Book Reviews
A Dragon Called Spark: A Hanukkah Story by Lily Murray; illus. by Kirsti Beautyman Primary Kalaniot 32 pp. 9/25 9781962011099 $19.99 Eva is new in town, and as Hanukkah approaches, she hasn’t made friends…but she does have a dragon. Spark is lonely and needs a dragon friend, but “that would...
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Review of The Muttcracker
The Muttcracker by Anna Kemp; illus. by Sara Ogilvie Preschool, Primary Simon 32 pp. 9/25 9781665981033 $19.99 Bulldog Biff (Dogs Don’t Do Ballet) and his owner, our exuberantly voiced narrator, are cast as bonbons in The Nutcracker. It’s a disappointment—Biff especially wanted to be the Sugar Plum Fairy—but when a...
Steam Train, Dream Train: Next Stop, Christmas! by Sherri Duskey Rinker; illus. by AG Ford Preschool, Primary Chronicle 40 pp. 10/25 9781797227030 $18.99 The train and animal crew from Steam Train, Dream Train return to spread Christmas magic. Dressed in holiday attire, the workers ride atop the flying train one...
The Giving Flower: The Story of the Poinsettia by Alda P. Dobbs; illus. by Emily Mendoza Primary Sourcebooks Jabberwocky 40 pp. 9/25 9781728297811 $18.99 This engaging botanical history of the ubiquitous holiday plant begins in southwest Mexico where what we now call poinsettias grew wild. In the fourteenth century, the...
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Review of Family Feast!
Family Feast! by Carole Boston Weatherford; illus. by Frank Morrison Preschool, Primary Crown 32 pp. 9/25 9780593898291 $18.99 Library ed. 9780593898307 $21.99 e-book ed. 9780593898314 $6.99 “Tastes like home when family meet; / a bond so warm, so strong, so sweet.” These lines are repeated throughout this inviting book about...
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Review of The Old Sleigh
The Old Sleigh by Jarrett Pumphrey and Jerome Pumphrey; illus. by the authors Primary Norton 48 pp. 11/25 9781324054122 $18.99 The titular sleigh traverses snow-covered hills in all types of weather to deliver firewood. A man and a boy chop wood and load it onto the sleigh for delivery to...
Interrupting Chicken Saves the Nutcracker by David Ezra Stein; illus. by the author Primary Candlewick 48 pp. 9/25 9781536207798 $18.99 In her fourth series entry, the “little red chicken” goes to see The Nutcracker with Papa. Despite his attempts to dissuade her, she can’t keep herself from interrupting the performance...
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Review of Hap-Pea Holidays
Hap-Pea Holidays by Keith Baker; illus. by the author Preschool Beach Lane/Simon 24 pp. 9/25 9781665940283 $9.99 Baker’s cheery pea characters (and pea puns) are in fine form in this Christmas celebration. “Twinkly lights, lots and lots / (after untangling all the knots).” Decking the halls, front doors, and town,...
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Review of Gather Grateful
Gather Grateful by Megan Litwin; illus. by Alexandra Finkeldey Primary Candlewick 32 pp. 9/25 9781536233384 $18.99 “Colors change. Cold sweeps near. / The time for gathering is here.” Amidst a fall backdrop, animals such as bears, foxes, and rabbits prepare for winter. Finkeldey’s digitally finished gouache and acrylic ink illustrations...
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