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Review of Tove and the Island with No Address
Tove and the Island with No Address by Lauren Soloy; illus. by the author Primary Tundra 48 pp. 10/24 9781774883150 $18.99 e-book ed. 9781774883167 $10.99 In this fitting homage to beloved Finnish author Tove Jansson, a girl named Tove travels to a rustic island with her family, as they do...
Review of How We Share Cake
How We Share Cake by Kim Hyo-eun; illus. by the author; trans. from Korean by Deborah Smith Preschool, Primary Scribble 56 pp. 10/24 9781957363851 $19.95 In this clever, humorous Korean import, a young girl describes how she and her two brothers and two sisters share things fairly. Snacks are divided...
Review of Halfway There: A Graphic Memoir of Self-Discovery
Halfway There: A Graphic Memoir of Self-Discovery by Christine Mari; illus. by the author High School LB Ink/Little, Brown 304 pp. 10/24 9780316416658 $24.99 Paper ed. 9780316416726 $17.99 e-book ed. 9780316416825 $9.99 A Japanese American author-illustrator describes her inner journey to find herself while taking an actual journey to Japan....
Review of Pearl
Pearl by Sherri L. Smith; illus. by Christine Norrie Intermediate, Middle School Graphix/Scholastic 144 pp. 8/24 9781338029437 $24.99 Paper ed. 9781338029420 $12.99 e-book ed. 9781338029444 $12.99 In this graphic novel, a Japanese American girl visiting family outside Hiroshima is trapped there after Japan bombs Pearl Harbor. Amy’s sōsobo (great-grandmother), whose...
Review of Noodles on a Bicycle
Noodles on a Bicycle by Kyo Maclear; illus. by Gracey Zhang Preschool, Primary Random House Studio/Random 40 pp. 8/24 9780593706084 $18.99 Library ed. 9780593706091 $21.99 e-book ed. 9780593706107 $10.99 The creators of The Big Bath House (rev. 11/21) take readers back to Japan, this time for a wild bicycle ride...
Review of Emma Full of Wonders
Emma Full of Wonders by Elisha Cooper; illus. by the authorPreschool, Primary Roaring Brook 40 pp.4/24 9781250884763 $18.99e-book ed. 9781250375889 $11.99“Emma was a large dog with many small dreams.” She dreams about her favorite things, such as rolling in the grass and splashing in water. In Cooper’s (most recently Yes...
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Review of Fake Chinese Sounds
Fake Chinese Sounds by Jing Jing Tsong; illus. by the author Intermediate Kokila/Penguin 208 pp.4/24 9780525553427 $23.99Paper ed. 9780525553434 $13.99e-book ed. 9780525554127 $8.99In this graphic novel, fifth grader Mei Ying and her Taiwanese immigrant mother deal with daily microaggressions. Mom says people don’t mean to be offensive, but Mei hates...
Review of Ruth Asawa: An Artist Takes Shape
Ruth Asawa: An Artist Takes Shape by Sam Nakahira; illus. by the authorIntermediate, Middle School Getty 112 pp.3/24 9781947440098 $19.95This graphic-format biography of Japanese American artist Asawa (1926–2013) begins on December 7, 1941, as teenage Ruth and her farming family hear that Japan has attacked Pearl Harbor. Soon the FBI...
Review of Just like Millie
Just like Millie by Lauren Castillo; illus. by the authorPreschool, Primary Candlewick 40 pp.4/24 9781536224818 $17.99e-book ed. 9781536237122 $17.99In this comforting story, a young girl and her mother move to a cozy apartment in a new city where she happily plays by herself whenever her mom has to work in...
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