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Review of Snail’s Ark
Snail’s Ark by Irene Latham; illus. by Mehrdokht AminiPreschool, Primary Putnam 32 pp. g2/22 978-0-593-10939-7 $17.99A pair of snails is at the heart of this Noah’s Ark story of perseverance and friendship. When Esther, a yellow-shelled snail, wakes early one morning and notices a sharpness in the air, she understands...
Review of The Welcome Chair
The Welcome Chair by Rosemary Wells; illus. by Jerry Pinkney Primary, Intermediate Wiseman/Simon 40 pp. g 11/21 978-1-5344-2977-2 $17.99 e-book ed. 978-1-5344-2978-9 $10.99 Two renowned picture-book creators trace the journey of a wooden rocking chair in this affecting immigration story based in part on Wells’s family lore. Wells begins with...
Make Meatballs Sing
In 1937, C.S. Lewis reviewed J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit. Noting that his good friend’s story was unlike anything previously published, Lewis wrote, "You cannot anticipate it before you go there, as you cannot forget it once you have gone.” His sentiment perfectly expresses my thoughts on Make Meatballs Sing, which...
Wonder Walkers
My deeply held beliefs on childhood, teaching, and education are rooted in the writings and methods of Charlotte Mason, a teacher living at the turn of the twentieth century. Miss Mason believed that children should spend as much time as possible outdoors, writing: “Never be within doors when you can rightly be...
Review of When I Draw a Panda
When I Draw a Panda by Amy June Bates; illus. by the author Primary Wiseman/Simon 40 pp. g 9/20 978-1-4814-5148-2 $17.99 e-book ed. 978-1-4814-5149-9 $10.99 In this celebration of imagination, creativity, and friendship, a girl’s chalk-drawn panda leaps off her wall, and together they doodle their way through various adventures. Before...
Prairie Days
Every August, I replace my Caldecott poster with the updated version. Strategically placed near my circulation desk and next to the Caldecott award shelf, it hangs low to the ground to ensure comfortable viewing for even the youngest of students. At the top of the poster is the cover of...
Review of If Winter Comes Tell It I'm Not Here
If Winter Comes, Tell It I’m Not Here by Simona Ciraolo; illus. by the author Primary Candlewick 32 pp. g 10/20 978-1-5362-1530-4 $16.99 As a little boy sits on the side of a pool eating an ice-cream cone, his older sister informs him that he had better enjoy it, because...
Review of Outside In
Outside In by Deborah Underwood; illus. by Cindy Derby Primary Houghton 40 pp. g 4/20 978-1-328-86682-0 $17.99 The intersection of outside and inside is creatively explored in this reflection on nature and its gentle persistence and ever-presence. The story begins in nature, as a young girl explores an impressionistic forest....
Review of One Golden Rule at School: A Counting Book
One Golden Rule at School: A Counting Book by Selina Alko; illus. by the author Preschool, Primary Ottaviano/Holt 40 pp. g 6/20 978-1-250-16381-3 $17.99 Within the familiar rhythms and routines of a school day, viewers count from one (“One backpack”) to ten (“Ten chickpeas lined up for lunch”) and back...
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