Book Reviews
Monsters in the Moonlight: A Yalda Night Adventure by Sina Merabian; illus. by the author Preschool, Primary Simon 40 pp. 12/25 9781534496842 $19.99 Two impish divs’ (monsters) mission is to make Yalda night, the winter solstice, “as dark and cold as can be.” Knowing humans always ruin the night with...
The Street Where Santa Lives by Harriet Howe; illus. by Julia Christians Preschool, Primary Tiger Tales 40 pp. 9/25 9781664300750 $18.99 When a man with a white beard moves into the unnamed narrator’s busy, diverse neighborhood, only she believes he’s Santa. He becomes a fixture, raising rabbits and opening a...
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Review of The Birds of Christmas
The Birds of Christmas by Olivia Armstrong; illus. by Mira Miroslavova Preschool, Primary Eerdmans 40 pp. 8/25 9780802856470 $18.99 One cold night, Raven receives a celestial command: inform his fellow birds that “a child has been born…the Prince of Peace.” All flock to the stable with gifts: a lullaby from...
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Review of Candy Corn Christmas!
Candy Corn Christmas! by Jonathan Fenske; illus. by the author Primary Little Simon 40 pp. 9/25 9781665973663 $10.99 “They were the candy time forgot. / They did not mold. / They did not rot.” When leftover candy corn get a whiff of Christmas, they want in on the action. “They...
The Mouse Who Loved Latkes by Joy Nelkin Wieder; illus. by the author Preschool, Primary Kar-Ben 32 pp. 10/25 9798765644249 $19.99 e-book ed. 9798765675540 $9.99 Mouse C.J. (short for Colby Jack) is worried when the Katz family (a family of cats) moves into the apartment he inhabits. After enticing smells...
Dasher and the Polar Bear by Matt Tavares; illus. by the author Primary Candlewick 40 pp. 9/25 9781536236316 $18.99 Reindeer Dasher is back for a third time (most recently Dasher Can’t Wait for Christmas, rev. 11/23), here befriending a polar bear named George while enjoying the northern lights. Dasher tries...
The Book of Candles: Eight Poems for Hanukkah by Laurel Snyder; illus. by Leanne Hatch Primary Clarion/HarperCollins 40 pp. 9/25 9780063278141 $19.99 Snyder offers a poem and a “thought” for each night of Hanukkah, relatably emphasizing the ways the holiday intertwines with everyday life (more so, as an author’s note...
Construction Site Hanukkah Lights: A Hanukkah Lift-the-Flap Book [Goodnight, Construction Site] by Sherri Duskey Rinker; illus. by Shawna J. C. Tenney Preschool Chronicle 16 pp. 9/25 9781797226743 $12.99 The construction vehicles (Construction Site: Merry and Bright, rev. 11/21, and many others) are back, this time in a Hanukkah-themed lift-the-flap board...
Lost and Found Hanukkah by Joy Preble; illus. by Lisa Anchin Primary Chronicle 40 pp. 9/25 9781797216096 $17.99 Nate, who loves Hanukkah because “it’s always the same,” is sad about celebrating in a new apartment and without his menorah, which was lost in the family’s move. Visiting a Judaica store...
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