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Review of Fast Cheetah, Slow Tortoise: Poems of Animal Opposites
Fast Cheetah, Slow Tortoise: Poems of Animal Opposites by Bette Westera; illus. by Mies van Hout; trans. from Dutch by David Colmer Primary Eerdmans 40 pp. 9/24 9780802856357 $18.99 e-book ed. 9781467468657 $18.99 This quirky, inviting picture book–length poetry collection acts as a visual dictionary of opposites. Sixteen pairs of...
Review of The Doll Test: Choosing Equality
The Doll Test: Choosing Equality by Carole Boston Weatherford; illus. by David Elmo Cooper Primary Carolrhoda 32 pp. 11/24 9781728477930 $18.99 This powerful picture book brings to life the essential research of psychologists Kenneth and Mamie Clark, whose work significantly influenced the fight against segregation, having concluded that “school segregation...
Review of Still Sal
Still Sal by Kevin Henkes; illus. by the author Primary Greenwillow 256 pp. 10/24 9780063389625 $18.99 e-book ed. 9780063389649 $9.99 Sal Miller is six. Her life is changing so much that she tells Papa, “I’m not Sal anymore,” after her two-year-old sister, Poppy, moves into her bedroom. Sal “was a...
Review of Meena's Saturday
Meena’s Saturday by Kusum Mepani; illus. by Yasmeen Ismail Primary Kokila/Penguin 40 pp. 10/24 9780593110317 $18.99 e-book ed. 9780593110324 $10.99 This captivating ode to weekly gatherings of friends and extended family brims with affection for foods, activities, and traditions shared by a loving, large group crowded together in the narrator’s...
Review of Love Is Hard Work: The Art and Heart of Corita Kent
Love Is Hard Work: The Art and Heart of Corita Kent by Dan Paley; illus. by Victoria Tentler-Krylov Primary, Intermediate Candlewick 40 pp. 11/24 9781536220322 $18.99 It only takes a “little heart” to make a big impact, and so tells the story of artist and religious sister Corita Kent (1918–1986)....
Review of The Judgment of Yoyo Gold
The Judgment of Yoyo Gold by Isaac Blum High School Philomel 304 pp. 10/24 9780593525852 $19.99 e-book ed. 9780593525876 $10.99 In this coming-of-age novel set in an insular Orthodox Jewish community (adjacent to the one in The Life and Crimes of Hoodie Rosen, rev. 11/22), Yocheved “Yoyo” Gold is the...
Review of Chooch Helped
Chooch Helped by Andrea L. Rogers; illus. by Rebecca Lee Kunz Preschool, Primary Levine/Levine Querido 48 pp. 10/24 9781646144549 $18.99 Narrator Sissy’s little brother Chooch is two and wants to help. When Elisi (grandmother) paints a mural, Chooch helps. When Etsi (mother) sews pucker-toe moccasins, he helps. When Etlogi (aunt)...
Review of Halfway There: A Graphic Memoir of Self-Discovery
Halfway There: A Graphic Memoir of Self-Discovery by Christine Mari; illus. by the author High School LB Ink/Little, Brown 304 pp. 10/24 9780316416658 $24.99 Paper ed. 9780316416726 $17.99 e-book ed. 9780316416825 $9.99 A Japanese American author-illustrator describes her inner journey to find herself while taking an actual journey to Japan....
Review of Beti and the Little Round House
Beti and the Little Round House by Atinuke; illus. by Emily Hughes Primary Candlewick 128 pp. 10/24 9781536225181 $18.99 Fans of Atinuke’s beloved chapter-book series know that Anna Hibiscus “lives in Africa. Amazing Africa” and Too-Small Tola “lives in Lagos, unbelievable Lagos.” Now we meet protagonist Beti, who lives with...
Review of A Sleepless Night
A Sleepless Night by Micaela Chirif; illus. by Joaquín Camp; trans. from Spanish by Jordan Landsman Primary Transit 48 pp. 9/24 9798893389050 $19.95 In this vibrant and absurdist Argentinian import, young Elisa cries so loudly that her narrator sibling says she sounds “like a fire truck instead of a baby,”...
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