Book Reviews
Spanish Is the Language of My Family by Michael Genhart; illus. by John ParraPrimary Porter/Holiday 40 pp.7/23 9780823450046 $18.99e-book ed. 9780823455454 $11.99Spanish ed. 9780823454464 $18.99Genhart highlights the love between a grandson and his abuela through their connection with the Spanish language. Narrator Manolo signs up to compete in his school’s...
Penny & Pip by Candace Fleming; illus. by Eric RohmannPreschool Dlouhy/Atheneum 40 pp.6/23 9781665913317 $18.99e-book ed. 9781665913324 $10.99Rohmann returns to the natural history museum setting of his debut, Time Flies, but this outing is far cozier than that 1995 Caldecott Honor Book. It’s just as fanciful, though. Penny, a brown-skinned...
In the Night Garden by Carin Berger; illus. by the authorPreschool, Primary Porter/Holiday 40 pp.7/23 9780823449866 $18.99e-book ed. 9780823455379 $11.99Berger’s (Finding Spring, rev. 1/15) soothing, rhythmic text guides readers through the wonders of a garden at night, directly addressing them in hushed tones: “If you are very patient and very...
Martina Has Too Many Tías by Emma Otheguy; illus. by Sara PalaciosPrimary Atheneum 40 pp.6/23 9781534445369 $18.99e-book ed. 9781534445376 $10.99Spanish ed. 9781534445840 $18.99In this expert picture-book riff on the classic Caribbean folktale “La Cucaracha Martina,” Otheguy celebrates big families with room for all types of dispositions. Introverted, story-loving Martina is...
Before, Now by Daniel Salmieri; illus. by the authorPrimary Rocky Pond/Penguin 48 pp.6/23 9780593461976 $19.99e-book ed. 9780593461983 $10.99Salmieri delivers a moving intergenerational story using opposites as its central conceit. Opening pages show a view of Earth from space, reading: “In the dark sky floats a bright planet.” The page-turn zooms...
Cape by Kevin Johnson; illus. by Kitt ThomasPrimary Roaring Brook 40 pp.6/23 9781250840509 $18.99e-book ed. 9781250336132 $10.99On the day of a funeral, a young brown-skinned boy wears the cape that the deceased gave him, as a shield against painful memories. After the funeral, the child continues to use the cape...
Awake, Asleep by Kyle Lukoff; illus. by Nadia AlamPreschool, Primary Orchard/Scholastic 32 pp.5/23 9781338776218 $18.99e-book ed. 9781338883565 $18.99Four children from three neighboring households wake up and spend an amiable day together with their families. Patterned phrases suggest action and make for a buoyant read-aloud, particularly for the youngest listeners: “A...
Breaking to the Beat! by Linda J. Acevedo; illus. by Frank MorrisonPrimary, Intermediate Lee & Low 32 pp.5/23 9781643796390 $19.95Acevedo and Morrison provide an engaging, gritty, urban retrospective on the role young people played in establishing break dancing and hip-hop. Set in the Bronx in the 1970s, the story follows...
When You Can Swim by Jack Wong; illus. by the author Primary Orchard/Scholastic 48 pp. 5/23 9781338830965 $18.99 e-book ed. 9781338830989 $18.99 With poetic text and gorgeous, inclusive illustrations, Wong invites readers to learn how to swim — to conquer fear of the water, and also to reclaim aquatic spaces...
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