Book Reviews
The Boy and the Elephant by Freya Blackwood; illus. by the author Primary Random House Studio/Random 40 pp. 8/24 9780593707661 $19.99 Library ed. 9780593707678 $22.99 e-book ed. 9780593707685 $10.99 In this wordless picture book, we follow a young boy who seems ignored at home and lonely at school as he...
Still Life by Alex London; illus. by Paul O. Zelinsky Preschool, Primary Greenwillow 40 pp. 9/24 9780063229556 $19.99 This inventive picture book skillfully merges two art styles to tell a story within a story, visually pushing boundaries. “This is a still life. It is a painting of objects sitting still....
Pigs Dig a Road by Carrie Finison; illus. by Brian Biggs Preschool, Primary Putnam 48 pp. 9/24 9781984816542 $19.99 e-book ed. 9781984816559 $10.99 Hardhat-wearing pigs hurriedly build a road to reach the county fair. While Rosie stays up all night and “plans,” “outlines,” and “calculates,” her peers—Curly, Pinky, and Stinky—sleep....
A Roof! by Stephanie Ellen Sy; illus. by Daniel Tingcungco Primary Kokila/Penguin 40 pp. 9/24 9780593697054 $18.99 e-book ed. 9780593697061 $10.99 Following a typhoon in the Philippines, Maya discovers a corrugated metal roof that has fallen into her yard. Maya and Tatay (her father) embark on a journey to return...
The Running Machine: The Invention of the Very First Bicycle by Keith Negley; illus. by the author Primary Balzer + Bray/HarperCollins 40 pp. 7/24 9780063119826 $19.99 In 1815 a volcano erupts, blanketing the northern hemisphere with dark clouds that block the sun and create winterlike conditions for a year. Life...
Being Home by Traci Sorell; illus. by Michaela Goade Primary Kokila/Penguin 32 pp. 5/24 9781984816030 $18.99 e-book ed. 9781984816047 $10.99 Caldecott-winning Goade (Tlingit Nation) evokes a unique mood in each book she illustrates. Here she uses gray and dull browns and blues in her mixed-media art to show city scenes,...
Lost by Bob Staake; illus. by the author Primary Schwartz/Random 48 pp. 10/24 9780593707029 $18.99 Library ed. 9780593707036 $21.99 e-book ed. 9780593707043 $10.99 Many people can relate to the worry that strikes when a pet goes missing. Staake (Bluebird, rev. 3/13) brings empathy, camaraderie, and humor to a familiar experience...
They Call Me Teach: Lessons in Freedom by Lesa Cline-Ransome; illus. by James E. Ransome Primary, Intermediate Candlewick 40 pp. 9/24 9780763681555 $18.99 This poetic picture book tells the inspiring tale of a young enslaved man, “a compilation of many of the real-life stories of the people who resisted, fought,...
The Gale by Mo Yan; illus. by Zhu Chengliang; adapted by Xiaoxiao Guan; trans. from Chinese by Ying-Hwa Hu Primary, Intermediate Simon 40 pp. 8/24 9781665930628 $18.99 e-book ed. 9781665930635 $10.99 In this moving, bittersweet picture-book debut by a Nobel Prize–winning Chinese author, a child learns an important lesson about...
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