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Much Ado About Middle Grade
When we set out to write a few pages about this issue’s centennial mini-theme of middle grade, we were somewhat daunted, and with good reason. We’ve said this before, but — it’s a huge topic, and one we’ve covered extensively throughout our hundred years. Our first recommended booklists, in October...
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Review of Grace Notes: Poems About Families
Grace Notes: Poems About Families by Naomi Shihab NyeMiddle School, High School Greenwillow 240 pp.5/24 9780062691873 $19.99e-book ed. 9780062691897 $11.99Nye’s (most recently Everything Comes Next, rev. 1/21) latest collection of free verse poems is divided into two parts: “No Age Is Empty” and “Sometimes We Need a Bigger Family.” Her...
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Review of Big Gorilla: A Book of Opposites
Big Gorilla: A Book of Opposites by Anthony Browne; illus. by the authorPreschool Candlewick 32 pp.10/24 9781536235692 $17.99In a brief picture book whose impact is greater than its size, a series of gorillas demonstrates the concept of opposites. On twelve double-page spreads, they gaze directly out at the viewer with...
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Review of Cookie Time
Cookie Time by Jessie Sima; illus. by the authorPreschool, Primary Simon 56 pp.9/24 9781665936743 $18.99e-book ed. 9781665936750 $10.99Kat and Ari love baking cookies with Grandpa but struggle with the wait while the treats are in the oven. So they build a time machine to skip ahead to when the cookies...
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Review of All at Once upon a Time
All at Once upon a Time by Mara Rockliff; illus. by Gladys JosePreschool, Primary Abrams 48 pp.9/24 9781419768170 $18.99e-book ed. 9798887070315 $17.09This clever mash-up of traditional folk and fairy tales comes together to make a whole new twisted plot to revel in: “Once upon a time (now, tell me if...
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Review of They Call Me Teach: Lessons in Freedom
They Call Me Teach: Lessons in Freedom by Lesa Cline-Ransome; illus. by James E. RansomePrimary, Intermediate Candlewick 40 pp.9/24 9780763681555 $18.99This poetic picture book tells the inspiring tale of a young enslaved man, “a compilation of many of the real-life stories of the people who resisted, fought, demanded, and seized...
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Review of When You Find the Right Rock
When You Find the Right Rock by Mary Lyn Ray; illus. by Felicita SalaPreschool, Primary Chronicle 48 pp.9/24 9781797214580 $18.99This stimulating ode to rocks validates the habits of collectors while offering a gateway to those who have yet to discover rocks’ allure. The childlike prose is reminiscent of Ruth Krauss’s...
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Review of Zebra’s Great Escape
Zebra’s Great Escape by Katherine Rundell; illus. by Sara OgilviePrimary, Intermediate Simon 64 pp.8/24 9781481491631 $19.99e-book ed. 9781481491648 $10.99Originally published in Great Britain, this book evades easy classification. Ogilvie’s lively, vibrantly colored art—with dramatic page-turns and a mix of immersive full-bleed illustrations, spot art, and vignettes—caters to a picture-book audience....
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Review of Brandon and the Baby
Brandon and the Baby by Brian Pinkney; illus. by the authorPreschool Greenwillow 40 pp.6/24 9780063159846 $19.99“Brandon had a special plaid blanket. He also had a new baby brother.” His parents are entirely preoccupied with the baby, and big brother feels neglected. He kicks up a fuss at suppertime (“Mommy, I...
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Review of Over and Under the Wetland
Over and Under the Wetland by Kate Messner; illus. by Christopher Silas NealPrimary Chronicle 56 pp.8/24 9781797210872 $18.99Messner and Neal’s seventh contribution to their long-running series (most recently Over and Under the Canyon, rev. 11/21) follows a child and nature-savvy grandmother into a cypress swamp. The boardwalk trail takes them...
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