The following books will receive starred reviews in the May/June issue of The Horn Book Magazine:

 

Pie Is for Sharing; by Stephanie Parsley Ledyard; illustrated by Jason Chin (Porter/Roaring Brook)

Julián Is a Mermaid; written and illustrated by Jessica Love (Candlewick)

The Field; by Baptiste Paul; illustrated by Jacqueline Alcántara (NorthSouth)

Bus! Stop!; written and illustrated by James Yang (Viking)

Speak: The Graphic Novel; by Laurie Halse Anderson; illustrated by Emily Carroll (Farrar)

Be Prepared; written and illustrated by Vera Brosgol; color by Alec Longstreth (First Second/Roaring Brook)

Dread Nation; by Justina Ireland (Balzer + Bray/HarperCollins)

Baby Monkey, Private Eye; by Brian Selznick and David Serlin; illustrated by Brian Selznick (Scholastic)

A Round of Robins; by Katie Hesterman; illustrated by Sergio Ruzzier (Paulsen/Penguin)

The Truth About Bears; The Truth About Dolphins; The Truth About Hippos;

all written and illustrated by Maxwell Eaton III (Porter/Roaring Brook)