by their mother’s voice and a sliver of light through their bedroom door, two children sleepily dress so they can “get there on time.” Where...
In the City
I’ll be frank: I’ve got some emotional baggage with Chris Raschka. His Caldecott Award-winning picture book A Ball for Daisy is largely the reason I fell in love with the study of picture books. I was so devoted to the emotional depth of that little pup, as she leapt across...
Review of Kondo & Kezumi Visit Giant Island
Kondo & Kezumi Visit Giant Island by David Goodner; illus. by Andrea Tsurumi Primary Little, Brown 80 pp. g 10/20 978-1-368-02577-5 $15.99 e-book ed. 978-1-368-04605-3 $9.99 Kondo, a large yellow creature, and Kezumi, a small orange creature, live on an island full of “berry bushes and flitter-birds and fluffle-bunnies.” One...
Review of What About Worms!?
What About Worms!? [Elephant & Piggie Like Reading!] by Ryan T. Higgins; illus. by the author; with additional illustrations by Mo Willems Primary Hyperion 64 pp. g 5/20 978-1-368-04573-5 $9.99 Tiger is BIG. Tiger is BRAVE. Tiger is afraid of nothing...“except worms.” Tiger, a plush Calvin and Hobbes-ian animal with...
Review of Rita & Ralph's Rotten Day
Rita & Ralph’s Rotten Day by Carmen Agra Deedy; illus. by Pete Oswald Preschool, Primary Scholastic 48 pp. 3/20 978-1-338-21638-7 $17.99 e-book ed. 978-1-338-59927-5 $10.99 Rita and Ralph are best friends. Each day they meet at the apple tree midway between their houses and play games together. One day the...
Review of My Best Friend
My Best Friend by Julie Fogliano; illus. by Jillian Tamaki Preschool Atheneum 32 pp. 3/20 978-1-5344-2722-8 $17.99 e-book ed. 978-1-5344-2723-5 $10.99 What begins on the title spread as a small redheaded girl hesitantly approaching another girl on a tire swing becomes an ode to making friends. Our narrator gleefully shares this discovered joy:...
Review of Best Friends
Best Friends by Shannon Hale; illus. by LeUyen Pham; color by Hilary Sycamore Intermediate, Middle School First Second/Roaring Brook 250 pp. 8/19 978-1-250-31745-2 $21.99 Paper ed. 978-1-250-31746-9 $12.99 In this follow-up to her graphic memoir Real Friends (rev. 5/17), Hale straps in to the roller coaster rides, both real and...
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