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Review of Barnaby Unboxed!

Barnaby Unboxed! by Terry Fan, Eric Fan, and Devin Fan; illus. by the authorsPrimary    Tundra    80 pp.9/24    9781774882436    $19.99e-book ed.  9781774882443    $10.99The “half mouse and half elephant, with just a dash of flamingo” Barnaby (The Barnabus Project, rev. 1/21) sits in his box at the Perfect Pets store, along with...

Review of The Next Scientist: The Unexpected Beginnings and Unwritten Future of the World’s Great Scientists

The Next Scientist: The Unexpected Beginnings and Unwritten Future of the World’s Great Scientists by Kate Messner; illus. by Julia Kuo Primary, Intermediate    Chronicle    64 pp. 8/24    9781452176963    $19.99 This attractive, informative, and ambitious collective biography begins with a challenge: “Quick! Name the world’s greatest scientist.” Messner (The Next President,...

Review of Space: The Final Pooping Frontier

Space: The Final Pooping Frontier by Annabeth Bondor-Stone and Connor White; illus. by Lars Kenseth Primary, Intermediate    Godwin/Holt    40 pp. 7/24    9781250222886    $19.99 e-book ed.  9781250386663    $11.99 The words “go boldly” are boldly recontextualized in this newest addition to the ever-growing collection of poop-focused nonfiction titles for kids. This truncated...

Review of Heatwave

Heatwave by Lauren Redniss; illus. by the authorPreschool, Primary    Random House Studio/Random  40 pp.5/24    9780593645949    $19.99Library ed.  9780593645956    $22.99e-book ed.  9780593645963    $10.99Redniss’s assured, measured, and elegant meditation on life during our current environmental crisis begins during a record-breaking heatwave with a crystal-clear proclamation: “No way. Too hot.” The spare, evocative,...
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Review of More Dung!: A Beetle Tale

More Dung!: A Beetle Tale by Frank Weber; illus. by the authorPreschool, Primary    Disney-Hyperion    48 pp.5/24    9781368100083    $18.99In a story centered on the collection, care, and digestion of excrement, Weber has crafted a contemporary fable that reads more gracious than gross. After a pile of steaming green-brown poop lands on...
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Review of The Case of the Golden Bone

The Case of the Golden Bone [Detective Sweet Pea]by Sara Varon; illus. by the author Primary, Intermediate    First Second    208 pp.5/24    9781250236371    $22.99Paper ed.  9781250348401    $14.99e-book ed.  9781250384638    $9.99When Parkville’s prized Golden Chew Bone goes missing, the town’s quirky enclave of animal residents is sent into a tailspin. Sweet Pea,...
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Review of Shared Space

Shared Space by Maddie Frost; illus. by the authorPrimary    Harper/HarperCollins    32 pp.4/24    9780063246096    $19.99Frost’s tribute to the importance of community and friendly compromise delivers its message through a solid mashup of effective cartooning, witty visual gags, and sentimental (not saccharine) writing. Mouse likes living alone in his tree-stump duplex, especially...
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Review of Ant Story

Ant Story by Jay Hosler; illus. by the authorIntermediate, Middle School    HarperAlley/HarperCollins    160 pp.3/24    9780063294004    $24.99Paper ed.  9780063293991    $15.99e-book ed.  9780063294011    $10.99Hosler’s distinct combination of biological science and cartooning is on full display throughout this informative, emotionally compelling, and skillfully illustrated graphic novel. Rubi is a bright red cartoon leafcutter...
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Review of Viewfinder

Viewfinder by Christine D. U. Chung and Salwa Majoka; illus. by the authorsPrimary, Intermediate    Tundra    144 pp.2/24    9780735268753    $18.99e-book ed.  9780735268760    $10.99Chung and Majoka offer a wordless graphic novel for younger readers that presents dystopian science fiction through a gentle, nearly amicable viewpoint. After a brief sepia-tone introduction showcases a...
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