Book Reviews
BirdCatDog [Three-Story Books]by Lee Nordling; illus. by Meritxell BoschPrimary Graphic Universe/Lerner 32 pp.11/14 Library ed. 978-1-4677-4522-2 $25.26Paper ed. 978-1-4677-4523-9 $6.95e-book ed. 978-1-4677-4524-6 $25.32In this innovative wordless picture book told entirely through cartoon panels, three pets escape the ennui of domestication for brief, interconnected adventures in the wild. An introduction explains...
Homeby Carson Ellis; illus by the authorPreschool, Primary Candlewick 40 pp.2/15 978-0-7636-6529-6 gEllis presents a dreamy, painterly meditation on the diversity and range of dwellings around the world and across time and imagination. “Home is a house in the country,” the text begins, and the illustration shows a simple-looking house...
A Poem in Your Pocketby Margaret McNamara; illus. by G. Brian KarasPrimary Schwartz & Wade/Random 32 pp.1/15 978-307-97947-6 $16.99Library ed. 978-0-307-97948-3 $19.99e-book ed. 978-0-307-97949-0 $10.99The author/artist team behind How Many Seeds in a Pumpkin? revisit Mr. Tiffin’s warm, supportive classroom, where this time his students are...
A Fine Dessert: Four Centuries, Four Families, One Delicious Treatby Emily Jenkins; illus. by Sophie BlackallPrimary Schwartz & Wade/Random 40 pp.1/15 978-0-375-86832-0 $17.99Library ed. 978-0-375-96832-7 $20.99 ge-book ed. 978-0-375-98771-7 $10.99In four vignettes, set a hundred years apart from each other, parents and children make delicious blackberry fool from blackberries, cream,...
Once Upon an Alphabetby Oliver Jeffers; illus. by the authorPrimary, Intermediate Philomel 112 pp.10/14 978-0-399-16791-1 $26.99Each letter of the alphabet gets its own little story in this picture book that is much more than a simple set of ABCs. Whimsical, funny, occasionally tragic, and highly entertaining, this collection of (sometimes)...
Star Stuff: Carl Sagan and the Mysteries of the Cosmosby Stephanie Roth Sisson; illus. by the authorPrimary Roaring Brook 32 pp.10/14 978-1-59643-960-3 $17.99Beginning with the first page, Sisson showcases the magnitude of the universe, visually presenting the Milky Way and our sun’s place in it. Turn the page, and readers...
Firebird: Ballerina Misty Copeland
Shows a Young Girl How to
Dance like the Firebirdby Misty Copeland;
illus. by Christopher MyersPrimary Putnam 40 pp.9/14 978-0-399-16615-0 $17.99 gThink you can simply write off celebrity books? Think again. American Ballet Theatre soloist Copeland is just as graceful with words as she is with...
Remy and Luluby Kevin Hawkes;
illus. by the author with
miniatures by Hannah E. HarrisonPrimary Knopf 40 pp.9/14 978-0-449-81085-9 $17.99Library ed. 978-0-449-81087-3 $20.99 ge-book ed. 978-0-449-81089-7 $10.99Lulu, a lithe and clever little Parisian dog, used to live with a “great portrait painter,” but now she’s homeless. Remy, a hirsute itinerant...
Jack by Tomie dePaola; illus. by the authorPreschool Paulsen/Penguin 32 pp.9/14 978-0-399-16154-4 $17.99 gFarm boy Jack wants to make new friends and live in the city, which is exactly what he does in this minimally plotted book. On his way to ask the king for a house, Jack picks up...
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