Reviews
School Library Journal - Big Boy 4014 and the Steam Team: The World’s Largest Steam Engine Roars Back to Life!
VERDICT This is a great pick for classrooms, libraries, and any home collection. 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 →
Donovan's Literary Services - OH DEER!
[This] story evolves into one of who is cleverer in a tale that gardeners will especially relate to, and which parents will enjoy reading to the very young, with its colorful confrontations and opportunities for dramatizing sounds. View →
Donovan's Literary Services - When Night Comes Calling
From the night sky to animals that awaken and venture out only in the cover of darkness, Schumerth’s lovely lyrical rhyming story, enhanced by lovely illustrations by Sheryl Murray, brings this world of wonder to life in a manner that will attract read-aloud adults and young picture book View →
Story Monsters Ink - Samba! The Heartbeat of a Community: Ailton Nunes's Musical Journey
Turn on the Samba music when you are reading this book. View →
School Library Journal - Today My Brain Is a Dinosaur
VERDICT These books cover important topics from authors in the know. View →
School Library Journal - Yasi and Mina’s Pomegranate Tre
Yasi and Mina’s Pomegranate Tree tackles history and world events, as it chronicles two girls living in Tehran as bombings begin. It offers an elementary-appropriate discussion of bomb shelter protocol, the effects of war, and what it feels like to emigrate for safety. View →