Reviews
My Name Is Hamburger
“Jules has created a masterpiece of poetry story-telling genius! Reviewer Rating: 5” —Children’s Literature View →
Nature Is a Sculptor: Weathering and Erosion
“Stunning, color photographs of nature’s work show the dramatic results of weathering and erosion found around the world. Reviewer Rating: 5” –Children’s Literature View →
On a Flake-Flying Day: Watching Winter's Wonders
“Ultimately, the incredible photography makes this book worthy of a spot on readers’ shelves, but the rhyming text and end notes certainly bolster its value. Breathtaking images and lively text.” –Kirkus Reviews View →
Ruth First Never Backed Down
“A warmly written account of a determined woman who is a role model for young readers. A name, a life, and a cause to be long remembered.”―Kirkus Reviews View →
Nothing Could Stop Her: The Courageous Life of Ruth Gruber
“Nothing will stop readers from turning pages in this engrossing biography. . .Reading cleanly, the short, engaging chapters move swiftly, capturing history’s humanity in a personal, enriching way.”—Children’s Literature View →
Black Achievements in Arts and Literature: Celebrating Gordon Parks, Amanda Gorman, and More
“Good for browsing and independent reading, the book invites readers to explore more substantial work about those included.”—Booklist View →
Weird Sports
“Photographs illuminate a majority of the examples, which truly must be seen to be believed, and the work concludes by challenging the reader to consider other possible weird sports.”—Booklist View →
Water on Mars
“[T]he focused topic, eye-catching images, and helpful back matter will be appreciated by students interested in how much intensive preparation and research a trip to Mars entails.” —Booklist View →
Small Shoes, Great Strides: How Three Brave Girls Opened Doors to School Equality
“Bostic invokes the school’s brown paper window coverings as a moving background for glorious acrylic portraiture featuring violets and purples that summon feminism and the threesome’s status as civil rights royalty . . . A welcome spotlight on the undersung history of… View →
Roads to Family: All the Ways We Come to Be
“Roads to Family is a terrific book for humans of all ages to learn about the different ways families are created. By including stories from nearly every kind of family, this book expands the idea of family beyond typical clinical explanations and is a celebration of… View →
Roads to Family: All the Ways We Come to Be
“©omprehensive, inclusive of the diverse medical and societal methods people use, including in-virto fertilization, surrogacy, adoption, and more. This book is thorough, medically accurate, yet not overwhelming.” —Melissa Pintor Carnagey, Founder and lead educator of Sex View →
The Knight of Little Import
“For her collages, Batsel (A Is for Another Rabbit) works with a sweepingly wide range of unfussy materials, including thread, sawdust, and artificial turf—selections true to the spirit of this tale of resourcefulness, improvisation, and pluck. Although the author… View →
Cruzita and the Mariacheros
“A delightful melody of hope and joy, grief and healing.”—Michelle Mohrweis, author of The Trouble with Robots View →
Cruzita and the Mariacheros
“Gritos for Cruzita! Granillo deftly captures the atmosphere of a classic panaderia and the spirit of mariachi. Strong themes of friendship and family create harmonies to make these pages sing!”— Rebecca Balcárcel, author of The Other Half of Happy and Shine On,… View →
Cruzita and the Mariacheros
“A voice that sparkles!”—Jennifer Torres, author of Stef Soto, Taco Queen and The Do-Over View →
Reimagining Police: The Future of Public Safety
“Readers learn about methods of reform and possible strategies for crime prevention and community building. . . Informative and rousing.”—Kirkus Reviews View →
Cruzita and the Mariacheros
“A sweet, upbeat tale about family, friendship, and the journey to being authentically you. You’ll want to croon along with Cruzita, sink your teeth into conchas from Lupe’s, and turn the pages to a bidi bidi bom bom beat!”—Tracy Badua, author of The Takeout View →
Cruzita and the Mariacheros
“A love letter to the power of family, friendship, Mexican pastries, and mariachi.”—Sylvia Liu, award-winning author of Hana Hsu and the Ghost Crab Nation View →
Cruzita and the Mariacheros
“A must-read middle grade book full of heart, music, and mouthwatering Mexican pastries.”—Tanya Guerrero, award-winning author of All You Knead Is Love and Adrift View →
The Denim Diaries: A Memoir
“This memoir, enhanced by the author’s sketches, is both original and moving—but not for the faint of heart. In often graphic detail, beautiful turns of phrase quickly become hard-cornered truths, providing a poetic roadmap from self-doubt to self-hate and, finally,… View →
Breakthrough: Katalin Karikó and the mRNA Vaccine
“The work shines most when elucidating the long path to scientific discovery, including the many failed experiments and minor discoveries that necessarily precede breakthroughs. A stimulating and accessible foray into recent scientific history.” —Kirkus Reviews View →
Nature's Rule Breakers: Creatures That Don't Fit In
“Not your ordinary display of interesting and appealing animals, this offering has an important message for young readers and the adults who care for them. For in-betweeners everywhere.”—Kirkus Reviews View →