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Review of What Can a Mess Make?

What Can a Mess Make? by Bee Johnson; illus. by the authorPrimary    Holt    48 pp.8/24    9781250900241    $18.99Two children create happy messes throughout their imaginative day, with each activity offering a whimsical answer to the question “What can a mess make?” There’s potential in each one. “Kitchen clatter. / Milk and...
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Review of Home in a Lunchbox

Home in a Lunchbox by Cherry Mo; illus. by the author Primary    Penguin Workshop    40 pp. 6/24    9780593661345    $18.99 e-book ed.  9780593753439    $10.99 Having recently emigrated from Hong Kong to America, young Jun starts school with a few English words and phrases (e.g., hello, thank you, I don’t know, toilet)...
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Review of Piper Chen Sings

Piper Chen Sings by Phillipa Soo and Maris Pasquale Doran; illus. by Qin LengPrimary    Random House Studio/Random    40 pp.4/24    9780593564691    $19.99Library ed.  9780593564707    $22.99e-book ed.  9780593564714    $10.99Piper Chen loves to sing, from offering a morning song to the sun, to joining the chorus of frogs in the pond, to singing...

Review of Hello: How Nüwa Created the World

Hello: How Nüwa Created the World by Viola Wang; illus. by the author Primary    Little Bee    40 pp. 2/24    9781499814927    $18.99 e-book ed.  9781499814934    $9.99 This story (inspired by the Chinese myth of Nüwa, who crafted humankind) takes readers and listeners on a journey back to a time “when the...
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Review of Little Sisters

Little Sisters by Tomo Miura; illus. by the author; trans. from French by Nanette McGuinnessPreschool    Arctis    40 pp.2/24    9781646900398    $18.00A little girl dreams of what it would be like to have siblings. The narrator imagines first having one sister to “build giant towers and play hide-and-seek with,” then more sisters...
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Review of The Words We Share

The Words We Share / by Jack Wong; illus. by the author Primary, Intermediate    Annick    40 pp. 9/23    9781773217970    $22.99 In this heartfelt tale, young Angie becomes a vital bridge between her Cantonese-speaking dad and their new home in Canada. She frequently aids her father in navigating various situations, such...
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Review of Dim Sum Palace

Dim Sum Palace by X. Fang; illus. by the authorPreschool, Primary    Tundra    48 pp.9/23    9781774881989    $18.99e-book ed.  9781774881996    $10.99Liddy’s excitement about a family trip to the Dim Sum Palace keeps her wide awake. “Is it a real palace? Will I meet an empress?” Getting out of bed, she follows a...
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Review of Mouseboat

Mouseboat by Larissa Theule; illus. by Abigail HalpinPrimary    Viking    40 pp.3/23    9780593327357    $18.99e-book ed.  9780593327371  $10.99Faye and her father arrive at a cabin by a lake. Her first-person narration addresses someone who’s not there: “Your chair is empty…The quilt you made smells like you.” Faye doesn’t identify her mother, but...
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Review of A Tulip in Winter: A Story About Maud Lewis

A Tulip in Winter: A Story About Maud Lewis by Kathy Stinson; illus. by Lauren SoloyPrimary    Greystone Kids    40 pp.3/23    9781771649513    $18.95Maud Lewis (1903–1970) was a Nova Scotian folk artist who lived with rheumatoid arthritis. Despite physical and economic challenges, she never let her passion for art fade away. As...
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