Book Reviews
The Fisherman & the Whaleby Jessica Lanan; illus. by the authorPrimary Simon 48 pp.5/19 978-1-5344-1574-4 $17.99e-book ed. 978-1-5344-1575-1 $10.99In this dramatic wordless tale, a commercial fisherman and what appears to be his son collect fish in the large net thrown from their boat. They sail on — that is, until...
Poetreeby Shauna LaVoy Reynolds; illus. by Shahrzad MaydaniPrimary Dial 32 pp. g3/19 978-0-399-53912-1 $17.99To celebrate the end of winter, young poetry lover Sylvia writes a poem about spring and ties it to a birch tree in the park. The next day her poem is gone; in its place is another...
Snowman − Cold = Puddle: Spring Equationsby Laura Purdie Salas; illus. by Micha ArcherPrimary Charlesbridge 32 pp.2/19 978-1-58089-798-3 $16.99e-book ed. 978-1-63289-643-8 $9.99This whimsical celebration of spring-time features a playful equation poem on every page. Take the titular “snowman – cold = puddle.” It’s a subtraction sentence — minus the usual...
A Most Unusual Dayby Sydra Mallery;
illus. by E. B. GoodalePrimary Greenwillow 32 pp. g4/18 978-0-06-236430-2 $17.99Morning arrives, and Caroline, who is “usually” up with the birds, can’t get herself out of bed. There is something coming later in the day, and the anticipation is obviously affecting her: “Caroline was...
Grandma’s Tiny House: A Counting Story!by JaNay Brown-Wood; illus. by Priscilla BurrisPreschool Charlesbridge 32 pp.8/17 978-1-58089-712-9 $16.99e-book ed. 978-1-60734-868-9 $9.99No matter how big Grandma’s extended family grows, she always finds room for relatives and friends. The young, brown-skinned narrator describes in (generally) metered verse a gathering at Grandma’s house. The...
That Is My Dream!by Langston Hughes; illus. by Daniel MiyaresPrimary Schwartz & Wade/Random 32 pp.10/17 978-0-399-55017-1 $17.99Library ed. 978-0-399-55018-8 $20.99e-book ed. 978-0-399-55019-5 $10.99Langston Hughes’s 1924 poem “Dream Variation” tells of a wish “to fling my arms wide / In some place of the sun, / To whirl and to dance / Till the...
In Your Handsby Carole Boston Weatherford; illus. by Brian PinkneyPreschool, Primary Atheneum 32 pp.9/17 978-1-4814-6293-8 $17.99e-book ed. 978-1-4814-6294-5 $10.99It looks like a baby-shower book, and it is a baby-shower book — but with a difference. On pastel backgrounds amidst the soft, swirling swoops of Pinkney’s gentle lines and colors, Weatherford...
Flashlight Nightby Matt Forrest Esenwine; illus. by Fred KoehlerPrimary Boyds Mills 32 pp.9/17 978-1-62979-493-8 $16.95On any dark night, a flashlight illuminating shadows can create delicious thrills. Here, a trio of kids is seen on the title page crossing a dark backyard toward a tree house. A boy carries a stack...
When’s My Birthday?by Julie Fogliano; illus. by Christian RobinsonPreschool Porter/Roaring Brook 40 pp.9/17 978-1-62672-293-4 $17.99When it comes to young children, there is one day that supersedes all others: the birthday. Fogliano understands the singular focus children have for this day and captures that intensity by repeating the word birthday with...
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