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Review of Crick, Crack, Crow!
Crick, Crack, Crow! by Janet Lord; illus. by Julie PaschkisPreschool, Primary Quinlin/Peachtree 32 pp.8/24 9781682636299 $18.99e-book ed. 9781682637418 $11.99A mischievous crow spends his day getting into and out of trouble. He steals a button, bullies some songbirds, snatches a cat’s kibble—and he’s just getting started. Each double-page spread is devoted...
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Review of The Ship in the Window
The Ship in the Window by Travis Jonker; illus. by Matthew CordellPrimary Viking 40 pp.8/24 9780593350577 $18.99e-book ed. 9780593350591 $10.99A mouse with nautical aspirations realizes her dream. Wee Mabel gazes with longing at the cunning model ship fashioned by the man who lives in the lakeside cabin where she makes...
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Review of Lo Simpson Starts a Revolution
Lo Simpson Starts a Revolution by Melanie Florence Middle School Orca 216 pp.4/24 Paper ed. 9781459838505 $14.95e-book ed. 9781459838529 $11.99Lo Simpson, twelve, is no Margaret Simon: she’d just as soon never get her period, and to her a bra is just “a medieval torture device.” But her best friend, Jazz,...
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Review of Big Bear and Little Bear Go Fishing
Big Bear and Little Bear Go Fishing by Amy Hest; illus. by Erin SteadPreschool, Primary Porter/Holiday 40 pp.5/24 9780823449750 $18.99Big Bear and Little Bear enjoy a summer idyll. It starts with a joyous declaration from Big Bear—“I’m just in the mood for fishing”—that just encapsulates a child’s immersive enthusiasm. The...
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Review of Finding Normal
Finding Normal by Stephanie FarisIntermediate, Middle School Aladdin/Simon 288 pp.2/24 9781665938907 $17.99e-book ed. 9781665938921 $10.99After “a bunch of water ruin[s] her life,” all that our twelve-year-old protagonist wants to do is get back to normal. But what does normal look like for “Temple Baxter, flood victim”? It doesn’t look like...
Review of The Last Zookeeper
The Last Zookeeper by Aaron Becker; illus. by the authorPrimary, Intermediate Candlewick 40 pp.3/24 9781536227680 $18.99Becker’s (The Tree and the River, rev. 3/23) latest wordless fantasy takes readers to a post-apocalyptic future. Animals in a flooded zoo huddle on exposed bits of dry land; they are tended by an enormous...
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Review of A Boy, His Dog, and the Sea
A Boy, His Dog, and the Sea by Anthony Browne; illus. by the authorPrimary Candlewick 32 pp.6/24 9781536234138 $18.99A dull day at the seaside yields to heart-pounding action. Danny’s mother suggests that her mopey son take the dog for a walk on the beach, encouraging him to: “Keep your eyes...
Review of Shigeru Ban Builds a Better World
Shigeru Ban Builds a Better World [Art for Good]by Isadoro Saturno; illus. by Stefano Di CristofaroPrimary Tra 40 pp.9/23 9798986640631 $19.99Thoughtful book design makes a perfect container for this series entry. On heavy stock pages, Saturno and Di Cristofaro introduce young readers to a Japanese architect whose preferred medium is...
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Review of Tomorrow’s Lily
Tomorrow’s Lily by Chris Raschka; illus. by the authorPreschool Greenwillow 32 pp.2/24 9780063049376 $19.99Brushy watercolors in sunny pastel tones illustrate a meditation on change in the form of a paean to the daylily. Raschka’s big blue text (which looks hand-lettered) guides readers through the rhyme: “Monday’s lily / blooms //...
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