Book Reviews
Counting in Dog Years and Other Sassy Math Poems by Betsy Franco; illus. by Priscilla Tey Primary, Intermediate Candlewick 40 pp. g 10/22 978-1-5362-0116-1 $18.99 Silly humor and punchy payoffs abound in Franco’s (Mathematickles!, rev. 7/03) latest math-themed poetry collection. Take, for example, “Mom Time,” in...
Ready for Spaghetti: Funny Poems for Funny Kids by Michael Rosen; illus. by Polly Dunbar Preschool Candlewick 64 pp. g 10/22 978-1-5362-2497-9 $18.99 This collection of poetry for the very young opens with a note to adults: children need to explore the sounds of language, and...
The Real Dada Mother Goose: A Treasury of Complete Nonsense by Jon Scieszka; illus. by Julia Rothman Primary, Intermediate Candlewick 80 pp. g 10/22 978-0-7636-9434-0 $19.99 Since the 1992 publication of The Stinky Cheese Man (rev. 11/92), Scieszka has been upending conventions in children’s literature. Here,...
Copycat: Nature-Inspired Design Around the World by Christy Hale; illus. by the author Primary Lee & Low 40 pp. g 9/22 978-1-64379-230-9 $20.95 e-book ed. 978-1-64379-474-7 $20.95 Hale (Water Land, rev. 7/18) introduces readers to biomimicry through fifteen examples found in everyday life as well as...
Standing in the Need of Prayer: A Modern Retelling of the Classic Spiritual by Carole Boston Weatherford; illus. by Frank Morrison Primary, Intermediate Crown 32 pp. g 9/22 978-0-593-30634-5 $18.99 Library ed. 978-0-593-30635-2 $21.99 e-book ed. 978-0-593-30636-9 $10.99 This is a moving walk through African American...
Wait—and See by Helen Frost; photos by Rick Lieder Primary Candlewick 32 pp. g 5/22 978-1-5362-1631-8 $17.99 As in their earlier collaborations (e.g., Among a Thousand Fireflies, rev. 3/16), poet Frost and photographer Lieder celebrate the wonders revealed through close observation of the natural world—here, the praying mantis. The text...
Book of Questions / Libro de las preguntas: Selections / Selecciones by Pablo Neruda; illus. by Paloma Valdivia; trans. from Spanish by Sara Lissa PaulsonPrimary, Intermediate Enchanted Lion 80 pp. g4/22 978-1-59270-322-7 $22.95This lavish volume includes excerpts from Neruda’s Libro de las preguntas in the original Spanish alongside new English...
Out of This World: Star-Studded Haiku by Sally M. Walker; illus. by Matthew TruemanPrimary Candlewick 48 pp. g4/22 978-1-5362-0356-1 $18.99The huge expanse of space and its mind-blowing wonders are crystalized by Walker (Earth Verse, rev. 1/18) into seventeen precise syllables making up each of thirty-two haiku. She begins with the...
Marshmallow Clouds: Two Poets at Play Among Figures of Speech by Ted Kooser and Connie Wanek; illus. by Richard Jones Intermediate, Middle School Candlewick 72 pp. g 3/22 978-1-5362-0303-5 $19.99 In free-verse poems in sections named for the four elements, former U.S. Poet Laureate Kooser and fellow poet Wanek use...
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