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Dalmartian: A Mars Rover Story, written and illustrated by Lucy Ruth Cummins, has the same setup as the film E.T.: a crew of alien botanists is interrupted while collecting samples, and in the rush to escape, one of their number is left behind. In this case, though, the aliens look...
Illustrator Frank Morrison began his career as an artist breakdancing and creating graffiti art. These influences are evident in his illustrations for My Block Looks Like, in which he turns Janelle Harper’s joyful ode to city life into a story about what a child experiences on their way to a...
The Caldecott Medal was never meant to identify the best picture book of the year. The aim of the folks who founded the award was to see higher quality art in picture books published in the United States. This is why when one reads the Caldecott criteria, under “Purpose,” one...
Silly Boobies: A Love Story by Ame Dyckman; illus. by Christopher WeyantPreschool, Primary Two Lions/Amazon 48 pp.8/24 9781662504129 $17.99Boobies are birds that live along the coasts of the Eastern Pacific. In this book, the red-footed boobies live on one rock in the sea; the blue-footed boobies live on a rock...
Two Birds…and a Moose [Ready-to-Read]by James Preller; illus. by Abigail BurchPreschool, Primary Simon Spotlight 32 pp.8/24 9781665948791 $17.99Paper ed. 9781665948784 $4.99e-book ed. 9781665948807 $4.99When Moose attempts to join a red bird and a blue bird high on a tree branch, new readers will spot the pattern: Moose tries jumping up...
Today we present: The List™ (subject to and likely to change). These are the Caldecott-eligible* books that we (not the actual Caldecott committee) think are notable and worth discussion: A few books from Adrienne's library. Photo: Adrienne L. Pettinelli. Call Me Roberto: Roberto Clemente Goes to Bat for Latinos by...
The Perilous Performance at Milkweed Meadow by Elaine Dimopoulos; illus. by Doug Salati Primary, Intermediate Charlesbridge 208 pp.5/24 9781623544270 $17.99e-book ed. 9781632893871 $10.99The burrow- and tree-dwellers are enjoying a new sense of peace and unity since the events chronicled in The Remarkable Rescue at Milkweed Meadow (rev. 9/23), and our...
Og Finds the Cog [Ready to Read: Monster Og]by Ame Dyckman; illus. by Elio Preschool, Primary Simon Spotlight 32 pp.5/24 9781665941471 $17.99Paper ed. 9781665941464 $4.99e-book ed. 9781665941488 $4.99In their entertaining second outing (Og Meets Mog!, rev. 3/24), Og (a gentle turquoise monster) and sidekick Mog (a large, round, catlike creature)...
The Unlucky Kid by Bob Holt; illus. by the author Primary Kids Can 64 pp.5/24 9781525306594 $14.99e-book ed. 9781525313486 $12.99This comic for newly independent readers introduces Quin, the titular unlucky kid, in three short stories. In the first, Quin heads to the beach, where he bikes off a dune, is...