Book Reviews
The Unexpected Lives of Ordinary Girls by J. Anderson CoatsMiddle School Atheneum 272 pp.9/25 9781665968614 $17.99In 1910 small-town Colorado, Stanislava’s plan for getting out of her Slovene immigrant community—going by the “American name” of Sylvia, concealing her heritage to avoid discrimination, and one day going to college—comes to an abrupt...
Cat Nap by Brian Lies; illus. by the authorPrimary Greenwillow 48 pp.9/25 9780062671288 $19.99An unusual game of cat-and-mouse takes place in this visually stunning and highly creative picture book. Kitten snoozes on the back of a couch until “something scritches, waking Kitten. A mouse? A MOUSE!” The mouse then climbs...
Lena the Chicken (but Really a Dinosaur!) by Linda Bailey; illus. by K-Fai SteelePreschool, Primary Tundra 56 pp.10/25 9781774880135 $18.99Sure, Lena has buff feathers, a red comb and wattle, and the manic, beady eyes that Steele (illustrator of the Lone Wolf series, rev. 7/25, and others) is so good at...
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,...
Just in Case: Saving Seeds in the Svalbard Global Seed Vault by Megan Clendenan; illus. by Brittany CicchesePrimary Charlesbridge 32 pp.10/25 9781623544805 $17.99Deep in the earth, protected by multiple sensors and systems, the Svalbard Global Seed Vault on an icy Arctic island ensures that the “priceless treasure” of more than...
Stella & Marigold: Mermaids and Mix-Ups by Annie Barrows; illus. by Sophie BlackallPrimary, Intermediate Chronicle 116 pp.9/25 9781797219714 $15.99Big sister Stella and little sister Marigold make a welcome return to the page with their own brand of sibling affection. The humor, energy, and poignancy of the first book (Stella &...
This Is Orange: A Field Trip Through Color by Rachel Poliquin; illus. by Julie MorstadPrimary, Intermediate Candlewick 48 pp.10/25 9781536230529 $18.99“We must begin with the orange.” Poliquin’s “field trip through color” kicks off with the “deliciously round and sweet” citrus fruit associated with the shade of the same name and...
A World Without Summer: A Volcano Erupts, a Creature Awakens, and the Sun Goes Out by Nicholas Day; illus. by Yas ImamuraIntermediate, Middle School Random House Studio/Random 304 pp.9/25 9780593643877 $19.99On April 10, 1815, on the small Indonesian island of Sumbawa, the volcano Tambora erupted with such explosive force that...
Outside In and the Inside Out: A Story About Arnold Lobel by Emmy Kastner; illus. by the authorPrimary Viking 40 pp.9/25 9780593692509 $18.99This picture-book biography of Arnold Lobel (1933–1987), which somewhat mimics the look of Lobel’s Frog and Toad series, explores his life through the lens of things that inspired...
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