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Review of Sakina and the Uninvited Guests

Sakina and the Uninvited Guests by Zahra Marwan; illus. by the authorPrimary    Bloomsbury    40 pp.4/25    9781547613427    $18.99e-book ed.  9781547613434    $13.29When a sandstorm makes “the city orange—the sun like a tangerine, the waves like clementine peels,” Sakina and her mother spend the day at a museum. While her mother is moved...

Review of A Book of Maps for You

A Book of Maps for You by Lourdes Heuer; illus. by Maxwell Eaton IIIPrimary    Porter/Holiday    40 pp.4/25    9780823455706    $18.99e-book ed.  9780823462230    $11.99Narrated in the style of a personalized guidebook, the story unfolds as a series of maps, introducing a child to a new home and its environs within a vibrant...

Review of Wind Watchers

Wind Watchers by Micha Archer; illus. by the authorPreschool, Primary    Paulsen/Penguin    32 pp.3/25    9780593616550    $18.99e-book ed.  9780593616567    $10.99Three children experience the invisible power of the wind over the course of a year. The children—eyes upward, dark hair flowing against an expansive blue sky—begin with a direct question to Wind itself:...

Review of Afloat

Afloat by Kirli Saunders; illus. by Freya BlackwoodPrimary    Levine/Levine Querido    32 pp.3/25    9781646145072    $18.99Saunders, a member of the Gunai people, writes about weaving, water, and wisdom in this picture book first published in Australia. The spare and straightforward text describes yarning, which can refer both to fiber arts and to...

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...
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