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Can You Imagine?: The Art and Life of Yoko Ono by Lisa Tolin; illus. by Yas Imamura Primary, Intermediate Atheneum 48 pp. 2/25 9781534487789 $19.99 e-book ed. 9781534487796 $10.99 Throughout her life, Yoko Ono (b. 1933) has found herself caught between two places: her vivid, hopeful imagination and the harsh,...
Max in the Land of Lies [Operation Kinderspion] by Adam Gidwitz Middle School Dutton 352 pp. 2/25 9780593112113 $18.99 e-book ed. 9780593112120 $10.99 This sequel picks up where Max in the House of Spies (rev. 3/24) ended, with just-turning-thirteen Max parachuting into Nazi Germany on a mission for the British...
Downpour: Splish! Splash! Ker-splash! by Yuko Ohnari and Koshiro Hata; illus. by the authors; trans. from Japanese by Emily Balistrieri Preschool Red Comet 40 pp. 3/25 9781636551142 $18.99 Vivid illustrations and enthusiastic prose evoke the surprise and awe of a summer rainstorm in this Japanese import. A child narrator peers...
How Elegant the Elephant: Poems About Animals and Insects by Mary Ann Hoberman; illus. by Marla Frazee Primary Tingley/Little, Brown 88 pp. 3/25 9780316417129 $20.99 e-book ed. 9780316584968 $12.99 As an introduction by the late Hoberman explains, for this collection she selected favorite poems of hers “about animals and insects”...
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Review of Rabbit’s Feat
Rabbit’s Feat by Barney Saltzberg; illus. by the authorPreschool, Primary Hippo Park/Astra 40 pp.6/25 9781662640803 $18.99e-book ed. 9781662640810 $11.99“Every spring, Rabbit heard Boulder and Cactus having the same conversation.” Boulder, perched near the edge of a small cliff, longs to see Cactus’s nighttime-blooming flowers up close. “Today will be the...
Fireworks by Matthew Burgess; illus. by Cátia ChienPreschool, Primary Clarion/HarperCollins 48 pp.5/25 9780063216723 $19.99Two young siblings, who serve as narrators, enjoy an eventful summer day that ends with an epic fireworks display. The story begins with them greeting the morning and eating their breakfast with chopsticks and a spoon, then...
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Review of No One Is Home
No One Is Home by Mikolaj Pa; illus. by Gosia Herba; trans. from Polish by Scotia GilroyPrimary Greystone Kids 48 pp.4/25 9781778402180 $18.95Leo, a lion, gets up and heads across town toward his best friend’s house, determined to surprise Kimbo, a butterfly, on his birthday. Leo encounters a series of...
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Review of M Is for Mango
M Is for Mango by Atinuke; illus. by Angela BrooksbankPreschool Candlewick 32 pp.6/25 9781536241280 $18.99e-book ed. 9781536249279 $18.99In Atinuke’s latest alphabet book (B Is for Baby, rev. 5/19; L Is for Love, rev. 11/24), a toddler named Mo, with big brown eyes and chubby cheeks, enjoys gathering and gobbling up...
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Review of At the Window
At the Window by Hope Lim; illus. by Qin LengPrimary Candlewick 40 pp.5/25 9781536224788 $18.99e-book ed. 9781536244724 $18.99On daily walks with their puppy, the unnamed narrator of this contemplative book notices a woman sitting behind the first-floor window of a house without curtains. “Our windows are covered with curtains all...
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