Book Reviews
With Dad by Richard Jackson; illus. by Brian FlocaPrimary Porter/Holiday 40 pp.5/24 9780823444953 $18.99e-book ed. 9780823455362 $11.99“In Michigan country on a two-rut road along a stream called the upper South Branch of the Au Sable River,” a young boy sits on his father’s lap in a red Jeep, two sets...
Tiny Troubles: Nelli’s Purpose by Sophie Diao; illus. by the authorPrimary Harper/HarperCollins 40 pp.4/24 9780063214460 $19.99Two succulent-looking sentient plants search for meaning in this philosophical picture book. Easygoing Worthi seems content with life, but Nelli is restless and wonders about finding one’s purpose: “I heard it gives you strength when...
Desert Song by Laekan Zea Kemp; illus. by Beatriz Gutiérrez HernándezPrimary Porter/Holiday 40 pp.6/24 9780823453924 $18.99e-book ed. 9780823459162 $11.99Spanish ed. 9780823457977 $18.99When the nocturnal animals that surround a family’s house in the desert come out, “they howl and buzz and hoot—a chorus in need of a band.” On the ample...
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Review of My Book and Me
My Book and Me by Linda Sue Park; illus. by Chris RaschkaPreschool, Primary Red Comet 32 pp.6/24 9781636550947 $18.99Park and Raschka capture with deep understanding and admirable simplicity children’s attachment to their favorite books. Each of Park’s unpretentious nonrhyming quatrains is accompanied by a portrait of a different child, in...
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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...
Cinnamon Bun, I Love You 1 by Amy Schwartz; illus. by the authorPreschool Beach Lane/Simon 32 pp.4/24 9781665913119 $18.99e-book ed. 9781665913126 $10.99Sharing a cinnamon bun, watering a flower, gazing at the starry sky: these small happy moments and more make up the fabric of everyday love between children and caregivers...
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Review of Five Bears
Five Bears by Catherine Rayner; illus. by the authorPreschool Boxer Books 32 pp.4/24 9781915801791 $18.99A black bear is “quietly walking along, just being a bear.” When Bear encounters a fuzzy brown bear, he is immediately wary, though the Other Bear is perfectly pleasant: “Just saying hello.” Bear, less prickly now,...
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Review of The Dream Catcher
The Dream Catcher by Marcelo Verdad; illus. by the authorPrimary Little, Brown 40 pp.5/24 9780316330664 $18.99Spanish ed. 9780316566513 $8.99Miguel and his abuelito wake early to work; the grandfather sells cold coconuts from a small, wheeled cart, and the boy sells dream catchers he makes, a craft that reminds him of...
Joyful Song: A Naming Story by Lesléa Newman; illus. by Susan GalPreschool, Primary Levine/Levine Querido 40 pp.5/24 9781646143702 $18.99It’s Zachary’s baby sister’s first Shabbat, and the whole family is on their way to the synagogue for her naming ceremony. As they bump into people throughout their diverse neighborhood, a sweet...
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