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Otherwise Known as Judy the Great: A Poetic Ode to Judy Blume by Selina Alko; illus. by the authorPrimary Ottaviano/Little, Brown 48 pp.2/26 9780316570633 $18.99A collection of poems introduces author Judy Blume (b. 1938) to readers who may not yet have encountered much of her work. The poems focus mainly...
The Dream Builder’s Blueprint: Dr. King’s Message to Young People by Alice Faye Duncan; illus. by E. B. LewisPrimary Calkins/Astra 32 pp.1/26 9781662680311 $19.99As an opening note explains, this book’s text is drawn from one of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s last public speeches, which he delivered in 1967 to...
Melodies of the Weary Blues: Classic Poems Illustrated for Young People by Langston Hughes; compiled by Shamar Knight-Justice; illus. by various artists Primary, Intermediate Harper/HarperCollins 48 pp.1/26 9780063327054 $19.99A twenty-three-artist ensemble interprets poems from Hughes’s poetry collection The Weary Blues in an illustrated volume that emphasizes the poems’ musical motifs....
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Review of Your Truck
Your Truck [Your Things]by Jon Klassen; illus. by the authorPreschool Candlewick 28 pp.1/26 9781536248227 $8.99Expanding on the concept of his Your Places books (Your Farm, Your Forest, and Your Island, all rev. 1/25), Klassen here explores a familiar thing in many a child’s life: trucks. The text begins by establishing...
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Review of Mama Car
Mama Car by Lucy Catchpole; illus. by Karen GeorgePreschool Little, Brown 40 pp.11/25 9780316578035 $18.99A young child narrates her day, describing all the ways that her mother’s wheelchair, “Mama Car,” is a part of her family’s life. On a small expedition through the house, when she spies a little toy...
The Abominable Snow Dancer by Steph Lau; illus. by the authorPrimary Penguin Workshop 48 pp.11/25 9780593754375 $19.99This rollicking slapstick-packed tale stars Otto, a yeti who excels at being a courageous abominable snowman but secretly longs to dance—a dream yetis do not ordinarily pursue. In an amusing opening, Lau shows Otto...
The Rare Bird by Elisha Cooper; illus. by the authorPreschool, Primary Roaring Brook 40 pp.2/26 9781250364395 $18.99A mostly white cat soars high above a mountain range on the cover of this quirky picture book, revealing to readers the unique qualities of the titular “bird.” The title page features the feline...
When the Dark Clouds Come by Danielle Ridolfi; illus. by the authorPreschool, Primary Quill Tree/HarperCollins 32 pp.10/25 9780063413344 $19.99This picture book begins as a simple story of a child watching a storm roll in but evolves into a quiet, resonant meditation on resilience. The child notices the light shift (“the...
Is It Spring? by Kevin Henkes; illus. by the authorPreschool Greenwillow 32 pp.2/26 9780063469259 $21.99In a book that’s sure to become a seasonal favorite, Henkes uses his signature ink and watercolor illustrations and a rhythmic text to explore the contradictions and hallmarks of spring in northern climates for young children....
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