Book Reviews
Ahoy! by Sophie Blackall; illus. by the author Preschool, Primary Schwartz/Random 48 pp. 4/24 9780593429396 $19.99 Library ed. 9780593429402 $22.99 e-book ed. 9780593429419 $10.99 Picture books about imaginary play can be belabored or overly precious. Not so Blackall’s brilliantly constructed latest. The opening setting is a living room (just a...
A Friend for Eddy by Ann Kim Ha; illus. by the author Preschool, Primary Greenwillow 40 pp. 3/24 9780063315464 $19.99 Eddy the fish lives by himself in a little glass bowl. He wants a friend. “Someone who could swim and blow bubbles. Someone like him. Eddy peered out, wondering if...
While You’re Asleep by Emmy Kastner; illus. by the authorPreschool, Primary Simon 48 pp.3/24 9781665931335 $18.99e-book ed. 9781665931342 $10.99“The Earth / slowly spins, / light fades away. / You’re ready for sleep / at the end of the day.” Soothing blue and gold illustrations in soft acrylic gouache, watercolor, and...
Ten Little Rabbits by Maurice Sendak; illus. by the authorPreschool Harper/HarperCollins 32 pp.2/24 9780062644671 $19.99The jacket copy of this very simple, essentially wordless counting story calls its young protagonist Mino, but the M emblazoned on his stage podium could just as well stand for Max or Mickey or Maurice, as...
My Block Looks Like by Janelle Harper; illus. by Frank MorrisonPreschool, Primary Viking 40 pp.1/24 9780593526309 $18.99e-book ed. 9780593526316 $10.99Harper and Morrison’s vibrant picture book focuses on a Black tween girl’s trip through her city neighborhood on her way to a dance audition. She leaps—sometimes exuberantly blowing a pink bubble-gum...
All That Grows by Jack Wong; illus. by the authorPrimary Groundwood 32 pp.3/24 9781773068121 $19.99e-book ed. 9781773068138 $16.99Nature walks and gardening result in an introspective child thinking small (and big) thoughts about the natural world in this quiet, poetic account, effectively told in the first person. The narrator’s sister, experienced...
The First Day of May by Henrique Coser Moreira; illus. by the authorPreschool, Primary Levine Querido 40 pp.3/24 9781646143825 $15.99First published in Portugal, this wordless book celebrates—with abundant style—the blossoming of spring. Most spreads convey the action in a series of four or six small, square panels. In the opening...
Just like Millie by Lauren Castillo; illus. by the authorPreschool, Primary Candlewick 40 pp.4/24 9781536224818 $17.99e-book ed. 9781536237122 $17.99In this comforting story, a young girl and her mother move to a cozy apartment in a new city where she happily plays by herself whenever her mom has to work in...
The House Before Falling into the Sea by Ann Suk Wang; illus. by Hanna Cha Primary Dial 40 pp. 3/24 9780593530153 $18.99 e-book ed. 9780593530160 $10.99 In this picture book set in 1950, Kyung lives with her family in a seaside house in the southeastern Korean coastal city of Busan....
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