Book Reviews
Outdoor play can double as an opportunity for learning about the natural world. These four nonfiction picture books may inspire readers to look more closely at the wildlife in their own neighborhoods.In Handle with Care: An Unusual Butterfly Journey, author Loree Griffin Burns explores the life cycle of butterflies alongside...
Dogs, cats, and…a sloth. These picture books showcase the comfort, companionship, aggravation, upheaval, and education that pets can bring into a family's life.In Karen Stanton's Monday, Wednesday, and Every Other Weekend, Henry and his dog Pomegranate live with Mama on Mondays, Wednesdays, and alternating weekends and with Papa the rest...
Jake at Gymnasticsby Rachel Isadora; illus. by the authorPreschool Paulsen/Penguin 32 pp.6/14 978-0-399-16048-6 $14.99 gAs she did with Bea at Ballet (rev. 7/12), Isadora shows a group of roly-poly toddlers enjoying a beginning class, this time in gymnastics, with an Asian American boy as the focus. Teachers Dave and Toshi...
Thank You, Octopusby Darren Farrell; illus. by the authorPreschool Dial 40 pp.6/14 978-0-8037-3438-8 $16.99 g“Bedtime, ahoy,” Octopus declares. His young shipmate isn’t thrilled. “Aw pickles.” Doting Octopus knows that a warm bath, cozy jammies, and a favorite story can help make the end-of-the-day transition easier, and he’s all prepared —...
All Different Now: Juneteenth, the First Day of Freedomby Angela Johnson;
illus. by E. B. LewisPrimary Simon 40 pp.5/14 978-0-689-87376-8 $17.99e-book ed. 978-1-4814-0647-5 $10.99Juneteenth — commemorating June 19th, 1865, the date slaves in Texas finally learned of their emancipation — is a day of celebration for many African Americans. In...
A lyrical bedtime reverie; an open-only-at-night library run by a little librarian; a toddler's pre-dawn escapades; and a kooky bedtime cruise: four new picture books help smooth the way from daytime activity to bedtime quiet.Simona Mulazzani's lush folk art in cozy nighttime colors lends a magical, drowsy atmosphere to Giovanna...
Gastonby Kelly DiPucchio;
illus. by Christian RobinsonPreschool, Primary Atheneum 40 pp.6/14 978-1-4424-5102-5 $16.99 ge-book ed. 978-1-4424-5103-2 $12.99Bumptious Gaston looms over his elegant poodle sisters Fi-Fi, Foo-Foo, and Ooh-La-La; they’re “no bigger than teacups,” but he’s “the size of a teapot.” Like a good twenty-first-century parent, Mrs. Poodle praises her well-mannered...
Rules of Summerby Shaun Tan; illus. by the authorPrimary Levine/Scholastic 56 pp.5/14 978-0-545-63912-5 $18.99 g“This is what I learned last summer: Never leave a red sock on the clothesline. Never eat the last olive at a party. Never drop your jar.” The narrator enumerates...
The Tree House that Jack Builtby Bonnie Verburg;
illus. by Mark TeaguePrimary Orchard/Scholastic 32 pp.5/14 978-0-439-85338-5 $17.99 gThis version of the old cumulative rhyme “The House that Jack Built” grabs kids right from the start: the cover shows a small boy waving from one of many balconies in a multilevel...
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