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Review of 100 Goats and Granny!
100 Goats and Granny! by Atinuke; illus. by Lauren HindsPreschool, Primary Candlewick 40 pp.5/25 9781536238761 $18.99e-book ed. 9781536249187 $18.99This enthusiastic story opens with Granny and a small goat looking lovingly at each other while laundry dries on the line. “Granny’s got a goat!” This turns out to be an understatement:...
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Review of Pencil
Pencil by Hye-Eun Kim; illus. by the authorPrimary TOON 48 pp.3/25 9781662665530 $18.99This wordless picture book creatively and thoughtfully explores the life cycle of a pencil from tree to drawing implement. The story starts on a blank page with a pencil being sharpened. As the pages turn, the shavings morph...
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Review of All the Dogs
All the Dogs by Nicola Kent; illus. by the authorPreschool Andersen 32 pp.3/25 9798765663318 $18.99With cheery colors and an economy of well-chosen rhyming words and phrases, this picture book joyously celebrates dogs, sorting them into an amusing range of categories including traits, shapes, actions, and moods. Starting with “big dog,”...
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Review of His Fairytale Life: A Book About Hans Christian Andersen
His Fairytale Life: A Book About Hans Christian Andersen by Jane Yolen; illus. by Brooke Boynton-HughesPrimary Porter/Holiday 32 pp.4/25 9780823451036 $18.99e-book ed. 9780823462261 $11.99Winding through thirty-two pages of enchanting illustrations, one long sentence with a “once upon a time” feel deftly takes readers through the life story of Hans Christian...
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Review of Bianca and the Butterfly
Bianca and the Butterfly by Sergio Ruzzier; illus. by the authorPreschool, Primary Harper/HarperCollins 48 pp.1/25 9780063295889 $19.99While mother polar bear sleeps, readers meet Bianca, a cub who relishes her routines and surroundings—seeing the pale Arctic blues and greens, hearing the sounds of the ice, feeling the cold. “Bianca loves the...
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Review of Natterjack Toad Makes a Mighty Crunch
Natterjack Toad Makes a Mighty Crunch by Sean Taylor; illus. by Kathryn DurstPreschool, Primary Candlewick 40 pp.3/25 9781536238938 $17.99e-book ed. 9781536249897 $17.99Loud colors, inflated shapes, and animated details heighten the silliness of this action-packed story full of snacks and predators. It begins peacefully: “Natterjack Toad is smiling. He is happy...
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Review of Let’s Be Bees
Let’s Be Bees by Shawn Harris; illus. by the authorPreschool Porter/Holiday 40 pp.2/25 9780823457090 $18.99e-book ed. 9780823462278 $11.99Bold, comical crayon illustrations set the tone for a boisterous game of pretend and its noisy cacophony of sounds. “Let’s be bees,” suggests the text on the opening page, while the accompanying illustration...
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Review of Becoming Real: The True Story of the Velveteen Rabbit
Becoming Real: The True Story of the Velveteen Rabbit by Molly Golden; illus. by Paola EscobarPrimary Clarion/HarperCollins 48 pp.1/25 9780358681540 $19.99This tribute to The Velveteen Rabbit and the life of its author, Margery Williams (1881–1944), celebrates the benefits of dramatic play while exploring the intriguing connection between reality and imagination....
Review of Quagmire Tiarello Couldn’t Be Better
Quagmire Tiarello Couldn’t Be Better by Mylisa Larsen Middle School, High School Clarion/HarperCollins 240 pp. 9/24 9780063324664 $18.99 e-book ed. 9780063324688 $10.99 Quagmire Tiarello, so often misunderstood by his peers and the adults in his life, has a strong sense of loyalty and fairness but little tolerance for rules or...
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