Norah Piehl
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Review of At the Edge of Lost
At the Edge of Lost by Martha BrockenbroughIntermediate, Middle School Scholastic 240 pp.10/25 9781546125020 $18.99e-book ed. 9781546125044 $17.99Ever since the COVID-19 pandemic, Caleb has been averse to change. So when his parents, who work for the State Department, get a new posting in Vietnam, Caleb successfully lobbies to stay in...
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Review of Don’t Eat Eustace
Don’t Eat Eustace by Lian Cho; illus. by the authorPrimary Harper/HarperCollins 48 pp.10/25 9780063321847 $19.99Bear’s life as a lighthouse keeper is marked by solitude and routine; each day their chores culminate in eating breakfast (alone) and heading to the shore for a little fishing. This morning’s catch of the day,...
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Review of Ablaze: The Story of America’s First Female Smokejumper
Ablaze: The Story of America’s First Female Smokejumper by Jessica Lawson; illus. by Sarah GonzalesPrimary Viking 40 pp.7/25 9780593463659 $18.99e-book ed. 9780593463666 $10.99Lawson’s lyrical picture-book biography of change-making wildland firefighter Deanne Shulman opens with an anecdote from Shulman’s childhood that foreshadows her future vocation. The young girl, an avid hiker...
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Review of The Glass Pyramid: A Story of the Louvre Museum and Architect I. M. Pei
The Glass Pyramid: A Story of the Louvre Museum and Architect I. M. Pei by Jeanne Walker Harvey; illus. by Khoa LePrimary, Intermediate Atheneum 40 pp.5/25 9781665953337 $19.99e-book ed. 9781665953344 $10.99Harvey focuses on one pivotal project in I. M. Pei’s (1917–2019) career to vividly document the ways in which the...
Review of Our Lake
Our Lake by Angie Kang; illus. by the author Primary Kokila/Penguin 40 pp. 3/25 9780593698235 $19.99 e-book ed. 9780593698242 $10.99 At the start of this bittersweet ode to the enduring bonds of family, the unnamed young narrator and “Brother” embark on a summer outing, hiking to a jewel-like lake complete...
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Review of Warm and Fuzzy
Warm and Fuzzy by Scott Rothman; illus. by Brian WonPreschool, Primary Tundra 40 pp.4/25 9781774884423 $18.99e-book ed. 9781774884430 $10.99The book’s title might evoke comforting emotions, but (on the surface, at least) it refers to the central characters. Warm is a Bigfoot-like beast with a gap-toothed smile; Fuzzy, Warm’s diminutive companion,...
Review of Whales in the City
Whales in the City by Nancy F. Castaldo; illus. by Chuck Groenink Primary Farrar 40 pp. 3/25 9780374308568 $18.99 e-book ed. 9780374395162 $11.99 The first half of this informational picture book is narrated by the collective “we” of generations of humpback whales: “Before there were ships and streets and buildings...
Revisiting Childhood Friends
The author's husband and son listen to a story at the 2015 Hubbub festival. Photo: Mike RitterMy son was about three months old when it happened. I was reading to him before bedtime, with my husband nodding off (or so I thought) on the couch next to us. Then, out...
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