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Review of At Our Table

At Our Table by Patrick Hulse; illus. by Madelyn GoodnightPreschool, Primary    Little, Brown    40 pp.10/24    9780316537056    $18.99This warm and thought-provoking picture book celebrates the many different ways that families come together to give thanks in the fall season. Hulse’s spare, meaningful text honors a table with room for “old traditions,...
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Review of Mr. Santa

Mr. Santa by Jarvis; illus. by authorPreschool     Candlewick    32 pp.10/24    9781536238839    $17.99e-book ed.  9781536240504    $17.99“Mr. Santa? Is it really you?” A child wakes up to find Santa Claus delivering gifts to their house and proceeds to show him around, pointing out pet fish and sharing gingerbread, all the while asking...

Review of A Voice of Hope: The Myrlie Evers-Williams Story

A Voice of Hope: The Myrlie Evers-Williams Story by Nadia Salomon; illus. by London LaddPrimary    Philomel    40 pp.9/24    9780593525913    $18.99e-book ed.  9780593525920    $11.99This picture-book biography begins with Evers-Williams (b. 1933), the first woman to chair the NAACP full time, speaking at President Barack Obama’s second inauguration in 2013. “Her voice—strong...
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Review of What We Wear When We Take Care

What We Wear When We Take Care by Sarah Finan; illus. by the authorPreschool    Candlewick    32 pp.6/24    9781536227703    $17.99Safety equipment such as hard hats, helmets, and noise-canceling headphones take center stage in this dynamic picture book, which begins by asking, “What do we wear when we take care?” Each page...
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Review of With Love, Miss Americanah

With Love, Miss Americanah by Jane IgharoHigh School    Feiwel    320 pp.6/24    9781250873378    $20.99e-book ed.  9781250873385    $11.99A teenager newly arrived in the United States from Nigeria uses movies such as Sixteen Candles, Mean Girls, and Heathers to prepare for attending an American high school. Enore Adesuwa’s family immigrates just two months...
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Review of A Terrible Place for a Nest

A Terrible Place for a Nest by Sara Levine; illus. by Erika MezaPrimary    Roaring Brook    40 pp.7/24    9781250861221    $19.99e-book ed.  9781250383068    $11.99Juno and his mom have “lost their home” and need to move. When they open the gate to their new place, they’re greeted by some noisy mourning doves that...

Review of Outspoken: Paul Robeson, Ahead of His Time: A One-Man Show

Outspoken: Paul Robeson, Ahead of His Time: A One-Man Show by Carole Boston Weatherford; illus. by Eric VelasquezIntermediate    Candlewick    48 pp.4/24    9781536212976    $18.99e-book ed.  9781536234602    $18.99Weatherford provides an unflinching look at the life of Robeson (1898–1976), activist, scholar, singer, actor, and athlete. Through a series of resonant first-person, free-verse poems,...
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Review of At the End of the Day

At the End of the Day by Lisl H. Detlefsen; illus. by Lynnor BontigaoPreschool, Primary    Knopf    40 pp.4/24    9780593378632    $19.99Library ed.  9780593378649    $22.99e-book ed.  9780593378656    $10.99For many children, the afterschool hours are anything but relaxing, “because now there is homework. Or a piano lesson. Or dance class.” Detlefsen and Bontigao...
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Review of Everyone Starts Small

Everyone Starts Small by Liz Garton Scanlon; illus. by Dominique RamseyPreschool, Primary    Candlewick    40 pp.3/24     9781536226157    $18.99“Everyone starts small and then grows.” Scanlon gives readers and listeners a better understanding of the natural world through a lyrical exploration of how all its elements are interconnected. Everything is growing and doing...
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