Book Reviews
Everyday Bean [Tiny Bean’s Big Adventures] by Stephanie Graegin; illus. by the author Primary Tundra 56 pp. 7/25 9781774886205 $18.99 e-book ed. 9781774886212 $10.99 Meet hedgehogs Bean and Grandma in this pitch-perfect collection of eleven brief stories for early readers, ranging from two to eight pages long. An omniscient narrator...
These six novels (some in verse), recommended for intermediate and/or middle school readers, tell all kinds of stories set in and around school. See also the Schools--Elementary schools and Schools--Middle schools subject tags in the Guide/Reviews Database, and the July issue of Notes with its back-to-school focus. We Are Not...
These eight engaging novels (for a range of ages, from intermediate to high school) are recommended in honor of National Hispanic Heritage Latine/x Heritage Month, which runs from September 15 through October 15 — and should be shared all year long! See also Tracey T. Flores and Carla España’s Field Notes...
Diggers, Dozers, and Dumpers: Small Stories About Big Machines by Ole Könnecke; illus. by the author; trans. from German by Melody Shaw Primary Gecko 32 pp. 5/25 9798765667552 $18.99 Wry humor is the fuel that makes these big machines go. Emily Sheep, a sculptor, uses a wheel loader to position...
These seven books offer reading practice — and, just as importantly, reading fun! — for everyone from the newest readers to those beginning to gain independence. See also our Five Questions interview with Stephanie Graegin about Everyday Bean, and the Younger Fiction subject tag in the Guide/Reviews Database. Dino Poet by...
A Gift of Dust: How Saharan Plumes Feed the Planet by Martha Brockenbrough; illus. by Juana Martinez-Neal Primary, Intermediate Knopf 40 pp. 5/25 9780593428429 $19.99 Library ed. 9780593428436 $22.99 e-book ed. 9780593428443 $11.99 “When a sunbeam slips through a window in a certain slant of light, you can see a...
The Moon Moved In by Sue Soltis; illus. by Sonia SánchezPrimary Chronicle 48 pp.7/25 9781452180717 $17.99A girl named Stella looks out her window to the house next door with a for-sale sign on the front lawn. After the sign tips over, curiously, the moon moves into the empty house. Stella...
Recess by Lane Smith; illus. by the author; design by Molly LeachPrimary Abrams 40 pp.7/25 9781419776892 $19.99e-book ed. 9798887074047 $17.99At Freedom Elementary School, students tackle reading, writing, and math, but as the narrator wryly notes, sometimes they “need a break from all that fun, right?” Enter recess—spontaneous, unannounced, and absolutely...
I Wish I Didn’t Have to Tell You This by Eugene Yelchin; illus. by the authorHigh School Candlewick 432 pp.9/25 9781536215533 $22.99e-book ed. 9781536227321 $22.99This graphic memoir, a sequel to The Genius Under the Table (rev. 9/21) but for a teen audience, picks up in 1980 Leningrad, with Yelchin’s early...
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