Book Reviews
Moon Song by Michaela Goade; illus. by the author Primary Little, Brown 40 pp. 10/25 9780316461634 $18.99 As a family goes to bed on a cold night, a young girl begins a story to ease her cousin to sleep. The tale unfolds as a walk through the world around them,...
To Activate Space Portal, Lift Here by Antoinette Portis; illus. by the author Preschool, Primary Porter/Holiday 56 pp. 10/25 9780823459858 $18.99 The opening spread of this meta intergalactic romp should entice viewers: a small orange square with a smaller black circle at its center sits in the middle of a...
The House That Floated by Guojing; illus. by the author Primary, Intermediate Random House Studio/Random 40 pp. 9/25 9780593709054 $18.99 Library ed. 9780593709061 $21.99 Guojing (The Flamingo, rev. 11/22; Oasis, rev. 3/25) presents a vivid wordless picture book about a family who lives in a small seaside cabin atop a...
Together, United [All Because You Matter] by Tami Charles; illus. by Bryan Collier Primary Orchard/Scholastic 40 pp. 9/25 9781338752052 $18.99 e-book ed. 9781546148562 $18.99 In this third installment of the affirming series (All Because You Matter, rev. 11/20; We Are Here, rev. 3/23), Charles’s evocative verse underscores a message of...
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Review of Floor It!
Floor It! by Bex Tobin Fine; illus. by Federico FabianiPreschool Random 40 pp.9/25 9780593904992 $18.99Library ed. 9780593905005 $21.99e-book ed. 9780593905012 $14.49“They honk their horn and start to zoom. / Baby’s on the move: Vroom vroom!” A zippy rhyming text and dynamic illustrations track this little speedster as they race through...
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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,...
A Pond, a Poet, and Three Pests by Caroline Adderson; illus. by Lauren TamakiPrimary Groundwood 32 pp.10/25 9781773068930 $19.99This multilayered picture book offers a whimsical interpretation of the famous haiku “Old Pond” by the master poet Matsuo Bashō (1644–1694) and celebrates nature and poetry with thoughtfulness and irony. After a...
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Review of The Family Tree
The Family Tree by Liz Garton Scanlon and Audrey Vernick; illus. by Fiona LeePrimary Beach Lane/Simon 48 pp.9/25 9781665948371 $19.99A tree starts out as a small green leafy growth peeking through the floorboards of young Penny’s kitchen. With nurturing from the family and dog Bo-Belly, it eventually grows through the...
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Review of Hogbert
Hogbert by Briony May Smith; illus. by the authorPreschool, Primary Candlewick 32 pp.9/25 9781536245035 $18.99Smith (A Practical Present for Philippa Pheasant, rev. 7/23) introduces another unlikely animal hero in piglet Hogbert, who gets lost while following a tasty trail of cherries, berries, and acorns on his first exploration of the...
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