Five questions for Margi Preus
Windswept by Margi Preus, illus. by Armando Veve; Amulet/Abrams.  

Folklore magic
Lifeling by Kirsty Applebaum; Holt.
The Ogress and the Orphans by Kelly Barnhill; Algonquin.
The Mirrorwood by Deva Fagan; Atheneum.
Black Bird, Blue Road by Sofiya Pasternack; Versify/HarperCollins.
The Callers by Kiah Thomas; Chronicle.
Goblin Market by Diane Zahler; Holiday.

Early reader comics
I Did It! [I Like to Read: Comics] by Michael Emberley; Holiday.
Meet the Super Duper Seven [I Like to Read: Comics] by Tim Hamilton; Holiday.
It’s a Sign! [Elephant & Piggie Like Reading!] by Jarrett Pumphrey and Jerome Pumphrey, illus. by the authors, with additional illustrations by Mo Willems; Hyperion.
Fish and Wave [I Can Read!: Comics] by Sergio Ruzzier; HarperAlley/HarperCollins.

Learning from Mother Nature
Duet: Our Journey in Song with the Northern Mockingbird by Phillip Hoose; Farrar.
American Murderer: The Parasite That Haunted the South [Medical Fiascoes] by Gail Jarrow; Calkins/Astra.
Buzzkill: A Wild Wander Through the Weird and Threatened World of Bugs by Brenna Maloney, illus. by Dave Mottram; Godwin/Holt.
The Woman Who Split the Atom: The Life of Lise Meitner by Marissa Moss; Abrams.

From the September 2022 issue of Notes from the Horn Book.