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Review of Recess
Recess by Lane Smith; illus. by the author; design by Molly Leach Primary Abrams 40 pp. 7/25 9781419776892 $19.99 e-book ed. 9798887074047 $17.99 At Freedom Elementary School, students tackle reading, writing, and math, but as the narrator wryly notes, sometimes they “need a break from all that fun, right?” Enter...
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Review of A Stickler Christmas
A Stickler Christmas by Lane Smith; illus. by the author; design by Molly LeachPrimary Random House Studio/Random 40 pp.10/24 9780593815281 $18.99Library ed. 9780593815298 $21.99e-book ed. 9780593815304 $10.99Optimistic creature Stickler (Stickler Loves the World, rev. 9/23) is naturally now spreading yuletide cheer. “This Christmas, Stickler knew just what to give everyone.”...
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Review of Stickler Loves the World
Stickler Loves the World by Lane Smith; illus. by the author; design by Molly LeachPreschool, Primary Random House Studio/Random 40 pp.8/23 9780593649831 $18.99Library ed. 9780593649848 $21.99e-book ed. 9780593649855 $10.99Smith (A Gift for Nana, rev. 5/22) again explores a world of friendly monsters, talking animals, and personified inanimate objects, here celebrating...
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Review of A Gift for Nana
A Gift for Nana by Lane Smith; illus. by the author; design by Molly LeachPrimary Random House Studio 40 pp. g5/22 978-0-593-43033-0 $18.99Library ed. 978-0-593-43034-7 $21.99e-book ed. 978-0-593-43035-4 $10.99This tenderhearted adventure follows young Rabbit through a series of fanciful encounters in search of the “perfect gift” for his grandmother. Rabbit...
A House That Once Was
How do you feel when a multi–Caldecott Honor winner creates a Caldecott-worthy book? Personally, I go through a series of different stages. You know. Denial. Morbid curiosity. Conversion. Proselytizing. At least that’s what happened when I took a deep dive into A House That Once Was by Julie Fogliano, illustrated...
A Perfect Day
Lane Smith’s A Perfect Day was released early this year (February) and is a book that has made an appearance on multiple Caldecott prediction lists throughout the year. It’s a story that, from a pedagogical point of view (I was trained as a school librarian, so I can’t help it),...
Hbook Podcast 1.21 - There Is a Tribe of Kids
Podcast the 21st in which Roger and Siân talk about Lane Smith's There Is a Tribe of Kids, Siân actually considers the idea of a library not carrying the Harry Potter books, and Roger expresses a strong opinion about vampirism.Books we talk aboutLane Smith, There Is a Tribe of Kids and It's a...
Spring 2015 Publishers’ Preview: Five Questions for Lane Smith
This interview originally appeared in the March/April 2015 Horn Book Magazine as part of the Spring Publishers’ Preview, a semiannual advertising supplement that allows participating publishers a chance to each highlight a book from its current list. They choose the books; we ask the questions.Sponsored byPicture-book master Lane Smith moves...
Kid Sheriff and the Terrible Toads
As I sit here typing, I am staring at a poster for last year’s Caldecott winner, Brian Floca's Locomotive. Would the committee that honored that wonderful book have given the time of day to the utter silliness that is Kid Sheriff and the Terrible Toads?Of course, I have no idea....
Abe Lincoln's Dream
First, an aside: I meant to talk about this one in November, but forgot. I forgot because a certain second grade picture book hoarder (she knows who she is) absconded with this and about eight other newish books. So, true to form, I am Down To The Wire on this...
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