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Review of The Gale

The Gale by Mo Yan; illus. by Zhu Chengliang; adapted by Xiaoxiao Guan; trans. from Chinese by Ying-Hwa Hu Primary, Intermediate    Simon    40 pp. 8/24    9781665930628    $18.99 e-book ed.  9781665930635    $10.99 In this moving, bittersweet picture-book debut by a Nobel Prize–winning Chinese author, a child learns an important lesson about...

Review of Noodles on a Bicycle

Noodles on a Bicycle by Kyo Maclear; illus. by Gracey Zhang Preschool, Primary    Random House Studio/Random    40 pp. 8/24    9780593706084    $18.99 Library ed.  9780593706091    $21.99 e-book ed.  9780593706107    $10.99 The creators of The Big Bath House (rev. 11/21) take readers back to Japan, this time for a wild bicycle ride...

Review of Over and Under the Wetland

Over and Under the Wetland by Kate Messner; illus. by Christopher Silas Neal Primary    Chronicle    56 pp. 8/24    9781797210872    $18.99 Messner and Neal’s seventh contribution to their long-running series (most recently Over and Under the Canyon, rev. 11/21) follows a child and nature-savvy grandmother into a cypress swamp. The boardwalk...

Review of Show Up and Vote

Show Up and Vote by Ani DiFranco; illus. by Rachelle Baker Preschool, Primary    Rise/Penguin Workshop    48 pp. 8/24    9780593383773    $18.99 e-book ed.  9780593753798    $10.99 On a rainy November day, a young girl goes with her mother to their neighborhood polling place. Along the way, the girl’s mother explains that voting...

Review of ¡Vamos!: Let’s Celebrate Halloween and Día de los Muertos

¡Vamos!: Let’s Celebrate Halloween and Día de los Muertos [World of ¡Vamos!] by Raúl the Third; illus. by the author; color by Elaine Bay Preschool, Primary    Versify/HarperCollins    48 pp. 7/24    9780063277137    $16.99 Little Lobo, Bernabé, and friends, some dressed as other characters from the series, go trick-or-treating on ­Halloween night,...

Review of Are You Small?

Are You Small? by Mo Willems; illus. by the author Preschool, Primary    Union Square    32 pp. 6/24    9781454951452    $17.99 The child with the purple circle head and stick limbs from Are You Big? (rev. 1/24) again ponders size in this companion concept book. Asking the titular question, an unseen narrator...

Review of The Day We Got Lost

The Day We Got Lost by Faith Pray; illus. by the authorPreschool, Primary    Little, Brown    40 pp.8/24    9780316541176    $18.99A chaotic household tries to reset by heading out for a forest hike. It’s hard to enjoy the serenity of nature, though, when no one will help Mom, Grandpa keeps telling old...

Review of Thank You

Thank You by Jarvis; illus. by the author Preschool, Primary    Candlewick    32 pp. 8/24    9781536235869    $17.99 One of the earliest niceties we often aim to instill in young children is the importance of saying “thank you.” In this joyful and earnest picture book, however, the phrase simply bubbles up from...

Review of The Mango Tree / La mata de mango

The Mango Tree / La mata de mango by Edel Rodriguez; illus. by the author Preschool, Primary    Abrams    48 pp. 6/24    9781419745867    $18.99 e-book ed.  9798887073736    $17.09 In this wordless picture book, two boys make a mango tree (or mata de mango) their hideout — napping, eating juicy mangos, and...
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