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Review of How Six Found Christmas
How Six Found Christmas by Trina Schart Hyman; illus. by the authorPrimary, Intermediate Holiday 32 pp.10/25 9780823461929 $15.99In this reissue of a classic fable (rev. 12/69), a girl who has never heard of Christmas heads into a snowy forest to search for it. There she meets five animals who want...
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Review of The Street Where Santa Lives
The Street Where Santa Lives by Harriet Howe; illus. by Julia ChristiansPreschool, Primary Tiger Tales 40 pp.9/25 9781664300750 $18.99When a man with a white beard moves into the unnamed narrator’s busy, diverse neighborhood, only she believes he’s Santa. He becomes a fixture, raising rabbits and opening a workshop to which...
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Review of The Birds of Christmas
The Birds of Christmas by Olivia Armstrong; illus. by Mira MiroslavovaPreschool, Primary Eerdmans 40 pp.8/25 9780802856470 $18.99One cold night, Raven receives a celestial command: inform his fellow birds that “a child has been born…the Prince of Peace.” All flock to the stable with gifts: a lullaby from Nightingale, a feather...
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Review of I Hear the Snow, I Smell the Sea
I Hear the Snow, I Smell the Sea by Janice Milusich; illus. by Chris RaschkaPreschool, Primary Schwartz/Random 48 pp.10/25 9780593308172 $18.99Library ed. 9780593308189 $21.99e-book ed. 9780593308196 $9.99“Where I live, seasons change. I know because my fingers and toes, my ears, my mouth and nose all tell me so.” Accompanied by...
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Gracey Zhang illustrates with sensitivity and subtlety Rebecca Stead's sensitive and subtle picture-book text, telling the story of a father and child's first day in a new apartment. Why have they had to move? Has it always been just the two of them? Stead leaves plenty of room for interpretation,...
Review of The Moving Book
The Moving Book by Lisa Brown; illus. by the author Primary Porter/Holiday 40 pp. 7/25 9780823457182 $18.99 The family from The Airport Book (rev. 5/16) and The Hospital Book (rev. 3/23) is back, here on the brink of moving—again. As always, there’s plenty to take in, smile at, and relate...
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Review of Fish Friends Forever
Fish Friends Forever by Kerry Ferguson; illus. by Aliaa BetawiPreschool, Primary Rocky Pond/Penguin 32 pp.8/25 9780593700204 $18.99e-book ed. 9780593700211 $10.99The young girl who narrates this funny, affecting, and sensitive picture book adores her new goldfish, Frank. She observes his behavior closely (and decides his favorite color is pink), plays games...
Review of Max in the Land of Lies
Max in the Land of Lies [Operation Kinderspion] by Adam Gidwitz Middle School Dutton 352 pp. 2/25 9780593112113 $18.99 e-book ed. 9780593112120 $10.99 This sequel picks up where Max in the House of Spies (rev. 3/24) ended, with just-turning-thirteen Max parachuting into Nazi Germany on a mission for the British...
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Review of Rosemary Long Ears
Rosemary Long Ears by Susie Ghahremani; illus. by the authorPreschool, Primary Little, Brown 40 pp.4/25 9780316573320 $18.99This picture book with old-fashioned appeal (think Zion’s classic Harry the Dirty Dog) follows Rosemary, a low-slung pup with verrrry long ears, and her best friend/child owner as they head out for a walk....
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