Julie Roach

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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...

Review of Still Life

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....
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Review of Seven Little Ducklings

Seven Little Ducklings by Annette LeBlanc Cate; illus. by the authorPreschool    Candlewick    40 pp.1/25    9781536235746    $18.99e-book ed.  9781536242331    $18.99Mother duck sits on her nest full of eggs one night, when things take a turn. The rhyming text says, “One egg hatches… /and then another… / Seven little ducklings are up...
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Review of Whirligigs: The Wondrous Windmills of Vollis Simpson’s Imagination

Whirligigs: The Wondrous Windmills of Vollis Simpson’s Imagination by Carole Boston Weatherford; illus. by Edwin FotheringhamPrimary    Calkins/Astra    32 pp.11/24    9781662680410    $18.99e-book ed.  9781662680427    $11.99“On a North Carolina farm, massive towers with moving parts spin and sound in the breeze. Did space aliens create these contraptions?” At the opening of this...
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Review of The House with a Dragon in It

The House with a Dragon in It by Nick Lake; illus. by Emily GravettIntermediate    Simon    256 pp.10/24    9781665955683    $18.99e-book ed.  9781665955706    $10.99When Summer, a detached and frustrated fourth grader, shouts at her foster father, “You’re not my dad,” a sinkhole opens in the living-room floor, and everything starts to get...
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Review of Mr. Fox’s Game of “No!”

Mr. Fox’s Game of “No!” by David LaRochelle; illus. by Mike WohnoutkaPreschool, Primary    Candlewick    40 pp.9/24    9781536229677    $17.99e-book ed.  9781536240481    $17.99Beware cartoon foxes luring unsuspecting readers into a challenge: “Hurry! Hurry! Hurry! Step right up for a battle of wits.” The tricky fox in this interactive picture book looks harmless...
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Review of The Man Who Didn’t Like Animals

The Man Who Didn’t Like Animals by Deborah Underwood; illus. by LeUyen PhamPreschool, Primary    Clarion/HarperCollins    40 pp.9/24    9780358567134    $19.99Did Old MacDonald always have a farm? This inventive prequel depicts a man living in town who “loved his tidy home and who didn’t like animals.” The illustrations bring readers cinematically down...
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