Book Reviews
The Giving Flower: The Story of the Poinsettia by Alda P. Dobbs; illus. by Emily Mendoza Primary Sourcebooks Jabberwocky 40 pp. 9/25 9781728297811 $18.99 This engaging botanical history of the ubiquitous holiday plant begins in southwest Mexico where what we now call poinsettias grew wild. In the fourteenth century, the...
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Review of Family Feast!
Family Feast! by Carole Boston Weatherford; illus. by Frank Morrison Preschool, Primary Crown 32 pp. 9/25 9780593898291 $18.99 Library ed. 9780593898307 $21.99 e-book ed. 9780593898314 $6.99 “Tastes like home when family meet; / a bond so warm, so strong, so sweet.” These lines are repeated throughout this inviting book about...
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Review of The Old Sleigh
The Old Sleigh by Jarrett Pumphrey and Jerome Pumphrey; illus. by the authors Primary Norton 48 pp. 11/25 9781324054122 $18.99 The titular sleigh traverses snow-covered hills in all types of weather to deliver firewood. A man and a boy chop wood and load it onto the sleigh for delivery to...
Interrupting Chicken Saves the Nutcracker by David Ezra Stein; illus. by the author Primary Candlewick 48 pp. 9/25 9781536207798 $18.99 In her fourth series entry, the “little red chicken” goes to see The Nutcracker with Papa. Despite his attempts to dissuade her, she can’t keep herself from interrupting the performance...
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Review of Hap-Pea Holidays
Hap-Pea Holidays by Keith Baker; illus. by the author Preschool Beach Lane/Simon 24 pp. 9/25 9781665940283 $9.99 Baker’s cheery pea characters (and pea puns) are in fine form in this Christmas celebration. “Twinkly lights, lots and lots / (after untangling all the knots).” Decking the halls, front doors, and town,...
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Review of Gather Grateful
Gather Grateful by Megan Litwin; illus. by Alexandra Finkeldey Primary Candlewick 32 pp. 9/25 9781536233384 $18.99 “Colors change. Cold sweeps near. / The time for gathering is here.” Amidst a fall backdrop, animals such as bears, foxes, and rabbits prepare for winter. Finkeldey’s digitally finished gouache and acrylic ink illustrations...
Monsters in the Moonlight: A Yalda Night Adventure by Sina Merabian; illus. by the author Preschool, Primary Simon 40 pp. 12/25 9781534496842 $19.99 Two impish divs’ (monsters) mission is to make Yalda night, the winter solstice, “as dark and cold as can be.” Knowing humans always ruin the night with...
The Street Where Santa Lives by Harriet Howe; illus. by Julia Christians Preschool, Primary Tiger Tales 40 pp. 9/25 9781664300750 $18.99 When a man with a white beard moves into the unnamed narrator’s busy, diverse neighborhood, only she believes he’s Santa. He becomes a fixture, raising rabbits and opening a...
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Review of The Birds of Christmas
The Birds of Christmas by Olivia Armstrong; illus. by Mira Miroslavova Preschool, Primary Eerdmans 40 pp. 8/25 9780802856470 $18.99 One cold night, Raven receives a celestial command: inform his fellow birds that “a child has been born…the Prince of Peace.” All flock to the stable with gifts: a lullaby from...
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