Book Reviews
Yo Soy Muslim: A Father’s Letter to His Daughterby Mark Gonzales; illus. by Mehrdokht AminiPrimary Salaam/Simon 32 pp.8/17 978-1-4814-8936-2 $17.99e-book ed. 978-1-4814-8937-9 $10.99Gonzales pens an honest, heartfelt text about the beauty of cultural identity, a loving, compassionate exhortation to his daughter to embrace all that she is. Although written in...
5 Little Ducksby Denise Fleming;
illus. by the authorPreschool Beach Lane/Simon 40 pp.11/16 978-1-4814-2422-6 $17.99e-book ed. 978-1-4814-2423-3 $10.99Listeners familiar with the traditional nursery rhyme and song know the general plotline: every day ducks go out; every day the returning group shrinks by one. But the particulars — highlighted in glorious...
Goldfish Ghostby Lemony Snicket; illus. by Lisa BrownPrimary Porter/Roaring Brook 40 pp.5/17 978-1-62672-507-2 $17.99This story begins with a death framed in terms of a birth. “Goldfish Ghost was born on the surface of the water in a bowl on the dresser in a boy’s room.” Our...
North, South, East, Westby Margaret Wise Brown; illus. by Greg PizzoliPrimary Harper/HarperCollins 40 pp.1/17 978-0-06-026278-5 $17.99Pizzoli’s digital illustrations for this never-before-published text by Margaret Wise Brown follow a little red bird whose mother sings to her about taking flight. She sets out...
Life on Marsby Jon Agee; illus. by the authorPreschool, Primary Dial 32 pp.2/17 978-0-399-53852-0 $17.99 gIt’s Only Stanley (rev. 5/15) was a star-crossed (canine) love story that ended on the moon. Now Agee brings readers to the Red Planet. What would you bring along on a trip to search for...
Rudas: Niño’s Horrendous Hermanitasby Yuyi Morales; illus. by the authorPreschool, Primary Porter/Roaring Brook 40 pp.10/16 978-1-62672-240-8 $17.99 gThis follow-up to Niño Wrestles the World (rev. 7/13) is brimming with action, humor, and heart. It’s técnicos (“‘Good guys’ who play by the rules”) vs. rudos (“‘Tough guys’ who bend or break...
The Not So Quiet Libraryby Zachariah OHora;
illus. by the authorPreschool, Primary Dial 40 pp.7/16 978-0-8037-4140-9 $17.99 gEvery Saturday Dad takes Oskar and his bear Theodore to the library after a hearty breakfast at the doughnut shop. Dad heads upstairs (to the “nap department”) while Oskar and Theodore visit the...
Argueta, Jorge Salsa: Un poema para cocinar / A Cooking Poem32 pp. Groundwood 2015. ISBN 978-1-55498-442-8Ebook ISBN 978-1-55498-443-5Illustrated by Duncan Tonatiuh. This bilingual cooking poem plays on the multiple meanings of salsa for a musical recipe. As a boy and his family prepare salsa roja, his imagination runs wild, with...
Snappsy the Alligator: Did Not Ask to Be in This Book!by Julie Falatko; illus. by Tim MillerPrimary Viking 40 pp.2/16 978-0-451-46945-8 $16.99 gThe omniscient narration begins normally enough: “Snappsy the alligator wasn’t feeling like himself.” After a bit more in this vein, Snappsy turns to the reader: “This is terrible!…Why...
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