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Review of Finding Things
Finding Things by Kevin Henkes; illus. by Laura DronzekPreschool Greenwillow 32 pp.5/24 9780063245662 $19.99This adventure of discovery kicks off on the title-page spread with an adult and child walking a dog. The story’s second-person voice immediately engages readers: “If you found a little ball on the grass and it was...
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Review of The Shadow & the Ghost
The Shadow & the Ghost by Cat Min; illus. by the authorPrimary Levine/Levine Querido 48 pp.4/24 9781646143689 $18.99Shinbi is a ghost who doesn’t care for haunting houses. She prefers sitting on her favorite rock and stargazing. When a shooting star flies through the sky, she wishes for a friend. One...
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Review of Look
Look by Gabi Snyder; illus. by Samantha CotterillPreschool Wiseman/Simon 48 pp.4/24 9781665905404 $18.99e-book ed. 9781665905411 $10.99This companion to Snyder’s 2021 Listen encourages children to find visual patterns in our “VAST world.” In vivid three-dimensional scenes, Cotterill depicts a redheaded pair: a child, sketchbook in hand, and a pregnant parent. Snyder...
Review of The First Day of May
The First Day of May by Henrique Coser Moreira; illus. by the authorPreschool, Primary Levine Querido 40 pp.3/24 9781646143825 $15.99First published in Portugal, this wordless book celebrates—with abundant style—the blossoming of spring. Most spreads convey the action in a series of four or six small, square panels. In the opening...
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Review of Home
Home by Isabelle Simler; illus. by the author; trans. from French by Vineet LalPrimary, Intermediate Eerdmans 64 pp.3/24 9780802856203 $18.99e-book ed. 9781467467544 $18.99Simler takes on the perspectives of twenty-seven creatures who share the intricacies of their homes in this eye-catching French import. Each entry features a poem about, and illustration...
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Review of The Ferris Wheel
The Ferris Wheel by Tülin Kozikoğlu; illus. by Hüseyin SönmezayPrimary Crocodile/Interlink 40 pp.11/23 9781623717216 $18.95In the first double-page spread of this Turkish import, readers see a boy and girl, each in their respective homes “somewhere in the world.” The boy looks out the window with delight as fireworks flash; the...
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Review of Bird Is Dead
Bird Is Dead by Tiny Fisscher; illus. by Herma Starreveld; trans. from Dutch by Laura WatkinsonPrimary Greystone Kids 40 pp.3/24 9781778401176 $18.95In this Dutch import, a community of birds comes to terms with the death of one of their own. In the wordless opening spread, a lifeless bird lies face...
Review of The North Wind & the Sun
The North Wind & the Sun by Philip Stead; illus. by the authorPreschool Porter/Holiday 48 pp.10/23 9780823455836 $18.99In this retelling of an Aesop’s fable, three elderly sisters don their patched-up coats—yellow, blue, and red—and head out for a walk. The next two spreads are vertically oriented: readers turn the book...
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Review of 10 Dogs
10 Dogs by Emily Gravett; illus. by the authorPreschool Boxer Books 32 pp.9/23 9781914912597 $16.99Readers can expect much more than just a counting book in Gravett’s (10 Cats, rev. 5/23) latest: it’s also a delightful mathematical puzzler for preschoolers. In the opening spread (one of only two moments of peace),...
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