Julie Roach
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Review of His Fairytale Life: A Book About Hans Christian Andersen
His Fairytale Life: A Book About Hans Christian Andersen by Jane Yolen; illus. by Brooke Boynton-HughesPrimary Porter/Holiday 32 pp.4/25 9780823451036 $18.99e-book ed. 9780823462261 $11.99Winding through thirty-two pages of enchanting illustrations, one long sentence with a “once upon a time” feel deftly takes readers through the life story of Hans Christian...
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Review of Bianca and the Butterfly
Bianca and the Butterfly by Sergio Ruzzier; illus. by the authorPreschool, Primary Harper/HarperCollins 48 pp.1/25 9780063295889 $19.99While mother polar bear sleeps, readers meet Bianca, a cub who relishes her routines and surroundings—seeing the pale Arctic blues and greens, hearing the sounds of the ice, feeling the cold. “Bianca loves the...
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Review of Natterjack Toad Makes a Mighty Crunch
Natterjack Toad Makes a Mighty Crunch by Sean Taylor; illus. by Kathryn DurstPreschool, Primary Candlewick 40 pp.3/25 9781536238938 $17.99e-book ed. 9781536249897 $17.99Loud colors, inflated shapes, and animated details heighten the silliness of this action-packed story full of snacks and predators. It begins peacefully: “Natterjack Toad is smiling. He is happy...
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Review of Let’s Be Bees
Let’s Be Bees by Shawn Harris; illus. by the authorPreschool Porter/Holiday 40 pp.2/25 9780823457090 $18.99e-book ed. 9780823462278 $11.99Bold, comical crayon illustrations set the tone for a boisterous game of pretend and its noisy cacophony of sounds. “Let’s be bees,” suggests the text on the opening page, while the accompanying illustration...
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Review of Becoming Real: The True Story of the Velveteen Rabbit
Becoming Real: The True Story of the Velveteen Rabbit by Molly Golden; illus. by Paola EscobarPrimary Clarion/HarperCollins 48 pp.1/25 9780358681540 $19.99This tribute to The Velveteen Rabbit and the life of its author, Margery Williams (1881–1944), celebrates the benefits of dramatic play while exploring the intriguing connection between reality and imagination....
Review of Quagmire Tiarello Couldn’t Be Better
Quagmire Tiarello Couldn’t Be Better by Mylisa Larsen Middle School, High School Clarion/HarperCollins 240 pp. 9/24 9780063324664 $18.99 e-book ed. 9780063324688 $10.99 Quagmire Tiarello, so often misunderstood by his peers and the adults in his life, has a strong sense of loyalty and fairness but little tolerance for rules or...
Review of Still Life
Still Life by Alex London; illus. by Paul O. Zelinsky Preschool, Primary Greenwillow 40 pp. 9/24 9780063229556 $19.99 This inventive picture book skillfully merges two art styles to tell a story within a story, visually pushing boundaries. “This is a still life. It is a painting of objects sitting still....
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Review of Seven Little Ducklings
Seven Little Ducklings by Annette LeBlanc Cate; illus. by the authorPreschool Candlewick 40 pp.1/25 9781536235746 $18.99e-book ed. 9781536242331 $18.99Mother duck sits on her nest full of eggs one night, when things take a turn. The rhyming text says, “One egg hatches… /and then another… / Seven little ducklings are up...
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Review of Whirligigs: The Wondrous Windmills of Vollis Simpson’s Imagination
Whirligigs: The Wondrous Windmills of Vollis Simpson’s Imagination by Carole Boston Weatherford; illus. by Edwin FotheringhamPrimary Calkins/Astra 32 pp.11/24 9781662680410 $18.99e-book ed. 9781662680427 $11.99“On a North Carolina farm, massive towers with moving parts spin and sound in the breeze. Did space aliens create these contraptions?” At the opening of this...
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