Reviews
Kimchi, Kimchi Every Day
“…[T]he layered illustrations—created using colored paper, hanji, and digital art—are eye-popping, dimensional, and delectable.”—Publishers Weekly View →
The Lady and the Octopus: How Jeanne Villepreux-Power Invented Aquariums and Revolutionized Marine Biology
“Highly detailed, conversational chapters feature archival material, scientific drawings, and full-color photos in a handsome layout, and numerous contextualizing sidebars cover topics ranging from the ethics of animal experimentation to the metric system.”—Publishers… View →
Gotcha!: A Funny Fairy Tale Hide-and-Seek
“The frightful chase converges at a bookshelf with flap-filled tomes that talk back, until at last the child displays some literary-inspired bravery, banishing the ‘collywobblers’ for an autonomy-based conclusion.”—Publishers Weekly View →
Notes from a Sickbed
“[A]lternates whip-smart humor with searing emotional honesty . . . a revelatory look into one person’s experience managing a chronic condition.”—Publishers Weekly View →
Not Done Yet: Shirley Chisholm's Fight for Change
“Brown’s narrative free verse and Crews’s heavily patterned digital vector art contemporize Chisholm’s ‘Let us move beyond hate’ message as just as relevant today.”—Publishers Weekly View →
Braiding Sweetgrass for Young Adults: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants
“Smith smartly streamlines language while staying true to the narrative’s core concepts by adding brief sidebars that explain featured terminology, pose reflection questions, and highlight important passages, inviting collaborative discussion and acting as a call to… View →
Hanukkah in Little Havana
“Aguilera’s tropically hued illustrations exude the heady joys of a warm climate, holiday home cooking, and unconditional love.”—Publishers Weekly View →
Timothy Dinoman Saves the Cat: Book 1
“[U]ncomplicated paneling streamlines the plot, and bold color palettes vividly capture adrenaline-fueled fight sequences in this quirky adventure. "—Publishers Weekly View →
Unretouchable
“Szamosi employs witty narration and stark b&w ink to deliver a sincere, offbeat cautionary graphic novel of social media’s pitfalls, including its effect on mental health and body image.” –Publishers Weekly View →
Be a Bridge
“Latham and Waters reteam for this rhyming exploration of how children can learn to be a “bridge,” building key connections through kindness."—Publishers Weekly View →
Glowing Bunnies!?: Why We're Making Hybrids, Chimeras, and Clones
“Campbell’s intriguing, easily digestible foray into animal gene editing, its effects on present and future scientific climates, and its contemplation on whether these practices are ethically responsible, practical, or inherently harmful proves thought-provoking. This… View →
A Perfect Wonderful Day with Friends
“The secret to happiness lies, this jovial book hints, in welcoming every new event and participating wholeheartedly.”—Publishers Weekly View →
Free Kid to Good Home
“Ito’s deadpan humor and the characters’ emotive facial expressions inject jocularity in a welcome exploration of the anxiety that some children face in response to siblinghood.”—Publishers Weekly View →
My Must-Have Mom
“With whimsical storytelling, Smith and Khatun offer an unexpected take on an indestructible parent-child relationship. . . . a rainbow range of flat hues exhibit a style that well suits the cluttered, casual aesthetic.”—Publishers Weekly View →
Mrs. Noah's Doves
“With flowing lines, soft rich tones, and patterning reminiscent of decorative art (the doves’ wings seem almost bejeweled), Massari (Goddess Power) conveys a time and place that feels both of its time and deeply familiar, and the creators render Mrs. Noah as the epitome of… View →
The Secrets of Cricket Karlsson
“[This] humorously blunt first-person narrative, which includes Cricket’s numerous revealing lists . . . offers a sympathetic portrait of an idiosyncratic, thoughtful preteen in a period of turmoil.”—Publishers Weekly View →
Through the Forest
“[A] soothing message for those in need of direction.”—Publishers Weekly View →
Peek-A-Boo Passover
“It’s like spending Passover with a group of very happy plush toys.” — Publishers Weekly View →
Raquela's Seder
" Stein’s premise is lyrically illustrated in Ugolotti’s atmospheric art: the little boat is illuminated by a huge full moon, and the family celebrates accompanied by starry skies and undulating waves in shades of greens and blues." — Publishers Weekly View →
What Do You See?: A Conversation in Pictures
“While the varied visuals offer craft-time fun, it’s the friends’ interplay—and how they concur and diverge in their ideas—that makes the concept feel fresh.”—Publisher’s Weekly View →
Call Me Miss Hamilton: One Woman's Case for Equality and Respect
“Carole Boston Weatherford provides unflinching narration . . . Collages made of photographs and fine-lined sketches on scratchboard by Jeffery Boston Weatherford, combined with boldly graphical book design, give the picture book a cinematic quality, placing due emphasis on Miss… View →