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School Library Journal - STARRED REVIEW - My Name is Ai Lin
Starred Review Ai Lin has to teach her classmates how to say her name properly. When she started school, the kids said American words and names instead of her name. She carefully explains the meaning of her name and how it fits into her culture. Ai Lin does a beautiful job with… View →
Donovan's Literary Services - Big Boy 4014 and the Steam Team: The World’s Largest Steam Engine Roards Back to Life!
Big Boy 4014 and the Steam Team will reach a wide audience thanks to especially vivid connections between past and present train activity and history and the efforts of steam train preservationists to keep the engines running, all depicted in this wonderful exploration designed for… View →
Donovan's Literary Services - The Bakers Dozen
[This] rhyming donut celebration is accompanied by a recipe and counting opportunities that read-aloud adults will find multifaceted fun, promising education and entertainment all bound into a delicious doughnut theme. View →
Donovan's Literary Services - No One Told Sandra Day O’Connor What to Do: The First Woman to Serve on the United States Supreme Court
The biography gives lively embellishment to O’Connor’s life and her ideas….The result will encourage many discussions among young people about women’s history, rights, and effectiveness. View →
STARRED REVIEW - School Library Journal - My Name Is Ai Lin
VERDICT This charming book about a girl navigating new situations belongs in every collection. View →
School Library Journal - Little Ghost House Hunts
VERDICT A great fall and Halloween read aloud that is not scary but sure to be entertaining. This will put little readers into the spooky spirit. View →
Publishers Weekly - Night of the Deer
Morel and Miroslavova lend a fairy-tale-like air to a pastoral story, which hinges on the fleeting moments when autumn sits just on the cusp of winter. Crisp, careful lines set the scene as “autumn trotted into the valley on frosty hooves,” and a pale-skinned family drive through… View →
Donovan's Literary Services -The Beat of the Dragon Boat
Libraries seeking additions to collections that include ethnic history and Chinese experience will especially welcome this early introduction to an iconic tradition. View →
Donovan's Literary Services - Brave Old Blue
Kids will enjoy the appealing illustrations by Christopher Thornock which expand and portray Blue’s new life. View →
Donovan's Literary Services - Goose Egg Island
Kid learn about goose natural history as they enjoy large-size, exciting illustrations that accompany a story of love, family-rearing, and confronting the elements. View →