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Reviews of the 2026 Caldecott Medal Winners
Winner Fireworks by Matthew Burgess; illus. by Cátia Chien Preschool, Primary Clarion/HarperCollins 48 pp. 5/25 9780063216723 $19.99 Two young siblings, who serve as narrators, enjoy an eventful summer day that ends with an epic fireworks display. The story begins with them greeting the morning and eating their breakfast with chopsticks...
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Review of Bittersweet: Based on the True Tale of the Berlin Candy Bombers
Bittersweet: Based on the True Tale of the Berlin Candy Bombers by Christy Mandin; illus. by the authorPrimary McElderry 40 pp.10/25 9781665960588 $19.99Mandin takes a child-centered approach to exploring postwar deprivation and recovery in this picture book about the Berlin Airlift. Hilda, a (fictional) German child, lives in West Berlin...
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Review of At the Edge of Lost
At the Edge of Lost by Martha BrockenbroughIntermediate, Middle School Scholastic 240 pp.10/25 9781546125020 $18.99e-book ed. 9781546125044 $17.99Ever since the COVID-19 pandemic, Caleb has been averse to change. So when his parents, who work for the State Department, get a new posting in Vietnam, Caleb successfully lobbies to stay in...
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Review of Don’t Eat Eustace
Don’t Eat Eustace by Lian Cho; illus. by the authorPrimary Harper/HarperCollins 48 pp.10/25 9780063321847 $19.99Bear’s life as a lighthouse keeper is marked by solitude and routine; each day their chores culminate in eating breakfast (alone) and heading to the shore for a little fishing. This morning’s catch of the day,...
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Review of Ablaze: The Story of America’s First Female Smokejumper
Ablaze: The Story of America’s First Female Smokejumper by Jessica Lawson; illus. by Sarah GonzalesPrimary Viking 40 pp.7/25 9780593463659 $18.99e-book ed. 9780593463666 $10.99Lawson’s lyrical picture-book biography of change-making wildland firefighter Deanne Shulman opens with an anecdote from Shulman’s childhood that foreshadows her future vocation. The young girl, an avid hiker...
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Review of The Glass Pyramid: A Story of the Louvre Museum and Architect I. M. Pei
The Glass Pyramid: A Story of the Louvre Museum and Architect I. M. Pei by Jeanne Walker Harvey; illus. by Khoa LePrimary, Intermediate Atheneum 40 pp.5/25 9781665953337 $19.99e-book ed. 9781665953344 $10.99Harvey focuses on one pivotal project in I. M. Pei’s (1917–2019) career to vividly document the ways in which the...
In and around the sea
Here are six nonfiction picture books for the marine maven in your life. For more, see our Five Questions interview with Michelle Cusolito and Jessica Lanan about In the World of Whales, and the Animals--Marine animals tag in the Guide/Reviews Database. The Secret Life of a Sea Turtle by Maddalena...
Review of Our Lake
Our Lake by Angie Kang; illus. by the author Primary Kokila/Penguin 40 pp. 3/25 9780593698235 $19.99 e-book ed. 9780593698242 $10.99 At the start of this bittersweet ode to the enduring bonds of family, the unnamed young narrator and “Brother” embark on a summer outing, hiking to a jewel-like lake complete...
Learning from each other
A new school year can mean new friendships…and it can also mean new worries. Here are eight picture books with social-emotional learning themes that new and returning learners may find helpful or reassuring when starting school (or at any other time). For more on first days of school everywhere, see...
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Review of Warm and Fuzzy
Warm and Fuzzy by Scott Rothman; illus. by Brian WonPreschool, Primary Tundra 40 pp.4/25 9781774884423 $18.99e-book ed. 9781774884430 $10.99The book’s title might evoke comforting emotions, but (on the surface, at least) it refers to the central characters. Warm is a Bigfoot-like beast with a gap-toothed smile; Fuzzy, Warm’s diminutive companion,...
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