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Review of Head Full of Clouds

Head Full of Clouds by Joanne Schwartz; illus. by Afsaneh SaneiPrimary    Tundra    40 pp.3/25    9781774881613    $18.99e-book ed.  9781774881620    $10.99A contemplative, inviting second-person text and playfully surreal illustrations capture the nature of dreams and the magic of the real world. One morning a child wakes up with “a little leftover piece...

Review of The Gift of the Great Buffalo

The Gift of the Great Buffalo by Carole Lindstrom; illus. by Aly McKnightPrimary, Intermediate    Bloomsbury    40 pp.2/25    9781547606887    $18.99e-book ed.  9781547606979    $13.29Rose, her oshiimeyan (younger sister), and their parents gather with other Métis families for the biannual buffalo hunt. This time will be different both because Rose’s pa is one...

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...

Review of When I Hear Spirituals

When I Hear Spirituals by Cheryl Willis Hudson; illus. by London LaddPrimary, Intermediate    Holiday    40 pp.1/25    9780823453801    $18.99e-book ed.  9780823462193    $11.99Hudson introduces young readers to the African American spiritual through descriptions of a young girl’s emotions and associations accompanied by relevant spiritual verses. “When I hear spirituals, / They make...

Review of Your Farm | Your Forest | Your Island

Your Farm by Jon Klassen; illus. by the author Preschool    Candlewick    24 pp. 2/25    9781536230826    $8.99 e-book ed.  9781536242416    $8.99 ★ Your Forest by Jon Klassen; illus. by the author Preschool    Candlewick    24 pp. 2/25    9781536230833    $8.99 e-book ed.  9781536242430    $8.99 ★ Your Island by Jon Klassen; illus. by the...

Review of Toto

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...

Review of To See an Owl

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...

Review of How to Pee Your Pants: The Right Way

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:...

Review of Tove and the Island with No Address

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...
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