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Review of Big Gorilla: A Book of Opposites
Big Gorilla: A Book of Opposites by Anthony Browne; illus. by the authorPreschool Candlewick 32 pp.10/24 9781536235692 $17.99In a brief picture book whose impact is greater than its size, a series of gorillas demonstrates the concept of opposites. On twelve double-page spreads, they gaze directly out at the viewer with...
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Review of Brandon and the Baby
Brandon and the Baby by Brian Pinkney; illus. by the authorPreschool Greenwillow 40 pp.6/24 9780063159846 $19.99“Brandon had a special plaid blanket. He also had a new baby brother.” His parents are entirely preoccupied with the baby, and big brother feels neglected. He kicks up a fuss at suppertime (“Mommy, I...
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Review of Library Girl
Library Girl by Polly HorvathIntermediate Ferguson/Holiday 256 pp.9/24 9780823455676 $18.99Readers willing to suspend an absolute ocean of disbelief will find an original, outlandish romp of a tale. Newborn Esmeralda is left in the stacks of the Huffington (IN) Public Library and kept secret by four librarians who all long to...
Review of Need a House? Call Ms. Mouse!
Need a House? Call Ms. Mouse! by George Mendoza; illus. by Doris Susan SmithPrimary NYRB 48 pp. 6/23 9781681377360 $18.95Mouse Henrietta, a gifted architect, designs unique houses for all her friends, be they mammal or fish or bird or amphibian or even insect. Rabbit’s underground home has a large root...
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Review of A Best Friend for Bear
A Best Friend for Bear by Petr Horáček; illus. by the authorPreschool Candlewick 32 pp.6/24 9781536233995 $17.99Black Bear is lonely and sets out into the forest to find a friend. When he runs into Brown Bear, also in search of a pal, they join forces. They look everywhere, but “it...
Review of Ahoy!
Ahoy! by Sophie Blackall; illus. by the author Preschool, Primary Schwartz/Random 48 pp. 4/24 9780593429396 $19.99 Library ed. 9780593429402 $22.99 e-book ed. 9780593429419 $10.99 Picture books about imaginary play can be belabored or overly precious. Not so Blackall’s brilliantly constructed latest. The opening setting is a living room (just a...
Review of Max in the House of Spies
Max in the House of Spies [Operation Kinderspion]by Adam GidwitzIntermediate, Middle School Dutton 336 pp.2/24 9780593112083 $18.99e-book ed. 9780593112090 $10.99From the moment eleven-year-old Max Bretzfeld arrives in England as a Jewish evacuee from WWII Germany (accompanied by two immortal, opinionated, and invisible-to-others creatures, a kobold and a dybbuk), his overriding...
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Review of My Book and Me
My Book and Me by Linda Sue Park; illus. by Chris RaschkaPreschool, Primary Red Comet 32 pp.6/24 9781636550947 $18.99Park and Raschka capture with deep understanding and admirable simplicity children’s attachment to their favorite books. Each of Park’s unpretentious nonrhyming quatrains is accompanied by a portrait of a different child, in...
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Review of Sunny Makes Her Case
Sunny Makes Her Case by Jennifer L. Holm; illus. by Matthew Holm; color by George WilliamsIntermediate, Middle School Graphix/Scholastic 224 pp.2/24 9781338792454 $24.99Paper ed. 9781338792447 $12.99Sunny’s back in her fifth 1970s-set graphic novel (Sunny Side Up, rev. 9/15, and sequels), here starting a debate team at school with her equally-uninterested-in-sports...
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