Reviews
Kirkus Reviews - Stompin' at the Savoy
The review will go live on their site on 11/18/20. “Freeman’s illustrations are full of movement, musical staves and notes swirling across the spreads in visual accentuation of Webb’s swing beat… An effervescent celebration.” View →
The Horn Book - Twelve Birdies of Christmas
The classic “Twelve Days of Christmas” song mentions many birds, but this original board book’s humorous spin devotes every day to them. Instead of a “partridge in a pear tree,” a red-spotted green “birdie in a Santa Claus beard” is the first zany gift. Each subsequent day the… View →
Booklist - Tails from the Animal Shleter
Children and families contemplating a pet, as well as those who enjoy learning about different kinds of pets and their care, are the audience for this lively look at shelter animals. An explanation of why shelters exist opens the book—usually, says Shaw, “people problems,”… View →
School Library Journal - Tails from the Animal Shelter
This primer on the importance of rescuing animals begins by listing some of the reasons animals end up in shelters, including natural disasters, medical issues, and abuse. While these are sad facts, the book’s tone is positive. The text describes the many wonderful ways animal shelters… View →
Booklist - Tails from the Animal Shelter
Children and families contemplating a pet, as well as those who enjoy learning about different kinds of pets and their care, are the audience for this lively look at shelter animals. An explanation of why shelters exist opens the book—usually, says Shaw, “people problems,”… View →
School Library Journal - Everybody's Tree
Joosse’s text flows well. Her lines have an elegant rhythm and rhyme, while the story zips and zings with fun onomatopoeia. Graef’s colored pencil illustrations are soft and welcoming. A variety of viewpoints nicely convey the scope and size of the tree and the celebration in a bustling, View →
School Library Journal - Letters from Space
With a final page of facts about NASA, astronauts, and living in space, this must-purchase entertains with a combination of zany art, humor, and solid facts for fascinated young readers craving space travel—even the armchair kind. View →
Kirkus Reviews - Welcome to the World
A family of red squirrels introduces a new baby to the waiting world in James and Brown’s latest collaboration. View →
Publisher's Weekly - Acoustic Rooster's Barnyard Boogie Starring Indigo Blume
Happy to contribute to her community but suffering cold feet at the prospect of headlining the Garden City Community Festival, Indigo dreams herself into the swinging barnyard of Acoustic Rooster and his punny-named musical friends. When a sudden storm demolishes the barn, Indigo proves… View →
Publisher's Weekly - Sing Some More
“An exuberant quartet of birds serenade a community in Diesen’s rhyming picture book. Starting before dawn, the boisterous foursome is oblivious to the exasperation of an owl (who gives some serious side-eye), a sleepy human family, and other beings. The titular refrain splays across… View →
School Library Journal - Truth and Honor: The President Ford Story
McDivitt presents an informative, insightful biography of former president Gerald Ford. The text traces Ford’s life from his humble beginnings in Grand Rapids, MI, to the Oval Office. Throughout the narrative, the text emphasizes how Ford’s life prepared him to take over the presidency… View →
School Library Journal - Acoustic Rooster's Barnyard Boogie Starring Indigo Blume
Recommended for independent reading or one-on-one sharing with a child who needs a self-esteem boost and likes jazz and/or farm animals. View →
School Library Journal - Letters From My Tooth Fairy
A charming epistolary addition to the surprisingly spare Tooth Fairy shelves. View →
School Library Journal Online - Unicorn Yoga
A whimsical gateway to the practice of yoga asana for very young readers. Yoga provides a great introduction to mindfulness for young children because it promotes the habit of being present in one’s body. Readers are guided through beginner yoga poses using straightforward… View →
School Library Journal - A Girl Like You
Strong, daring, brave, and bold are the watchwords in this text, as an omniscient narrator reminds the beautiful girl in the text to be the best “you” she can be: “Bold girl, speak up. It’s okay to disagree with people. Our differences teach us about one another.” The entire book is… View →
Kirkus Reviews - Letters from Space
A retired astronaut explains what life is like aboard the International Space Station. View →
School Library Journal - Lions & Cheetahs & Rhinos Oh My!: Animal Artwork by Children in Subsaharan Africa
This picture book features African wildlife paintings created by young East African students and fast facts about the animals. The young artists were students in Platt’s “How To Draw a Lion” program, a nonprofit education program that offers art classes for children in sub-Saharan… View →
San Francisco Book Review - A Girl Like You
A Girl Like You is a noteworthy picture book that sends a powerful message to young girls around the globe: Each and every one of them holds significance and splendor. No matter what their physical appearance, ethnicity, or talent, they matter, and their capabilities are unlimited. With… View →
School Library Journal - Memoirs of a Tortoise
School Library Journal Starred… Scillian and Bowers have teamed up on other “Memoirs” stories, and in each of these earlier collaborations, learning to appreciate what you have is an important theme. Appreciation for those who love you and understand you is a theme of this b View →
Booklist - Travel Guide for Monsters
Page after page of brightly colored illustrations put the monsters on hilarious display, and a map at the book’s end shows all the stops on this outlandish road trip. A must-bring for any family road trips or vacation adventure. View →