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Review of No One Is Home
No One Is Home by Mikolaj Pa; illus. by Gosia Herba; trans. from Polish by Scotia GilroyPrimary Greystone Kids 48 pp.4/25 9781778402180 $18.95Leo, a lion, gets up and heads across town toward his best friend’s house, determined to surprise Kimbo, a butterfly, on his birthday. Leo encounters a series of...
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Review of Blue
Blue by Suzanne Kaufman; illus. by the authorPrimary Little, Brown 48 pp.6/25 9780316311663 $18.99A curly-headed child, clad in a striped shirt, shorts, and rubber boots, spends the day with a great blue heron named Blue. The two “shriek, splash…and share” in the water. They play together and, as the sun...
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Review of Bear and Bird: The Cave and Other Stories
Bear and Bird: The Cave and Other Stories by Jarvis; illus. by the authorPrimary Candlewick 64 pp.5/25 9781536239423 $15.99Paper ed. 9781536246476 $5.99e-book ed. 9781536244625 $5.99With four new stories, Jarvis continues to give young readers the emotionally satisfying, highly readable tales characteristic of the series. In “The Test,” Bird investigates her...
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Review of Drag and Rex: Forever Friends
Drag and Rex: Forever Friends by Susan Lubner; illus. by Blythe RussoPrimary Pixel + Ink/Holiday 64 pp.11/23 9781645951155 $14.99e-book ed. 9781645951179 $8.99In spite of their differences, Drag, a relaxed, spontaneous dragon, and Rex, a more serious and somewhat stiff dinosaur, are the best of friends. When they make a snowbear...
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Review of Ten-Word Tiny Tales: To Inspire and Unsettle
Ten-Word Tiny Tales: To Inspire and Unsettle by Joseph Coelho; illus. by various artistsIntermediate Walker US/Candlewick 56 pp.9/23 9781536231359 $18.99Illustrated by twenty-one accomplished artists from around the globe, each of the twenty “tiny tales” gives the reader just enough in word and picture to generate curiosity and discussion. Thea Lu...
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Review of Trouble Finds Plum!
Trouble Finds Plum! by Matt Phelan; illus. by the authorPrimary, Intermediate Greenwillow 128 pp.10/23 9780063296244 $17.99Paper ed. 9780063296251 $9.99e-book ed. 9780063296268 $10.99Plum, a “peppy little purple peacock” at the Athensville Zoo, is the only animal in his enclosure one rainy day when Scratch, a bossy, greedy raccoon, and his gang...
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Review of A Horse Named Sky
A Horse Named Sky by Rosanne Parry; illus. by Kirbi FaganIntermediate Greenwillow 272 pp.8/23 9780062995957 $18.99e-book ed. 9780062995971 $10.99Sky is a wild mustang, at home in the Virginia Range of western Nevada. From his earliest days, Sky learns to live as part of a herd. During a time of drought...
Stars of the Night
The cover of Stars of the Night: The Courageous Children of the Czech Kindertransport, written by Caren Stelson and illustrated by Selina Alko, immediately grabs viewers' attention with its somber and quite heartbreaking image of children looking through the window of a bus, their faces solemn. Who are they waving to, so joylessly? It's...
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Review of Where Can We Go?: A Tale of Four Bears
Where Can We Go?: A Tale of Four Bears by Dai Yun; illus. by Igor Oleynikov; adapted by Helen MixterPrimary Aldana Libros/Greystone Kids 40 pp.9/23 9781771649810 $18.95After returning to his family with just one small fish, a father polar bear announces that they will have to move and find a...
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