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Review of The Interpreter
The Interpreter by Olivia Abtahi; illus. by Monica ArnaldoPrimary Kokila/Penguin 40 pp.1/25 9780593620441 $18.99e-book ed. 9780593620458 $10.99Cecilia, a Latine girl, juggles two jobs: kid and interpreter. Text bubbles in yellow for Spanish and blue for English differentiate the languages spoken by Cecilia’s “clients” (i.e., her parents) and by those at...
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Review of The Hole
The Hole by Lindsay Bonilla; illus. by Brizida MagroPrimary Paulsen/Penguin 32 pp.2/25 9780593529140 $18.99e-book ed. 9780593529157 $10.99This tender, deeply empathetic story, narrated by a child grieving the loss of a sibling, offers a moving exploration of grief’s many layers. “There’s a hole in the bottom bunk where my brother, Matty,...
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Review of Hope in a Jar
Hope in a Jar by Deborah Marcero; illus. by the authorPrimary Putnam 40 pp.2/25 9780593696699 $18.99e-book ed. 9780593696705 $10.99Marcero continues the picture-book adventures of Llewellyn (In a Jar; Out of a Jar, rev. 3/22), a young white rabbit who collects the ineffable—here his hopes and dreams—in an attempt to better...
When I Hear Spirituals by Cheryl Willis Hudson; illus. by London LaddPrimary, Intermediate Holiday 40 pp.1/25 9780823453801 $18.99e-book ed. 9780823462193 $11.99Hudson introduces young readers to the African American spiritual through descriptions of a young girl’s emotions and associations accompanied by relevant spiritual verses. “When I hear spirituals, / They make...
Head Full of Clouds by Joanne Schwartz; illus. by Afsaneh SaneiPrimary Tundra 40 pp.3/25 9781774881613 $18.99e-book ed. 9781774881620 $10.99A contemplative, inviting second-person text and playfully surreal illustrations capture the nature of dreams and the magic of the real world. One morning a child wakes up with “a little leftover piece...
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Review of Echo
Echo by Adam Rex; illus. by the authorPrimary Dial 48 pp.3/25 9780593699324 $19.99e-book ed. 9780593699331 $10.99Junior Junior, a young boy with blond hair and ruddy cheeks, lives on a rugged mountainside. He enjoys shouting self-affirming songs into the valley and hearing “Junior Junior is the greatest in the world!” echoed...
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Review of A Book of Maps for You
A Book of Maps for You by Lourdes Heuer; illus. by Maxwell Eaton IIIPrimary Porter/Holiday 40 pp.4/25 9780823455706 $18.99e-book ed. 9780823462230 $11.99Narrated in the style of a personalized guidebook, the story unfolds as a series of maps, introducing a child to a new home and its environs within a vibrant...
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Review of Between You and Me
Between You and Me by Rob Sanders; illus. by Raissa FigueroaPrimary Clarion/HarperCollins 32 pp.12/24 9780063239593 $19.99A Black child looks out the window as a white child moves in next door. Sanders’s lyrical text celebrates the in-between of opposing ideas: “Between yesterday and tomorrow…Today.” “Between strangers and friends…‘Hello.’” “Between an idea...
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Review of Scamp
Scamp by Anden Wilder; illus. by the authorPreschool, Primary Little, Brown 40 pp.2/25 9780316558266 $18.99Clad in a striped-pink romper, tiny tot Scamp takes being a “cat person” to the next level as she spends her day with pet kitty Hector—crawling, prowling, and even grooming herself with her tongue. The two...
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