Book Reviews
Animal Countdown by Laura Vaccaro Seeger; illus. by the authorPreschool Holiday House/Neal Porter 32 pp.10/24 9780823448678 $19.99These lift-the-flap books creatively showcase threatened or endangered creatures (Countdown) and the ABCs (Alphabet; a reissue from 2003, rev. 1/04). In Countdown, left-hand pages present a spelled-out number, beginning with ten and counting down...
Our Camping Trip: by Lenka Chytilova and Helena Haraštová; illus. by Xiana TeimoyIntermediate, Preschool Albatros 32 pp.9/24 9788000072852 $16.95Beautifully rendered and jampacked with age-appropriate information, this book is a short and informative read for any elementary reader, whether novice or experienced hiker. It covers everything, from how to set up...
The Mistakes That Made Us: Confessions from Twenty Poets selected by Irene Latham and Charles Waters; illus. by Mercè LópezPrimary Carolrhoda 40 pp.10/24 9781728492100 $18.99This collection features twenty poems about real-life mistakes each of the poets made in childhood. The contributors include Linda Sue Park, Matt Forrest Esenwine, Lacresha Berry,...
Beware the Dragon and the Nozzlewock: A Graphic Novel Poetry Collection Full of Surprising Characters! by Vikram Madan; illus. by the authorPrimary, Intermediate Wordsong/Astra 128 pp.11/24 9781635928174 $19.99e-book ed. 9781635928181 $11.99This humorous collection features twenty-five story-poems presented in an innovative comic format. Kooky cartoon characters star in the wildly colorful...
Fast Cheetah, Slow Tortoise: Poems of Animal Opposites by Bette Westera; illus. by Mies van Hout; trans. from Dutch by David ColmerPrimary Eerdmans 40 pp.9/24 9780802856357 $18.99e-book ed. 9781467468657 $18.99This quirky, inviting picture book–length poetry collection acts as a visual dictionary of opposites. Sixteen pairs of animals are presented on...
Grace Notes: Poems About Families by Naomi Shihab Nye Middle School, High School Greenwillow 240 pp. 5/24 9780062691873 $19.99 e-book ed. 9780062691897 $11.99 Nye’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...
Windsongs: Poems About Weather by Douglas Florian; illus. by the authorPreschool, Primary Beach Lane/Simon 48 pp.5/24 9781665937726 $18.99e-book ed. 9781665937733 $10.99Kids are often hyper-aware of such natural phenomena as thunder, lightning, and snow, so a collection of twenty engaging, informative poems about weather is likely to be a hit. Here...
Sometimes I Feel like an Oak by Danielle Daniel; illus. by Jackie TraversePrimary Groundwood 32 pp.4/24 9781773066981 $19.99e-book ed. 9781773066998 $16.99Daniel’s (Sometimes I Feel like a Fox; Sometimes I Feel like a River) latest offering invites readers to commune with trees. Short first-person verses assign attributes to twelve different trees...
Home by Isabelle Simler; illus. by the author; trans. from French by Vineet Lal Primary, Intermediate Eerdmans 64 pp. 3/24 9780802856203 $18.99 e-book ed. 9781467467544 $18.99 Simler takes on the perspectives of twenty-seven creatures who share the intricacies of their homes in this eye-catching French import. Each entry features a...
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