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The Last Zookeeper
Under cheerfully intrepid cover art, Aaron Becker’s wordless picture book opens onto quite a mood with a wash of watercolors in gloomy grays and blues. Intricate scratchy lines depict a scene of old, crumbly stone buildings from who-knows-what era rising out of standing water. Isolated on various high points of...
Review of Telephone of the Tree
Telephone of the Tree by Alison McGhee Intermediate Rocky Pond/Penguin 208 pp.5/24 9780593698457 $17.99e-book ed. 9780593698464 $10.99In a first-person narrative, ten-year-old Ayla relates her special connection to her best friend, Kiri, beginning when they first reached out to each other as infants. Together they develop a keen interest in trees:...
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Review of All at Once upon a Time
All at Once upon a Time by Mara Rockliff; illus. by Gladys JosePreschool, Primary Abrams 48 pp.9/24 9781419768170 $18.99e-book ed. 9798887070315 $17.09This clever mash-up of traditional folk and fairy tales comes together to make a whole new twisted plot to revel in: “Once upon a time (now, tell me if...
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Review of When You Find the Right Rock
When You Find the Right Rock by Mary Lyn Ray; illus. by Felicita SalaPreschool, Primary Chronicle 48 pp.9/24 9781797214580 $18.99This stimulating ode to rocks validates the habits of collectors while offering a gateway to those who have yet to discover rocks’ allure. The childlike prose is reminiscent of Ruth Krauss’s...
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Review of The Duck with No Luck
The Duck with No Luck by Gemma Merino; illus. by the authorPreschool MCB/Pan Macmillan 32 pp.8/24 9781529093698 $14.99With the cadence of a folktale, the story starts, “There was once a duck…who thought he had no luck.” The next few pages of softly colored illustrations demonstrate why he might feel this...
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Review of Anatomy of Lost Things
Anatomy of Lost Things by Shawn K. StoutIntermediate, Middle School Peachtree 272 pp.6/24 9781682635872 $18.99e-book ed. 9781682636817 $11.99Three eleven-year-olds each cope with loss. Tildy’s mama has suddenly returned after being gone for a long time. Still hurt and confused, Tildy worries she might do something to make her leave again....
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Review of I Am Wriggly
I Am Wriggly by Michael Rosen; illus. by Robert StarlingPreschool Candlewick 32 pp.8/24 9781536231298 $14.99Some stories encourage quiet listening, but books can also call for moving around and being silly. This latest I Am installment (I Am Happy; I Am Hungry) centers on a wide-eyed pink bunny with a lot...
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Review of The Last Apple Tree
The Last Apple Tree by Claudia Mills Intermediate, Middle School Ferguson/Holiday 272 pp.6/24 9780823457106 $17.99e-book ed. 9780823459339 $10.99Seventh graders Sonnet and Zeke are neighbors who hardly know each other; even the few well-intended interactions they have dissolve into misunderstanding. Both are lonely and struggle with complicated situations at home. Sonnet...
Review of Not Just the Driver!
Not Just the Driver! by Sara Holly Ackerman; illus. by Robert NeubeckerPreschool, Primary Beach Lane/Simon 32 pp.4/24 9781665936378 $18.99e-book ed. 9781665936385 $10.99This spirited look at a range of mass transportation vehicles showcases some of the vital but less visible jobs involved in making them move. “Who makes buses rev and...
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