Book Reviews
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Review of A Hatful of Dreams
A Hatful of Dreams by Bob Graham; illus. by the authorPrimary Candlewick 40 pp.11/25 9781536245042 $18.99This offering from picture-book master-builder Graham (recently The Concrete Garden, rev. 11/23) consists of two braided stories. The first is one of urban decay and restoration: black-and-white line drawings show us Five Mile Road, a...
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Review of We Go Slow
We Go Slow by Mariahadessa Ekere Tallie; illus. by Aaron BeckerPrimary Atheneum 32 pp.8/25 9781665950602 $19.99Once the rest of the family has rushed out the door, the young narrator and caregiver (possibly a grandfather) spend their day slowly wandering city streets noticing and appreciating the small details of each moment....
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Review of The Trickster Shadow
The Trickster Shadow by Mangeshig Pawis-Steckley; illus. by the authorPrimary Little, Brown 40 pp.10/25 9780316574518 $18.99Zoon has a trickster shadow that follows him everywhere, and he’s frequently blamed for its mischief: disrupting class, creating a mess in his room. Upset, Zoon seeks refuge with Nookomis (grandmother), who gives him a...
Field Trip to Dinosaur Valley by John Hare; illus. by the authorPreschool, Primary Ferguson/Holiday 40 pp.9/25 9780823459575 $18.99This fourth installment of the wordless picture book series (Field Trip to the Moon, rev. 9/19, and sequels) raises stakes even higher than previous excursions by delving into time travel—and dinosaurs. The story...
If We Were Dogs by Sophie Blackall; illus. by the authorPreschool, Primary Little, Brown 40 pp.9/25 9780316581721 $18.99In Blackall’s earlier picture book If I Was a Horse (rev. 9/23), a child imagines life as a spirited steed; activities include giving little sister a ride to school. In this clever follow-up,...
Flurry, Float, and Fly!: The Story of a Snowstorm by Laura Purdie Salas; illus. by Chiara FedelePreschool, Primary Bloomsbury 40 pp.11/25 9781547603503 $18.99Salas (Zap! Clap! Boom!: The Story of a Thunderstorm, rev. 1/21) turns her lyrical meteorological observations toward an impending snowstorm, as two children (and some forest animals) scan...
Buzz! Boom! Bang!: The Book of Sounds by Benjamin Gottwald; illus. by the authorPreschool, Primary NorthSouth 168 pp.9/25 9780735846036 $21.95This wordless picture book contains many pages and limitless potential for noise-making. “This book is meant to be read aloud!” quips an introduction that encourages readers to “make the sound that...
How Six Found Christmas by Trina Schart Hyman; illus. by the author Primary, Intermediate Holiday 32 pp. 10/25 9780823461929 $15.99 In this reissue of a classic fable (rev. 12/69), a girl who has never heard of Christmas heads into a snowy forest to search for it. There she meets five...
The Little Ghost Quilt’s Winter Surprise by Riel Nason; illus. by Byron Eggenschwiler Primary Tundra 48 pp. 8/25 9781774885376 $18.99 e-book ed. 9781774885383 $10.99 The main character from The Little Ghost Who Was a Quilt loves “flying outside in the wintertime.” Unfortunately, it is too cold for his ghost-sheet friends...
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