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Review of Beware the Dragon and the Nozzlewock: A Graphic Novel Poetry Collection Full of Surprising Characters!
Beware the Dragon and the Nozzlewock: A Graphic Novel Poetry Collection Full of Surprising Characters! by Vikram Madan; illus. by the authorPrimary, Intermediate Wordsong/Astra 128 pp.11/24 9781635928174 $19.99e-book ed. 9781635928181 $11.99This humorous collection features twenty-five story-poems presented in an innovative comic format. Kooky cartoon characters star in the wildly colorful...
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Review of The Mistakes That Made Us: Confessions from Twenty Poets
The Mistakes That Made Us: Confessions from Twenty Poets selected by Irene Latham and Charles Waters; illus. by Mercè LópezPrimary Carolrhoda 40 pp.10/24 9781728492100 $18.99This collection features twenty poems about real-life mistakes each of the poets made in childhood. The contributors include Linda Sue Park, Matt Forrest Esenwine, Lacresha Berry,...
Review of The Midnight Panther
The Midnight Panther by Poonam Mistry; illus. by the authorPrimary Candlewick Studio 48 pp.10/24 9781536238716 $18.99A gentle panther loves the forest, but he’s afraid to scale the tall trees and feels different from the other majestic cats. He admires Tiger’s bold stripes, Lion’s bright mane, and Leopard’s dazzling spots. The...
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Review of Toto
Toto by Hyewon Yum; illus. by the authorPrimary Porter/Holiday 40 pp.1/25 9780823453894 $18.99e-book ed. 9780823462322 $11.99“Toto” isn’t the young protagonist’s name but rather what she calls the large birthmark on her forehead. Opening lines read, “Sometimes I wonder how I would look without Toto.” Despite loving support from family who...
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Review of Dig Dig Digger
Dig Dig Digger by Morag Hood; illus. by the authorPreschool, Primary Two Hoots 32 pp.10/24 9781509889860 $18.99During a routine day at the roadworks, Digger decides she needs a change of pace. Instead of digging down in “mud and dark and worms,” she wants to go up: “Up would be sky,...
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Review of Rocket Puppies
Rocket Puppies by William Joyce; illus. by the authorPreschool, Primary Dlouhy/Atheneum 48 pp.11/24 9781665961332 $18.99e-book ed. 9781665961349 $10.99Mid-century aesthetics, dreamlike storytelling, and meticulous craft combine to create a peculiar tale of good versus evil. Thanks to the aptly named Snarly McBummerpants—a six-legged humanoid clad in a tie and bowler hat—the...
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Review of Lefty: A Story That Is Not All Right
Lefty: A Story That Is Not All Right by Mo Willems; illus. by Dan SantatPrimary Union Square 40 pp.12/24 9781454951483 $18.99With each spread decorated as a simple stage, photo collages of two goggle-eyed, bespectacled hands-as-puppets enter on verso and recto. The one on the left is clad with a cuff...
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Review of The Little Green Swing
The Little Green Swing by Brenda Maier; illus. by Sonia SánchezPrimary Scholastic 40 pp.9/24 9781338816198 $18.99Paper ed. 9781546145691 $8.95The third zippy folklore-inflected book about inventive Ruby and her three rambunctious brothers, Oscar Lee, Rodrigo, and José (The Little Red Fort, rev. 3/18; The Little Blue Bridge), is a takeoff on...
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Review of Montezuma’s Tantrum
Montezuma’s Tantrum by Nuria Gómez Benet; illus. by Santiago Solís Montes de Oca; trans. from Spanish by Elisa AmadoPrimary Aldana Libros/Greystone Kids 48 pp.10/24 9781778400940 $15.95Aztec emperor Montezuma is having a bad day in this playful take on Mesoamerican history and mythology. His court can’t cheer him up with “a...
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Review of Knight Owl and Early Bird
Knight Owl and Early Bird by Christopher Denise; illus. by the authorPreschool, Primary Ottaviano/Little, Brown 48 pp.10/24 9780316564526 $18.99e-book ed. 9780316579919 $10.99The diminutive hero from Denise’s Caldecott Honor–winning Knight Owl returns in this sequel, which introduces a new character, wannabe knight Early Bird. The tiny, big-eyed creature keeps Knight Owl,...
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