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Cat Nap
I love an ambitious picture book, and Brian Lies's Cat Nap is that and then some. When I wrote The Horn Book Magazine review for this book, I knew it then that it would be a Calling Caldecott candidate. The illustrations stand out in terms of the diverse media used and the technical skill necessary to work in these many different...
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Review of Pocket Bear
Pocket Bear by Katherine Applegate; illus. by Charles SantosoIntermediate Feiwel 272 pp.9/25 9781250904362 $17.99Narrator Zephyrina, a crafty cat (she prefers “tiger trapped in a kitty costume”), goes out at night looking for abandoned toys to deliver to the Second Chances Home for the Tossed and Treasured, operated by a girl...
Review of Cat Nap
Cat Nap by Brian Lies; illus. by the authorPrimary Greenwillow 48 pp.9/25 9780062671288 $19.99An unusual game of cat-and-mouse takes place in this visually stunning and highly creative picture book. Kitten snoozes on the back of a couch until “something scritches, waking Kitten. A mouse? A MOUSE!” The mouse then climbs...
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Review of I Am We: How Crows Come Together to Survive
I Am We: How Crows Come Together to Survive by Leslie Barnard Booth; illus. by Alexandra FinkeldeyPrimary Chronicle 40 pp.9/25 9781797226156 $18.99“I follow him, / and he follows she, / and they follow me, / and me turns to we—” In rhythmic text, Booth explores the many ways in which...
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Review of A Sea of Lemon Trees: The Corrido of Roberto Alvarez
A Sea of Lemon Trees: The Corrido of Roberto Alvarez by María Dolores ÁguilaIntermediate, Middle School Roaring Brook 304 pp.9/25 9781250342614 $17.99e-book ed. 9781250342607 $10.99This historical novel in verse is based on the true story of Roberto Alvarez, a twelve-year-old Mexican American boy who was the lead plaintiff in a...
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Review of Merry Mittens: A Moontime Cats Christmas Story
Merry Mittens: A Moontime Cats Christmas Story by Jordan Morris; illus. by Charlie Mylie Preschool, Primary Candlewick 40 pp. 9/25 9781536239669 $18.99 When it’s moontime, cat friends Carl, Biscuit, and Peewee meet to make “merry mischief.” They play in the snow until they stumble upon a suspicious trail. “Was it...
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Review of Family Feast!
Family Feast! by Carole Boston Weatherford; illus. by Frank Morrison Preschool, Primary Crown 32 pp. 9/25 9780593898291 $18.99 Library ed. 9780593898307 $21.99 e-book ed. 9780593898314 $6.99 “Tastes like home when family meet; / a bond so warm, so strong, so sweet.” These lines are repeated throughout this inviting book about...
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Review of The Old Sleigh
The Old Sleigh by Jarrett Pumphrey and Jerome Pumphrey; illus. by the authors Primary Norton 48 pp. 11/25 9781324054122 $18.99 The titular sleigh traverses snow-covered hills in all types of weather to deliver firewood. A man and a boy chop wood and load it onto the sleigh for delivery to...
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Review of Gather Grateful
Gather Grateful by Megan Litwin; illus. by Alexandra Finkeldey Primary Candlewick 32 pp. 9/25 9781536233384 $18.99 “Colors change. Cold sweeps near. / The time for gathering is here.” Amidst a fall backdrop, animals such as bears, foxes, and rabbits prepare for winter. Finkeldey’s digitally finished gouache and acrylic ink illustrations...
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