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Review of The Sky Is Not the Limit
The Sky Is Not the Limit by Jérémie Decalf; illus. and trans. from French by the authorPrimary Eerdmans 64 pp.3/23 9780802856029 $18.99This lyrical picture book is a paean to the vastness of space and the human drive to explore. The Voyager 2 spacecraft, launched in 1977 and still traveling through...
Review of Henry, like Always
Henry, like Always by Jenn Bailey; illus. by Mika SongPrimary Chronicle 48 pp.3/23 9781797213897 $14.99Henry, a boy on the autism spectrum (first introduced in the 2019 picture book A Friend for Henry, rev. 5/19), likes everything about school. Life in Classroom Ten is entirely predictable. Mrs. Tanaka posts the schedule...
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Review of Evergreen
Evergreen by Matthew Cordell; illus. by the authorPrimary Feiwel 48 pp.2/23 9781250317179 $18.99Young squirrel Evergreen is afraid of just about everything. When Mama asks her to deliver soup to Granny Oak, Evergreen sets off through the woods with trepidation. Her journey is full of unexpected incidents: she extricates a rabbit...
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Review of Just like Grandma
Just like Grandma by Kim Rogers; illus. by Julie FlettPrimary Heartdrum/HarperCollins 32 pp.1/23 9780063049246 $17.99Becca emulates her grandmother by learning to bead, painting a sunrise, and dancing at the powwow. Her grandmother joyfully shares skills, cultural traditions, and affection; in a refreshing twist, Grandma also learns from her granddaughter as...
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Review of Yellow Butterfly: A Story from Ukraine
Yellow Butterfly: A Story from Ukraine by Oleksandr Shatokhin; illus. by the authorPrimary Red Comet 72 pp.1/23 9781636550640 $21.99A Ukrainian author-illustrator shares a powerful wordless story about a child’s ability to process emotion and find courage amid the devastation of war. Blacks and grays dominate the somber early pages. A...
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Review of Rica Baptista: Llamas, Iguanas, and My Very Best Friend
Rica Baptista: Llamas, Iguanas, and My Very Best Friend by Janet Costa Bates ; illus. by Gladys Jose Primary Candlewick 128 pp. g10/22 978-1-5362-1630-1 $16.99 Eight-year-old Rica (short for Frederica) Baptista desperately wants a pet. When she overhears a conversation that leads her to believe...
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Review of Billy & Rose: Forever Friends
Billy & Rose: Forever Friends by Amy Hest ; illus. by Kady MacDonald Denton Primary Candlewick 48 pp. g10/22 978-1-5362-1419-2 $16.99 Billy, a goat, and Rose, a pig, are friends who live on neighboring farms. In four short stories, the two work their way through...
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Review of Boney
Boney by Cary Fagan ; illus. by Dasha Tolstikova Preschool G roundwood 32 pp. g10/22 978-1-77306-548-9 $18.99e-book ed. 978-1-77306-550-2 $16.99 While hiking, Annabelle and her father discover a bone. “‘A bone from an animal?’ Annabelle asked.” At home they give the bone a...
Review of Too Small Tola and the Three Fine Girls
Too Small Tola and the Three Fine Girls by Atinuke; illus. by Onyinye Iwu Primary, Intermediate Candlewick 96 pp. g 9/22 978-1-5362-2517-4 $15.99 Tola, in spite of her young age and diminutive stature, accomplishes big things in this sequel to Too Small Tola (rev. 3/21). In...
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