Joan Yolleck
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Review of The Family Tree
The Family Tree by Liz Garton Scanlon and Audrey Vernick; illus. by Fiona LeePrimary Beach Lane/Simon 48 pp.9/25 9781665948371 $19.99A tree starts out as a small green leafy growth peeking through the floorboards of young Penny’s kitchen. With nurturing from the family and dog Bo-Belly, it eventually grows through the...
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Review of Welcome to Whalebone Mansion: Creatures That Lurk at a Whale Fall
Welcome to Whalebone Mansion: Creatures That Lurk at a Whale Fall by Laken Slate; illus. by Bindy JamesPreschool, Primary Charlesbridge 32 pp.10/25 9781623545789 $17.99e-book ed. 9781632894496 $9.99Two small, inquisitive fish explore a whale fall (a sunken whale carcass that forms its own ecosystem) as if it were a haunted house...
Review of The Moon Moved In
The Moon Moved In by Sue Soltis; illus. by Sonia Sánchez Primary Chronicle 48 pp. 7/25 9781452180717 $17.99 A girl named Stella looks out her window to the house next door with a for-sale sign on the front lawn. After the sign tips over, curiously, the moon moves into the...
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Review of Fire Pups to the Rescue!
Fire Pups to the Rescue! by Lisa Desimini; illus. by the authorPreschool Ottaviano/Little, Brown 40 pp.5/25 9780316576871 $17.99Dalmatians have long been associated with fire trucks and stations. In this preschooler-pitched book about canine fire rescue, we meet four endearing pups: Spot, Zippy, Pip, and Wink. At the firehouse, they are...
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Review of In-Between Places
In-Between Places by Alex Killian; illus. by Grady McFerrinPrimary Chronicle 40 pp.4/25 9781452172798 $17.99The in-between places, we learn, are neither here nor there. They “are not up or down, not in or out. They’re not all the way to one side or the other.” Killian (This Table, rev. 3/24) goes...
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Review of Gymnastica Fantastica!
Gymnastica Fantastica! by Briony Stewart; illus. by the authorPreschool, Primary Viking 32 pp.5/25 9798217039616 $18.99e-book ed. 9798217039791 $10.99In this rollicking picture book, the main character is a bouncing gymnastic bundle of energy. Emerging from a curtain of two sheets hanging on a clothesline, Gymnastica Fantastica puts on a show that...
Review of Revolutionary Mary: The True Story of One Woman, the Declaration of Independence, and America’s Fight for Freedom
Revolutionary Mary: The True Story of One Woman, the Declaration of Independence, and America’s Fight for Freedom by Karen Blumenthal and Jen McCartney; illus. by Elizabeth Baddeley Primary Roaring Brook 40 pp. 2/25 9781626723115 $18.99 e-book ed. 9781626723122 $11.99 A little-known fact is that the Declaration of Independence, or the...
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Review of The Greatest River
The Greatest River by Namita Moolani Mehra; illus. by Khoa LePrimary Harper/HarperCollins 40 pp.2/25 9780063207455 $19.99From an early age, Ananda has heard about the “magic” of India’s Ganga, a “holy river” worshipped as a goddess. “Ganga knows everything…She’s the greatest mother of all,” Mamma says. When her mother becomes ill,...
Review of Dive, Dive into the Night Sea
Dive, Dive into the Night Sea by Thea Lu; illus. by the author Primary Candlewick Studio 32 pp. 10/24 9781536234152 $19.99 A figure stands on the edge of a boat (on the title-page spread) and then dives into the sea, a luminous, full moon shining brightly in the background. Once...
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