Reviews
School Library Journal - Memoirs of an Elf
Armed with a smart phone for texting, navigating via GPS, and using the camera feature to take an “elfie” of himself and his crew before taking off with Santa on Christmas Eve, Spark is truly a millennial elf. At times, his Type A personality surfaces whenever… View →
Kirkus Reviews - A Cookie for Santa
“The Gingerbread Man” mixes it up with “The Night Before Christmas” in this cleverly constructed Christmas story about a smart cookie who avoids becoming Santa’s midnight snack. " ‘Twas the night before Christmas, / And there on a plate, / Was a… View →
School Library Journal - Red Berries, White Clouds, Blue Sky
Gr 5–8—Tomi is a 12-year-old American citizen of Japanese descent living in California during World War II. Her life is turned upside down after the bombing of Pearl Harbor. “No Japs Allowed” signs hang in shop windows and she is excluded from events as a result of her… View →
Kirkus Reviews - M is for Monster: A Fantastic Creatures Alphabet
Need an introduction to many of the creepy creatures of legends and fantasy books? Look no further—this alphabet book of monsters provides the need-to-know information. Letter by letter, former U.S. Children’s Poet Laureate Lewis announces each creature, describing it with a brief… View →
School Library Journal - M is for Monster
Lewis takes on a perennial favorite with his latest, a sort of monster bestiary exploring various creatures, from mythology, legend and fairy tales. Readers will find a monster for each letter of the alphabet, as well as a description, a poem, and an attractive illustration. The… View →
Publishers Weekly - M is for Monster
Former U.S. Children’s Poet Laureate Lewis introduces monsters from folklore, literature, and urban legend in this alphabetically organized book that will please lovers of the supernatural any time of year, not just at Halloween. Lewis provides brief, intriguing rhymes for the creatures, View →
School Library Jounral - P is for Pirate
After reading this book, you’ll be prepared for the annual “Talk Like a Pirate Day” (September 19th). However, you won’t just know a few phrases to utter; you’ll instead be able to talk about pirates. Like the other alphabet books in this series, this one has a brief, fairly… View →
Booklist Review - Red Berries, White Clouds, Blue Sky
Dallas revisits the setting of her best-selling adult novel Tallgrass (2007) in this fictionalized view of U.S. internment camps during WWII. Twelve-year-old Tomi is as American as the strawberries that grow behind her California home, even though both of her… View →
School Library Journal - S is for Sea Glass
Every small publisher needs a staple. Something to keep them going through hard times. Years ago Sleeping Bear Press hit on the notion of writing books with the [letter] is for [word] format and they’ve kept up this abecedarian staple ever since. These are books that are fairly easy to… View →
Kirkus Reviews - Digger and Daisy Go to the Doctor
In this latest outing for Digger and Daisy, the elder dog sister guides the younger dog brother through a visit to the… Young’s comradely canine siblings have a history of enjoying adventures together, but going to the doctor is a different order of things for one simple rea View →