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Review of We Wait for the Sun
We Wait for the Sun by Dovey Johnson Roundtree and Katie McCabe; illus. by Raissa Figueroa Primary Roaring Brook 40 pp. g 2/21 978-1-250-22902-1 $18.99 e-book ed. 978-1-250-82195-9 $10.99 Dovey Johnson Roundtree (1914–2018) would grow up to be a civil rights warrior; this picture-book biography focuses on a pivotal moment...
Review of Wolfboy
Wolfboy by Andy Harkness; illus. by the author Preschool, Primary Bloomsbury 40 pp. g 2/21 978-1-5476-0442-5 $17.99 e-book ed. 978-1-5476-0443-2 $12.59 This quick-paced tale follows young monster Wolfboy on a journey through a moonlit forest in search of rabbits, for what must surely be a nefarious purpose. Humorous tension builds...
Review of Seaside Stroll
Seaside Stroll by Charles Trevino; illus. by Maribel Lechuga Preschool Charlesbridge 32 pp. g 1/21 978-1-58089-932-1 $16.99 e-book ed. 978-1-63289-782-4 $9.99 An ode to the joys of a walk on a winter beach, told entirely in words beginning with the letter s. Pictures in a mix of digital and traditional...
Review of Breathing Underwater
Breathing Underwater by Sarah Allen Intermediate, Middle School Farrar 224 pp. g 3/21 978-0-374-31325-8 $16.99 e-book ed. 978-0-374-31326-5 $9.99 Thirteen-year-old Olivia has a plan for the cross-country RV trip she and her older sister, Ruth, are taking with their mother’s cousin and his wife: re-create — in reverse — the...
Review of Kiyoshi's Walk
Kiyoshi’s Walk by Mark Karlins; illus. by Nicole Wong Primary Lee & Low 32 pp. g 3/21 978-1-62014-958-4 $18.95 Kiyoshi appreciates the haiku written by his grandfather, the “wise poet” Eto, and asks him, “Where do poems come from?” In response, his grandfather pockets a pen and paper and takes...
Review of I Dream of Popo
I Dream of Popo by Livia Blackburne; illus. by Julia Kuo Primary Roaring Brook 40 pp. g 1/21 978-1-250-24931-9 $18.99 e-book ed. 978-1-250-81995-6 $10.99 The protagonist of this emotion-filled story is a little girl in Taiwan who loves her popo, or grandmother. She dreams with Popo, walks with her in...
Review of The Mirror Season
The Mirror Season by Anna-Marie McLemore High School Feiwel 320 pp. g 3/21 978-1-250-62412-3 $18.99 e-book ed. 978-1-250-62413-0 $10.99 In this story that blends realism and fairy tale, McLemore (Blanca & Roja, rev. 11/18) introduces readers to a sweet, warm young woman making her way through trauma. Ciela is La...
Review of The Shape of Thunder
The Shape of Thunder by Jasmine Warga Middle School Balzer + Bray/HarperCollins 288 pp. g 5/21 978-0-06-295667-5 $16.99 e-book ed. 978-0-06-295669-9 $9.99 A dual-perspective novel follows two girls in the aftermath of a school shooting. Almost a year after her older sister was killed in that shooting by a classmate,...
Review of My First Day
My First Day by Phùng Nguyên Quang and Huỳnh Kim Liên; illus. by the authors Primary Make Me a World/Random 40 pp. g 2/21 978-0-593-30626-0 $17.99 Library ed. 978-0-593-30627-7 $20.99 e-book ed. 978-0-593-30628-4 $10.99 “Where the great river, mother Mekong, tumbles into the endless sea” is the setting for this...
Publishers' Preview: Diverse Books Spotlight: Five Questions for Donna Barba Higuera
This interview originally appeared in the May/June 2021 Horn Book Magazine as part of the Publishers’ Previews: Diverse Books Spotlight, an advertising supplement that allows participating publishers a chance to each highlight a book from its current list. They choose the books; we ask the questions. Sponsored by In the...
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