Book Reviews
How to Write a Poem by Kwame Alexander and Deanna Nikaido; illus. by Melissa Sweet Primary Quill Tree/HarperCollins 32 pp. 4/23 9780063060906 $18.99 e-book ed. 9780063309937 $10.99 Alexander and Nikaido offer a single poem as this lyrical picture book’s text, inviting young readers (and listeners) to “dive deep into the...
Animals in Pants by Suzy Levinson; illus. by Kristen Howdeshell and Kevin Howdeshell Primary Cameron/Abrams 32 pp. 4/23 9781951836627 $17.99 e-book ed. 9781647009502 $15.54 A red-haired child introduces the picture book’s topic forcefully with a large word balloon before the title page: “What? YOU’VE NEVER SEEN ANIMALS IN PANTS?!?” Twenty-three...
The Dream Train: Poems for Bedtime by Sean Taylor; illus. by Anuska AllepuzPreschool Candlewick 88 pp.3/23 9781536228342 $19.99British poet Taylor sends little ones to bed with thirty imaginative poems in three thematic sets: “Night Arrives,” “Shut-Your-Eyes Time,” and “Dream Wheels Turning.” With a mix of rhyming and free-verse poetry, along...
Remember by Joy Harjo; illus. by Michaela GoadePrimary Random House Studio/Random 40 pp.3/23 9780593484845 $18.99Library ed. 9780593484838 $21.99e-book ed. 9780593484821 $10.99Generation-spanning Native creators deliver a lustrous celebration of generational memory. U.S. Poet Laureate Harjo (Mvskoke) wrote the poem that is this book’s text in 1983; Caldecott Medalist Goade’s (Tlingit) illustrations...
Where I Live: Poems About My Home, My Street, and My Town selected by Paul B. Janeczko; illus. by Hyewon YumPrimary, Intermediate Candlewick 48 pp.3/23 9781536200942 $18.99This collection of variously contemplative and playful poems offers an intimate picture of daily life from a child’s point of view. Thirty-four poems about...
Voices of the People by Joseph Bruchac; illus. by various artistsMiddle School, High School Reycraft 96 pp.12/22 9781478875161 $18.95Paper ed. 9781478875154 $17.95“Those you are about to meet are real people, not stereotypes. They are women and men who truly were, through their words and their deeds, voices of the people.”...
Counting in Dog Years and Other Sassy Math Poems by Betsy Franco; illus. by Priscilla Tey Primary, Intermediate Candlewick 40 pp. g 10/22 978-1-5362-0116-1 $18.99 Silly humor and punchy payoffs abound in Franco’s (Mathematickles!, rev. 7/03) latest math-themed poetry collection. Take, for example, “Mom Time,” in...
Ready for Spaghetti: Funny Poems for Funny Kids by Michael Rosen; illus. by Polly Dunbar Preschool Candlewick 64 pp. g 10/22 978-1-5362-2497-9 $18.99 This collection of poetry for the very young opens with a note to adults: children need to explore the sounds of language, and...
The Real Dada Mother Goose: A Treasury of Complete Nonsense by Jon Scieszka; illus. by Julia Rothman Primary, Intermediate Candlewick 80 pp. g 10/22 978-0-7636-9434-0 $19.99 Since the 1992 publication of The Stinky Cheese Man (rev. 11/92), Scieszka has been upending conventions in children’s literature. Here,...
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