Shenwei Chang

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Review of That Always Happens Sometimes

That Always Happens Sometimes by Kiley Frank; illus. by K-Fai SteelePrimary    Knopf    40 pp.7/24    9781984852434    $18.99Library ed.  9781984852441    $21.99e-book ed.  9781984852458    $10.99Max’s life can be more than a little hectic. Whether getting distracted and missing the bus, forgetting to do every item on various lists of important things, or careening...
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Review of Bao’s Doll

Bao’s Doll by Bo Lu; illus. by the authorPrimary    Abrams    40 pp.6/24    9781419769214    $18.99e-book ed.  9798887070858    $17.09Lu sets up an intergenerational conflict familiar to many immigrant families: Bao, a young Taiwanese American child, yearns for her immigrant mother to understand her, but neither of them is fully able to empathize...
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Review of A Better Best Friend

A Better Best Friend by Olivier Tallec; illus. by the author; trans. from French by Antony ShugaarPreschool, Primary    Gecko    32 pp.3/24    9781776575732    $18.99The squirrel protagonist and narrator encounters a mushroom sitting on a log and declares, “This is definitely a best friend. At least I think he is.” With this...

A Roundup of Picture Books About Food

Food is one of the universal elements of human experience: we all need sustenance to live. However, food is more than just something we put into our bodies; it comes with many symbolic social, cultural, and political meanings and often serves as a tool to bring people together. Here is...
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Review of Monsters at Christmas

Monsters at Christmas by Laura Baker; Preschool, Primary    Happy Yak/Quarto    32 pp.9/23    9780711276727    $18.99A colorful array of monsters takes over the pages of this rhyming picture book. Baker’s zany verses, dynamically typeset to mirror the frenetic energy, take readers on a whirlwind tour of the monsters’ Christmas shenanigans and make...
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