Book Reviews
Toto by Hyewon Yum; illus. by the author Primary Porter/Holiday 40 pp. 1/25 9780823453894 $18.99 e-book ed. 9780823462322 $11.99 “Toto” isn’t the young protagonist’s name but rather what she calls the large birthmark on her forehead. Opening lines read, “Sometimes I wonder how I would look without Toto.” Despite loving...
To See an Owl by Matthew Cordell; illus. by the author Primary Random House Studio/Random 40 pp. 1/25 9780593649893 $18.99 Library ed. 9780593649909 $21.99 e-book ed. 9780593649916 $8.99 This picture book’s front matter offers an immediate hook: “When will I find you?” Narrator Janie, a young birder with a particular...
How to Pee Your Pants: The Right Way by Rachel Michelle Wilson; illus. by the author Primary Feiwel 32 pp. 10/24 9781250910172 $18.99 e-book ed. 9781250405449 $11.99 In this nonjudgmental, laid-back, and very funny picture book, a bespectacled young penguin demonstrates how to cope with a potty accident at school:...
Tove and the Island with No Address by Lauren Soloy; illus. by the author Primary Tundra 48 pp. 10/24 9781774883150 $18.99 e-book ed. 9781774883167 $10.99 In this fitting homage to beloved Finnish author Tove Jansson, a girl named Tove travels to a rustic island with her family, as they do...
The Midnight Panther by Poonam Mistry; illus. by the author Primary Candlewick Studio 48 pp. 10/24 9781536238716 $18.99 A gentle panther loves the forest, but he’s afraid to scale the tall trees and feels different from the other majestic cats. He admires Tiger’s bold stripes, Lion’s bright mane, and Leopard’s...
How We Share Cake by Kim Hyo-eun; illus. by the author; trans. from Korean by Deborah Smith Preschool, Primary Scribble 56 pp. 10/24 9781957363851 $19.95 In this clever, humorous Korean import, a young girl describes how she and her two brothers and two sisters share things fairly. Snacks are divided...
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Review of Safe Crossing
Safe Crossing by Kari Percival; illus. by the authorPrimary Chronicle 48 pp.1/25 9781797214566 $18.99Why do amphibians cross a dark, perilous road? To lay their eggs, of course. But sometimes they need help. In the middle of the night, a biracial family dons rain gear over PJs, gathers equipment, and joins...
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Review of Rose Weaves a Garden
Rose Weaves a Garden by Rashin Kheiriyeh; illus. by the authorPrimary Schwartz/Random 40 pp.4/25 9780593705100 $18.99Library ed. 9780593705117 $21.99e-book ed. 9780593705124 $10.99Rose’s grandfather is a rug weaver, working mornings in a factory and weaving in the afternoon for friends and family on his at-home loom. Rose loves watching Baba joon’s...
Springtime Storks: A Migration Love Story by Carol Joy Munro; illus. by Chelsea O’ByrnePrimary Minerva/Astra 40 pp.12/24 9781662651212 $18.99e-book ed. 9781662651229 $11.99This moving tale of two storks begins when one of them, Katerina, who narrates the story, is shot from the sky and falls to the fields below. A farmer...
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