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Review of If This Were the World
If This Were the World by Stephen Barr; illus. by A. G. FordPrimary Porter/Holiday 40 pp.2/26 9780823457199 $18.99A dozen-ish elementary-school classmates head outside for recess, only to realize that they’ve run out of games to play. They are stymied until Omeed holds up an orange and posits, “What if this…were...
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Review of Because of a Shoe
Because of a Shoe by Julie Fogliano; illus. by Marla FrazeePreschool, Primary Knopf 40 pp.2/26 9780593707401 $19.99e-book ed. 9780593707425 $6.99Fogliano’s stream-of-consciousness, one-continuous-sentence text details a parent’s frustration with a recalcitrant child—but also their mutual unconditional love. The focus shifts smoothly and expertly from the child’s actions (refusing to put on...
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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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Review of How Six Found Christmas
How Six Found Christmas by Trina Schart Hyman; illus. by the author Primary, Intermediate Holiday 32 pp. 10/25 9780823461929 $15.99 In 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...
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Review of The Street Where Santa Lives
The Street Where Santa Lives by Harriet Howe; illus. by Julia Christians Preschool, Primary Tiger Tales 40 pp. 9/25 9781664300750 $18.99 When 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...
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Review of The Birds of Christmas
The Birds of Christmas by Olivia Armstrong; illus. by Mira Miroslavova Preschool, Primary Eerdmans 40 pp. 8/25 9780802856470 $18.99 One 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...
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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...
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