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Review of I’ll Say Goodbye
I’ll Say Goodbye by Pam Zollman; illus. by Frances IvesPrimary Eerdmans 40 pp. g3/22 978-0-8028-5499-5 $17.99“It’s not fair. I never got to say goodbye.” This first-person account of bereavement is narrated by a child helping to care for a beloved uncle who is undergoing cancer treatment. When Uncle Mike is...
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Review of Telling Stories Wrong
Telling Stories Wrong by Gianni Rodari; illus. by Beatrice Alemagna; trans. from Italian by Antony ShugaarPrimary Enchanted Lion 40 pp. g6/22 978-1-59270-360-9 $17.95“Once upon a time, there was a girl who was called Little Yellow Riding Hood.” “No, red!” “…Her mother said: Now go to Aunt Hildegard’s house and take...
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Review of Alone like Me
Alone like Me by Rebecca Evans; illus. by the authorPrimary Schwartz/Random 40 pp. g4/22 978-0-593-18192-8 $17.99Library ed. 978-0-593-18193-5 $20.99e-book ed. 978-0-593-18194-2 $10.99Life becomes challenging for Liling after her family moves from the rural mountains to a crowded city in China. Without new hùko˘u (residency) papers, she can’t go to school,...
Review of From the Tops of the Trees
From the Tops of the Trees by Kao Kalia Yang; illus. by Rachel Wada Primary, Intermediate Carolrhoda 32 pp. g 10/21 978-1-5415-8130-2 $17.99 “Father, is all of the world a refugee camp?” In sensitive and empowering words, Yang speaks about historical truths and shares her own childhood story with readers. Born...
Review of Playing at the Border: A Story of Yo-Yo Ma
Playing at the Border: A Story of Yo-Yo Ma by Joanna Ho; illus. by Teresa Martinez Primary, Intermediate Harper/HarperCollins 40 pp. g 9/21 978-0-06-299454-7 $17.99 “Feet planted on the soil of one nation, eyes gazing at the shores of another,” runs the refrain of this book, which uses one incident...
Review of My Tree
My Tree by Hope Lim; illus. by Il Sung Na Primary Porter/Holiday 32 pp. g 5/21 978-0-8234-4338-3 $18.99 e-book ed. 978-0-8234-5055-8 $11.99 A young boy from Korea moves to America and finds a “tall, crooked, quiet” old plum tree in his new backyard that reminds him of his persimmon tree...
Review of Grandpa Across the Ocean
Grandpa Across the Ocean by Hyewon Yum; illus. by the author Preschool Abrams 40 pp. g 4/21 978-1-4197-4225-5 $16.99 e-book ed. 978-1-64700-312-8 $15.29 A young Korean American boy travels across the ocean to visit his grandfather in South Korea. Everything is strange there. “It smells strange. It sounds strange.” Grandpa...
Review of I Dream of Popo
I Dream of Popo by Livia Blackburne; illus. by Julia Kuo Primary Roaring Brook 40 pp. g 1/21 978-1-250-24931-9 $18.99 e-book ed. 978-1-250-81995-6 $10.99 The protagonist of this emotion-filled story is a little girl in Taiwan who loves her popo, or grandmother. She dreams with Popo, walks with her in...
Review of Wishes
Wishes by Mượn Thị Văn; illus. by Victo Ngai Primary Orchard/Scholastic 40 pp. g 5/21 978-1-338-30589-0 $18.99 A little girl living in an unsafe place watches her grandfather out the window. “The night wished it was quieter,” reads the text. With a page-turn: “The bag wished it was deeper,” as...
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