Book Reviews
Woody’s Words: Woodrow Wilson Rawls and Where the Red Fern Grows by Lisa Rogers; illus. by Susan Reagan Primary Calkins/Astra 32 pp. 9/25 9781662680298 $18.99 In early 1900s Oklahoma, young Woody Rawls’s (1913–1984) education came from the woods, fields, and riverbanks he roamed with his loyal hound dog....
The protagonists of these eight memorable, emotional novels, recommended for middle- and/or high-school readers, cope with challenging situations within their families or in their families’ larger circumstances. Butterfly Heart by Moa Backe Åstot; trans. from Swedish by Agnes Broomé Middle School, High School Levine/Levine Querido 184 pp. 10/25 9781646145751 $19.99...
With Black History Month coming in February, here are four page-turning tales across genres for intermediate and/or middle-school readers where Black history or identity plays a role in the action. For many more Black History Month resources, see the Black History Month tag on hbook.com, and the African Americans tag...
Pass the soy sauce or the tea saucer…and try a taste of these six picture books about food traditions passed from one generation to another. For a timely early reader where food similarly figures in to love of one’s heritage, check out Ling & Ting's Lunar New Year: Two Times Lucky...
Stella & Marigold: Mermaids and Mix-Ups by Annie Barrows; illus. by Sophie Blackall Primary, Intermediate Chronicle 116 pp. 9/25 9781797219714 $15.99 Big sister Stella and little sister Marigold make a welcome return to the page with their own brand of sibling affection. The humor, energy, and poignancy of the first...
Perhaps now more than ever, Martin Luther King Jr. Day provides an opportunity to reflect not only on the life of the great civil rights leader, but also on how far we've come — and how very far we still have to go. Below is an updated list of recommended...
Lena the Chicken (but Really a Dinosaur!) by Linda Bailey; illus. by K-Fai Steele Preschool, Primary Tundra 56 pp. 10/25 9781774880135 $18.99 Sure, Lena has buff feathers, a red comb and wattle, and the manic, beady eyes that Steele (illustrator of the Lone Wolf series, rev. 7/25, and others) is...
Peterson, left, and Aly Plasterer, Parnassus Books' children's bookseller and floor manager, host weekly storytimes. Photo courtesy of Hannah Peterson. As a bookstore children’s events manager and weekly storytime reader, I know firsthand that different books serve different purposes. A slow, peaceful story is perfect for bedtime. A heartwarming tale...
Pool Party! [Tiny Habitats] by Amy Hevron; illus. by the author Primary Beach Lane/Simon 48 pp. 9/25 9781665935043 $19.99 e-book ed. 9781665935050 $10.99 Hevron’s (Sunken Ship, rev. 9/24) latest foray takes readers to a South American rainforest, where her focus is the “freshwater pools [that form] among the leaves of...
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