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Review of Fast Cheetah, Slow Tortoise: Poems of Animal Opposites

Fast Cheetah, Slow Tortoise: Poems of Animal Opposites by Bette Westera; illus. by Mies van Hout; trans. from Dutch by David ColmerPrimary    Eerdmans    40 pp.9/24    9780802856357    $18.99e-book ed.  9781467468657    $18.99This quirky, inviting picture book–length poetry collection acts as a visual dictionary of opposites. Sixteen pairs of animals are presented on...

Review of Grace Notes: Poems About Families

Grace Notes: Poems About Families by Naomi Shihab Nye Middle School, High School    Greenwillow    240 pp. 5/24    9780062691873    $19.99 e-book ed.  9780062691897    $11.99 Nye’s (most recently Everything Comes Next, rev. 1/21) latest collection of free verse poems is divided into two parts: “No Age Is Empty” and “Sometimes We Need...

Review of Windsongs: Poems About Weather

Windsongs: Poems About Weather by Douglas Florian; illus. by the authorPreschool, Primary    Beach Lane/Simon    48 pp.5/24     9781665937726    $18.99e-book ed.  9781665937733    $10.99Kids are often hyper-aware of such natural phenomena as thunder, lightning, and snow, so a collection of twenty engaging, informative poems about weather is likely to be a hit. Here...

Review of Sometimes I Feel like an Oak

Sometimes I Feel like an Oak by Danielle Daniel; illus. by Jackie TraversePrimary    Groundwood    32 pp.4/24    9781773066981    $19.99e-book ed.  9781773066998    $16.99Daniel’s (Sometimes I Feel like a Fox; Sometimes I Feel like a River) latest offering invites readers to commune with trees. Short first-person verses assign attributes to twelve different trees...

Review of Home

Home by Isabelle Simler; illus. by the author; trans. from French by Vineet Lal Primary, Intermediate    Eerdmans    64 pp. 3/24    9780802856203    $18.99 e-book ed.  9781467467544    $18.99 Simler takes on the perspectives of twenty-seven creatures who share the intricacies of their homes in this eye-catching French import. Each entry features a...

Review of Black Girl You Are Atlas

Black Girl You Are Atlas by Renée Watson; illus. by Ekua HolmesMiddle School, High School    Kokila/Penguin    96 pp.2/24    9780593461709    $18.99e-book ed.  9780593461716    $10.99This poetry collection masterfully encapsulates Watson’s experience of Black girlhood and womanhood. Through an array of poetic styles, she weaves together her personal reflections, celebrating the multifaceted nature...

Review of Climbing the Volcano: A Journey in Haiku

Climbing the Volcano: A Journey in Haiku by Curtis Manley; illus. by Jennifer K. MannPrimary    Porter/Holiday    40 pp.1/24    9780823451661    $18.99e-book ed.  9780823457458    $11.99Manley offers a child’s point of view of a day-long hike up a mountain (identified in the back matter as the South Sister in Oregon’s Cascade Mountain Range)....

Review of What You Need to Be Warm

What You Need to Be Warm by Neil Gaiman; illus. by various artists Primary, Intermediate    Quill Tree/HarperCollins    32 pp. 10/23    9780063358089    $18.99 e-book ed.  9780063358102    $12.99 Gaiman, who serves as a Goodwill Ambassador for the UN Refugee Agency, used social media to ask people about their memories of being warm,...

Review of At the Poles

At the Poles by David Elliott; illus. by Ellen RooneyPrimary    Candlewick    40 pp.10/23    9781536205992    $18.99That paragon of poetic pith Elliott (In the Woods, rev. 3/20; and others) returns with another winning entry. Here his focus is on animals of the Polar Regions, from emperor penguins in Antarctica, through two species...
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