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Review of A Rock Is Born: An Epic Journey Through Time
A Rock Is Born: An Epic Journey Through Time by Richard Ho; illus. by Lily Williams Primary Roaring Brook 40 pp. 7/25 9781250749925 $19.99e-book ed. 9781250438744 $11.99 The drama begins on the cover of this “epic” geological picture book, with the lead-in above the title: “Over one hundred million years...
Review of Dawn
Dawn by Marc Martin; illus. by the author Preschool, Primary Candlewick Studio 48 pp. 7/25 9781536232400 $18.99 e-book ed. 9781536244762 $18.99 With a spare, lyrical text and luminous illustrations, Martin immerses readers in the meditative moments of dawn. A butterfly breaks free from its chrysalis (“transform / unfurl”). A hummingbird...
Big Enough
Linke’s story based on Chinese philosophy and set in rural China, celebrates a Ah-Fu, a young boy who successfully retrieves the family’s ox, despite warnings from his grandfather, a flock of swallows, and a frog, that he is not big enough, respectively, to ride the ox, lead him by the...
Review of Papilio
Papilio by Ben Clanton, Corey R. Tabor, and Andy Chou Musser; illus. by the authors Primary Viking 48 pp. 3/25 9780593693254 $19.99 e-book ed. 9780593693278 $10.99 Three author-illustrators join forces for this story told in three parts about the life cycle of a black swallowtail butterfly. Clanton goes first, rendering...
Review of Safe Crossing
Safe Crossing by Kari Percival; illus. by the authorPrimary Chronicle 48 pp.1/25 9781797214566 $18.99Why do amphibians cross a dark, perilous road? To lay their eggs, of course. But sometimes they need help. In the middle of the night, a biracial family dons rain gear over PJs, gathers equipment, and joins...
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Review of Between You and Me
Between You and Me by Rob Sanders; illus. by Raissa FigueroaPrimary Clarion/HarperCollins 32 pp.12/24 9780063239593 $19.99A Black child looks out the window as a white child moves in next door. Sanders’s lyrical text celebrates the in-between of opposing ideas: “Between yesterday and tomorrow…Today.” “Between strangers and friends…‘Hello.’” “Between an idea...
Review of Pigs Dig a Road
Pigs Dig a Road by Carrie Finison; illus. by Brian Biggs Preschool, Primary Putnam 48 pp. 9/24 9781984816542 $19.99 e-book ed. 9781984816559 $10.99 Hardhat-wearing pigs hurriedly build a road to reach the county fair. While Rosie stays up all night and “plans,” “outlines,” and “calculates,” her peers—Curly, Pinky, and Stinky—sleep....
Life After Whale
I should have been prepared for the emotional sequence of images on the sixth double-page spread of Life After Whale. It’s not a secret. The title reveals the plot: Life After Whale. But I wasn’t prepared. I let Chin’s immersive cover, front matter, and opening scenes — a sequence of...
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Review of Cake for Everyone
Cake for Everyone by Thé Tjong-Khing; illus. by the authorPrimary Gecko 32 pp.8/24 9781776575930 $18.99An entourage of well-dressed animals sets out for a festive picnic in this wordless Dutch import. Just as they begin cake-baking and merry-making, an eagle swoops down (on the title page) and snags their picnic blanket...
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