Reviews
School Library Journal - Isabel and Her Colores Go to School (Starred Review)
School Library Journal Starred… Rojo, verde, azul, rosado, morado, violeta. Spanish-speaking Isabel, with brown skin and curly hair, loves coloring with her favorite crayons. What she does not like is that tomorrow is her first day of school where everyone will speak English View →
The Seattle Book Review - The Color Collector
“This is an original story about kindness, creativity, and culture. It’s thoughtfully written and demonstrates how a few simple acts of compassion can be the catalyst for a budding friendship in which commonalities are found and differences embraced. The ingenuity of the young girl,… View →
Publishers Weekly - Isabel and Her Colores Go to School
In this bilingual picture book, Isabel, a tan-skinned Latinx child who loves coloring, feels prepared for the first day of school, except for one thing: “Isabel didn’t speak much inglés./ English sounded wrong, like/ stormy blues and blizzard whites. Isabel preferred the pinks/ and… View →
Booklist - Isabel and Her Colores Go to School
“Isabel, with a halo of corkscrew curls, is nervous about going to her new school for the usual reasons, but especially because she’s worried she doesn’t know enough English. On her first day, she does her best to follow along, but making friends can be tricky without a shared language.… View →
Publishers Weekly - The Universe and You
Relayed in the second-person perspective, this narrative nonfiction picture book by Slade directly addresses young readers, succinctly describing some of the universe’s workings. Light on supplemental facts, Slade focuses more on crafting a nature- and space-themed bedtime story, with… View →
Midwest Book Reviews - A Cape!
“… an exuberant celebration of childhood, imagination, and the power of play — making it an especially and unreservedly recommended addition to family, elementary school, and community library picture book collections for children ages 5-8.” View →
Midwest Book Reviews - Our Michigan! We Love the Seasons
“Horses, ferryboats, barns, and migrating birds are beautifully drawn and create an alluring vision of Michigan’s seasonal wonders.” View →
Midwest Book Reviews - Ocean Soup: A Recipe for You, Me, and a Cleaner Sea
“… a story that is both inviting and educational, with Lucy Semple’s colorful, engaging drawings supporting the strong message about ocean conservation for children ages 6-9.” View →
Starred Kirkus Review - The Universe and You
While “you” sleep, the Earth spins and travels through space. After a wordless spread showing the Earth in deep space, the story cuts to a brown-skinned child with puffy hair in bed hugging a stuffed astronaut toy. The bedroom is decorated in a planetary theme, and a caregiver smiles… View →
Kirkus Reviews - The Ghouls' Guide to Good Grammar
Monsters, witches, and zombies add importance to the grammar and spelling rules in this guide. Starting with end-of-sentence punctuation, the rules are straightforward, and the example is a soft punchline: A monster asks a group of trembling human children, “What’s shaking?” to… View →