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Review of Are You Small?
Are You Small? by Mo Willems; illus. by the authorPreschool, Primary Union Square 32 pp.6/24 9781454951452 $17.99The child with the purple circle head and stick limbs from Are You Big? (rev. 1/24) again ponders size in this companion concept book. Asking the titular question, an unseen narrator offers different examples...
The List
Today we present: The List™ (subject to and likely to change). These are the Caldecott-eligible* books that we (not the actual Caldecott committee) think are notable and worth discussion: A few books from Adrienne's library. Photo: Adrienne L. Pettinelli. Call Me Roberto: Roberto Clemente Goes to Bat for Latinos by...
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Welcome to a brand-new season of Calling Caldecott — the Horn Book blog that looks at a year’s worth of Caldecott-eligible books through the lens of ALSC’s Caldecott Award criteria (more on that in a future post). First, there’s been a changing of the guard at Calling Caldecott. No Martha...
Review of Ernő Rubik and His Magic Cube
Ernő Rubik and His Magic Cube by Kerry Aradhya; illus. by Kara KramerPrimary Peachtree 32 pp.5/24 9781682636640 $18.99e-book ed. 9781682636787 $11.99Growing up in Budapest, young Ernő Rubik (b. 1944) was fascinated by shapes and puzzles and loved “imagin[ing] all the possibilities” offered by manipulating “tangrams, pentominoes, and pentacubes.” In this...
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Review of Molly, Olive, and Dexter: The Guessing Game
Molly, Olive, and Dexter: The Guessing Game by Catherine Rayner; illus. by the authorPreschool Candlewick 32 pp.7/24 9781536234145 $17.99Three animal friends—“Molly the hare, Olive the owl, and Dexter the fox”—play a game that Olive calls “Guess What?” Dexter goes first: “Guess what I’m thinking about,” he says, gazing at the...
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Review of Pizza for Birds
Pizza for Birds by Bob Shea; illus. by the authorPrimary Little, Brown 40 pp.8/24 9780316494458 $18.99Alligator Bob (Chez Bob, rev. 9/21), proprietor of his bird friends’ favorite restaurant, is blindsided when an energetic young alligator rolls into town with an exciting new business: Chez Ryan “delivers pizza while doing cool...
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Review of Five Bears
Five Bears by Catherine Rayner; illus. by the authorPreschool Boxer Books 32 pp.4/24 9781915801791 $18.99A black bear is “quietly walking along, just being a bear.” When Bear encounters a fuzzy brown bear, he is immediately wary, though the Other Bear is perfectly pleasant: “Just saying hello.” Bear, less prickly now,...
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Review of Umbrella
Umbrella by Elena Arevalo Melville; illus. by the authorPreschool, Primary Scallywag 32 pp.4/24 9781915252371 $18.99Young Clara, her blank expression joyless, has “no one to play with” at the park. She sees an umbrella on the ground, places it on a bench by a tree, and is startled to hear it...
Review of Next Stop
Next Stop by Debbie Fong; illus. by the authorIntermediate, Middle School RH Graphic/Random 272 pp.3/24 9780593425206 $21.99Library ed. 9780593425213 $24.99Paper ed. 9780593425183 $13.99e-book ed. 9780593425190 $8.99Fong’s deeply moving graphic novel opens with an intriguing premise: Pia Xing, a reserved and lonely middle schooler, says goodbye to her father and embarks...
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