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Cover: Mushroom Rain

Shelf Awareness - Mushroom Rain

“Together Zimmermann and Green prove how fascinating—and beautiful—science and nonfiction can be. The picture book’s poetic insights and enchanting illustrations are likely to scatter seeds that will take root for future mycologists.” View →

 
Cover: Light the Sky, Firefly

Kirkus Reviews - Light the Sky, Firefly!

“A glowing chronicle of the life cycle of a firefly, from tiny egg to luminescent adult. Like a gleaming field of fireflies, it’s tough to take your eyes off this mesmerizing book.” View →

 
Cover: F is for Feathers: A Bird Alphabet

Kirkus Reviews - F is for Feathers: A Bird Alphabet

“This picture book presents a collection of fascinating facts about birding and feathered creatures….An attractive addition to the nature shelf.” View →

 
Cover: Hello, Baby! I'm Your Mom

Kirkus Reviews - Hello, Baby! I'm Your Mom

“Emotive full-bleed illustrations in glowing hues accentuate the tenderness of maternal love…An informative baby-animal book in which mothers are revered and applauded.” View →

 
Cover: Jackie and the Mona Lisa

Kirkus Reviews: Jackie and the Mona Lisa

“Bricking’s soft watercolor illustrations evoke nostalgia and skillfully bring the historical period to life. Murphy succeeds in showing how the new, youthful first lady, schooled in the arts and admired by the American public for her fashion style and French affiliation, exerted a huge… View →

 
Cover: Mushroom Rain

Kirkus Reviews - Mushroom Rain

“In lyrical, attention-grabbing language, [Zimmermann] describes mushrooms’ bizarre shapes and colors and remarkable smells…Star-dusted double-page illustrations convey Green’s enthusiasm for the subject.” View →

 
Cover: Bug on the Rug

Booklist - Bug on the Rug

“Throughout, the rhymes are inventive (the pug is “aghast” and has to work “fast”), and the rug rivals’ words have great texture, like the bug’s sniffling “BIZZLE. BIZZLE. BZZZ! BZZZ!” The cartoonlike… View →

 
Cover: Jackie and the Mona Lisa

Booklist - Jackie and the Mona Lisa

“This ‘little known story of the sway, style, and persistence of America’s favorite First Lady’ certainly delivers…Murphy’s upbeat, hopeful tale of a puzzlingly obscure story is matched here by Bricking’s saturated watercolors, reminiscent of the style of Eloise but… View →

 
Cover: Monsters in the Briny

School Library Journal - Monsters in the Briny

“The catchy sea shanty is imminently hummable, and a page of sheet music is included. Alliteration, rhyming, and clever wordplay support language arts lessons, all while introducing new nautical vocabulary. A fun musical maritime adventure, perfect for interactive read-aloud sessions.” View →

 
Cover: Mushroom Rain

School Library Connection - Mushroom Rain

“This short, introductory picture book on mushrooms delights with its bizarre facts and charming illustrations. The title concept will fascinate readers with the idea that baby mushrooms help make rain, which in turn makes optimal growing conditions for fungus…The story arc… View →