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Games people playThe Life-Changing Magic of Chess by Maurice Ashley, illustrated by Denis Angelov (Harry N. Abrams, 40 pages, grades 2-6). Maurice...
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Memories of ChinaGrowing Up Under a Red Flag: A Memoir of Surviving the Chinese Cultural Revolution by Ying Chang Compestine, illustrated by Xinmei...
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Animals, dead and aliveLife After Whale: The Amazing Ecosystem of a Whale Fall by Lynn Brunelle, illustrated by Jason Chin (Neal Porter Books, 48 pages,...
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Poetry for scientistsA Planet Is a Poem by Amanda West Lewis, illustrated by Oliver Averill (Kids Can Press, 40 pages, grades 2-5). An introduction...
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June holidaysThey Built Me for Freedom: The Story of Juneteenth and Houston’s Emancipation Park by Tonya Duncan Ellis, illustrated by Jenin...
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More summer readingHeatwave by Lauren Redniss (Random House Studio, 40 pages, ages 4-8). A child and dog seek relief from a brutally hot summer day,...
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A picture book potpurriEveryone Gets a Turn by Marianne Dubuc (Princeton Architectural Press, 60 pages, ages 4-9). When friends Bear, Mouse, Turtle, and...
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In which we learn what some Caldecott artists have been up toBeing Home by Traci Sorell, illustrated by Michaela Goade (Kokila, 32 pages, ages 4-8). A family decides to move from the crowded...
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Dog daysDog vs. Strawberry by Nelly Buchet, illustrated by Andrea Zuill (Random House Studio, 40 pages, ages 4-8). When a dog’s owner...
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Celebrating Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage MonthMade In Asian America: A History for Young People by Erika Lee and Christina Soontornvat (Quill Tree Books, 320 pages, grades 5-8....
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A graphic novel avalanche!I was buried by an avalanche of graphic novels this week, which I managed to claw through, writing reviews as I dug my way out....
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Dan Santat draws some dragonsRoar-Choo! by Charlotte Cheng, illustrated by Dan Santat (Rocky Pond Books, 40 pages, ages 4-8). When a dragon catches a cold, its...
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Lies My Teacher Told MeLies My Teacher Told Me: A Graphic Adaptation by James W. Loewen, adapted and illustrated by Nate Powell (The New Press, 272 pages,...
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Oh! 2 books about H2OWater: Discovering the Precious Resource All Around Us by Olga Fadeeva, translated from Russian by Lena Traer (Eerdman’s Books...
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A couple of holiday booksRamadan Kareem by M. O. Yuksel, illustrated by Hatem Aly (HarperCollins, 40 pages, ages 4-8). Kids around the world celebrate...
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MythologyThe Monster and the Maze (Monkey King and the World of Myths) by Maple Lam (G. P. Putnam’s Sons Books for Young Readers, 240...
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A trio of musical picture booksThe Boy Who Said Wow by Todd Boss, illustrated by Rashin Kheiriyeh (Beach Lane Books, 40 pages, ages 4-8). Ronan is a boy who rarely...
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A unicorn boy and an ant girlUnicorn Boy by Dave Ryan (First Second, 208 pages, grades 3-7). Brian leads a pretty ordinary life until the day a unicorn horn...
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Caldecott contenders?Ahoy! by Sophie Blackall (Anne Schwartz Books, 48 pages, ages 4-8). As a parent gets ready to vacuum, a child is ready to set sail....
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Two books with two points of viewListen to This by Jennifer Blecher (Greenwillow Books, 224 pages, grades 4-7). Lily is feeling left out when her two best friends,...
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Three books about immigrationFinding Home: Words from Kids Seeking Sanctuary by Gwen Agna and Shelley Rotner, photographed by Shelley Rotner (Clarion Books, 32...
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Science FridayOne Day This Tree Will Fall by Leslie Bernard Booth, illustrated by Stephanie Fizer Coleman (Margaret K. McElderry Books, 40 pages,...
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Three wordless picture booksThe Last Zookeeper by Aaron Becker (Candlewick,, 40 pages, grades K-5). As he did in The Tree and the River , Aaron Becker uses a...
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One of these things is not like the other, take 2Warrior on the Mound by Sandra W. Headen (Holiday House, 272 pages, grades 4-7). Cato loves baseball more than just about anything...
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You might not know it, but these two are poetsAmazing Animals from A to Z by Cece Bell (Walker Books, 64 pages, grades K-4). In her introduction, Cece Bell writes of her love of...
