Jennifer M. Brabander

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Review of Broken

Broken by X. Fang; illus. by the author Preschool, Primary    Tundra    48 pp. 10/25    9781774882009    $18.99 A young girl tells a story about a cup, a cat, and some cake. While visiting her grandma, bored Mei Mei decides to scare Mimi the cat but in doing so accidentally breaks Ama’s...

Review of If We Were Dogs

If We Were Dogs by Sophie Blackall; illus. by the author Preschool, Primary    Little, Brown    40 pp. 9/25    9780316581721    $18.99 In Blackall’s earlier picture book If I Was a Horse (rev. 9/23), a child imagines life as a spirited steed; activities include giving little sister a ride to school. In...

Review of Ling & Ting’s Lunar New Year: Two Times Lucky

Ling & Ting’s Lunar New Year: Two Times Lucky [Ling & Ting]by Grace Lin; illus. by the authorPrimary    Little, Brown    48 pp.1/26    9780316578073    $16.99Paper ed.  9780316578080    $4.99It’s been a long wait for this fifth book in the early-reader series (the most recent was Ling & Ting: Together in All Weather,...
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Review of The Day Leap Soared

The Day Leap Soared by Blair Braverman; illus. by Olivia WhenPreschool, Primary    Harper/HarperCollins    40 pp.10/25    9780063238053    $19.99Leap is an enthusiastic and bouncy sled dog puppy in the Northwoods who can’t wait for her turn to join the adult dogs on the sled team. Each dog “is special in their own...
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Review of The Newest Gnome

The Newest Gnome by Lauren Soloy; illus. by the authorPreschool, Primary    Tundra    72 pp.10/25    9781774887202    $19.99This follow-up to The Hidden World of Gnomes re-introduces the gnomes who call their forest home “The Pocket.” No white beards or red caps here: these hand-holding gnomes look a bit like children (with a...
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Review of Sarang Saves the School

Sarang Saves the School by Korena Di Roma Howley; illus. by Joowon OhPrimary    Candlewick    32 pp.7/25    9781536232318    $18.99e-book ed.  9781536249156    $18.99At her school in a coastal South Korean village, Sarang and her classmates sit in mostly empty rooms. Happily, this leaves more time for questions, and—bonus!—the lunch line is short....
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Review of We Match!

We Match! by Chris Barton; illus. by Sharon GlickPrimary    Astra    40 pp.7/25    9781662621062    $18.99Finding common ground is humorously explored in this comic-book-style visit to a dog park. A terrier with a microphone commentates as two black-and-white dogs meet: “One thing is clear as today’s action kicks off: these dogs match.”...

Review of A Line Can Go Anywhere: The Brilliant, Resilient Life of Artist Ruth Asawa

A Line Can Go Anywhere: The Brilliant, Resilient Life of Artist Ruth Asawa by Caroline McAlister; illus. by Jamie Green Primary    Roaring Brook    40 pp. 2/25    9781250310378    $19.99 e-book ed.  9781250416063    $11.99 This picture-book biography of Ruth Asawa (1926–2013) uses lines (straight, curved, wavy; physical and imaginary) as metaphors connecting...
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Review of The Gate, the Girl, and the Dragon

The Gate, the Girl, and the Dragon by Grace Lin; illus. by the authorIntermediate    Little, Brown    352 pp.5/25    9780316594684    $18.99e-book ed.  9780316478311    $10.99On one side of the Old City Gate live the Gongshi: stone spirits that are awakened when carved into statues. The spirits’ job is to protect the humans...
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