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Review of Hope in a Jar
Hope in a Jar by Deborah Marcero; illus. by the authorPrimary Putnam 40 pp.2/25 9780593696699 $18.99e-book ed. 9780593696705 $10.99Marcero continues the picture-book adventures of Llewellyn (In a Jar; Out of a Jar, rev. 3/22), a young white rabbit who collects the ineffable—here his hopes and dreams—in an attempt to better...
When I Hear Spirituals by Cheryl Willis Hudson; illus. by London LaddPrimary, Intermediate Holiday 40 pp.1/25 9780823453801 $18.99e-book ed. 9780823462193 $11.99Hudson introduces young readers to the African American spiritual through descriptions of a young girl’s emotions and associations accompanied by relevant spiritual verses. “When I hear spirituals, / They make...
Head Full of Clouds by Joanne Schwartz; illus. by Afsaneh SaneiPrimary Tundra 40 pp.3/25 9781774881613 $18.99e-book ed. 9781774881620 $10.99A contemplative, inviting second-person text and playfully surreal illustrations capture the nature of dreams and the magic of the real world. One morning a child wakes up with “a little leftover piece...
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Review of Echo
Echo by Adam Rex; illus. by the authorPrimary Dial 48 pp.3/25 9780593699324 $19.99e-book ed. 9780593699331 $10.99Junior Junior, a young boy with blond hair and ruddy cheeks, lives on a rugged mountainside. He enjoys shouting self-affirming songs into the valley and hearing “Junior Junior is the greatest in the world!” echoed...
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Review of A Book of Maps for You
A Book of Maps for You by Lourdes Heuer; illus. by Maxwell Eaton IIIPrimary Porter/Holiday 40 pp.4/25 9780823455706 $18.99e-book ed. 9780823462230 $11.99Narrated in the style of a personalized guidebook, the story unfolds as a series of maps, introducing a child to a new home and its environs within a vibrant...
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Review of Between You and Me
Between You and Me by Rob Sanders; illus. by Raissa FigueroaPrimary Clarion/HarperCollins 32 pp.12/24 9780063239593 $19.99A Black child looks out the window as a white child moves in next door. Sanders’s lyrical text celebrates the in-between of opposing ideas: “Between yesterday and tomorrow…Today.” “Between strangers and friends…‘Hello.’” “Between an idea...
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Review of Scamp
Scamp by Anden Wilder; illus. by the authorPreschool, Primary Little, Brown 40 pp.2/25 9780316558266 $18.99Clad in a striped-pink romper, tiny tot Scamp takes being a “cat person” to the next level as she spends her day with pet kitty Hector—crawling, prowling, and even grooming herself with her tongue. The two...
Anything by Rebecca Stead; illus. by Gracey ZhangPrimary Chronicle 48 pp.4/25 9781797215150 $17.99In this first picture book written by middle-grade powerhouse Stead (Newbery Medalist for When You Reach Me, rev. 7/09), the unnamed narrator’s father serves up chocolate cake to celebrate their first day in apartment 3B. “But something was...
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Review of Wind Watchers
Wind Watchers by Micha Archer; illus. by the authorPreschool, Primary Paulsen/Penguin 32 pp.3/25 9780593616550 $18.99e-book ed. 9780593616567 $10.99Three children experience the invisible power of the wind over the course of a year. The children—eyes upward, dark hair flowing against an expansive blue sky—begin with a direct question to Wind itself:...
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