Book Reviews
The Boy and the Elephant by Freya Blackwood; illus. by the author Primary Random House Studio/Random 40 pp. 8/24 9780593707661 $19.99 Library ed. 9780593707678 $22.99 e-book ed. 9780593707685 $10.99 In this wordless picture book, we follow a young boy who seems ignored at home and lonely at school as he...
Still Life by Alex London; illus. by Paul O. Zelinsky Preschool, Primary Greenwillow 40 pp. 9/24 9780063229556 $19.99 This inventive picture book skillfully merges two art styles to tell a story within a story, visually pushing boundaries. “This is a still life. It is a painting of objects sitting still....
Pigs Dig a Road by Carrie Finison; illus. by Brian Biggs Preschool, Primary Putnam 48 pp. 9/24 9781984816542 $19.99 e-book ed. 9781984816559 $10.99 Hardhat-wearing pigs hurriedly build a road to reach the county fair. While Rosie stays up all night and “plans,” “outlines,” and “calculates,” her peers—Curly, Pinky, and Stinky—sleep....
A Roof! by Stephanie Ellen Sy; illus. by Daniel Tingcungco Primary Kokila/Penguin 40 pp. 9/24 9780593697054 $18.99 e-book ed. 9780593697061 $10.99 Following a typhoon in the Philippines, Maya discovers a corrugated metal roof that has fallen into her yard. Maya and Tatay (her father) embark on a journey to return...
The Running Machine: The Invention of the Very First Bicycle by Keith Negley; illus. by the author Primary Balzer + Bray/HarperCollins 40 pp. 7/24 9780063119826 $19.99 In 1815 a volcano erupts, blanketing the northern hemisphere with dark clouds that block the sun and create winterlike conditions for a year. Life...
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Review of Toto
Toto by Hyewon Yum; illus. by the authorPrimary Porter/Holiday 40 pp.1/25 9780823453894 $18.99e-book ed. 9780823462322 $11.99“Toto” isn’t the young protagonist’s name but rather what she calls the large birthmark on her forehead. Opening lines read, “Sometimes I wonder how I would look without Toto.” Despite loving support from family who...
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Review of Dig Dig Digger
Dig Dig Digger by Morag Hood; illus. by the authorPreschool, Primary Two Hoots 32 pp.10/24 9781509889860 $18.99During a routine day at the roadworks, Digger decides she needs a change of pace. Instead of digging down in “mud and dark and worms,” she wants to go up: “Up would be sky,...
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Review of Rocket Puppies
Rocket Puppies by William Joyce; illus. by the authorPreschool, Primary Dlouhy/Atheneum 48 pp.11/24 9781665961332 $18.99e-book ed. 9781665961349 $10.99Mid-century aesthetics, dreamlike storytelling, and meticulous craft combine to create a peculiar tale of good versus evil. Thanks to the aptly named Snarly McBummerpants—a six-legged humanoid clad in a tie and bowler hat—the...
Lefty: A Story That Is Not All Right by Mo Willems; illus. by Dan SantatPrimary Union Square 40 pp.12/24 9781454951483 $18.99With each spread decorated as a simple stage, photo collages of two goggle-eyed, bespectacled hands-as-puppets enter on verso and recto. The one on the left is clad with a cuff...
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