Sylvia Vardell
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Review of What You Need to Be Warm
What You Need to Be Warm by Neil Gaiman; illus. by various artistsPrimary, Intermediate Quill Tree/HarperCollins 32 pp.10/23 9780063358089 $18.99e-book ed. 9780063358102 $12.99Gaiman, who serves as a Goodwill Ambassador for the UN Refugee Agency, used social media to ask people about their memories of being warm, to draw attention to—and...
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Review of Time to Move South for Winter
Time to Move South for Winter by Clare Helen Welsh; illus. by Jenny LøvliePrimary Nosy Crow 32 pp.10/23 9798887770192 $17.99Welsh presents an account about the migration habits of six different animals that can function as a comforting bedtime story or thoughtful read-aloud. With lyrical patterned text, we follow the travels...
Review of Welcome to the Wonder House
Welcome to the Wonder House by Rebecca Kai Dotlich and Georgia Heard; illus. by Deborah FreedmanPrimary, Intermediate Wordsong/Astra 40 pp.7/23 9781635927627 $18.99e-book ed. 9781635928631 $11.99Twenty-nine poems in a lovely mix of forms and styles populate this book, presented as a “house” with twelve double-page-spread “rooms.” Each room has a slightly...
Review of How to Write a Poem
How to Write a Poem by Kwame Alexander and Deanna Nikaido; illus. by Melissa Sweet Primary Quill Tree/HarperCollins 32 pp. 4/23 9780063060906 $18.99 e-book ed. 9780063309937 $10.99 Alexander and Nikaido offer a single poem as this lyrical picture book’s text, inviting young readers (and listeners) to “dive deep into the...
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Review of Wings in the Wild
Wings in the Wild by Margarita EngleHigh School Atheneum 224 pp.4/23 9781665926362 $18.99e-book ed. 9781665926386 $10.99Can a “tocororo-girl” and a “song-boy” find love in the mountains of Costa Rica? In this novel set in 2018, two teens from vastly different worlds tell their stories in free verse poems, alternating points...
Review of The Dream Train: Poems for Bedtime
The Dream Train: Poems for Bedtime by Sean Taylor; illus. by Anuska AllepuzPreschool Candlewick 88 pp.3/23 9781536228342 $19.99British poet Taylor sends little ones to bed with thirty imaginative poems in three thematic sets: “Night Arrives,” “Shut-Your-Eyes Time,” and “Dream Wheels Turning.” With a mix of rhyming and free-verse poetry, along...
Review of Where I Live: Poems About My Home, My Street, and My Town
Where I Live: Poems About My Home, My Street, and My Town selected by Paul B. Janeczko; illus. by Hyewon YumPrimary, Intermediate Candlewick 48 pp.3/23 9781536200942 $18.99This collection of variously contemplative and playful poems offers an intimate picture of daily life from a child’s point of view. Thirty-four poems about...
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Review of Aniana del Mar Jumps In
Aniana del Mar Jumps In by Jasminne MendezIntermediate, Middle School Dial 384 pp.3/23 9780593531815 $18.99e-book ed. 9780593531822 $10.99Aniana (Ani) del Mar lives on the Gulf Coast in Galveston, Texas, and the pull of the ocean is in her blood. But she must keep her passion for swimming secret from her...
Review of The Hope of Elephants
The Hope of Elephants by Amanda Rawson HillIntermediate Charlesbridge 480 pp.9/22 9781623542597 $17.99e-book ed. 978163289863 $10.99How does a family live with recurring cancer? Would you want to know if you had that same cancer gene? These questions anchor a powerful verse novel in which twelve-year-old Cass copes with her dad’s...
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