Reviews
The Ferret's a Foot: Book 3
“Yue’s adorable, expressive cartoon creatures ably extend Venable’s humor…. A winning graphic story all around.” —Kirkus Reviews View →
Six Sheep Sip Thick Shakes: And Other Tricky Tongue Twisters
“Readers who take this on should prepare their tongues for a wicked tangling…and their stomach muscles for a workout…. Not for the faint of heart; tongues should really be limbered up before tackling these.” —Kirkus Reviews View →
Dino-Basketball
“Gott’s vividly colored illustrations are filled with energy—almost like sitting courtside…. Likely to be a slam dunk with both basketball and dinosaur fans…and football enthusiasts can look forward to the teams’ next match.” —Kirkus Reviews View →
The Sunflower Sword
“A feel-good story for peace-loving families, it acknowledges the truism that boys tend to turn anything into weapons. Yet the symbolic dove on every page provides hope that one day, swords will be turned into plowshares. Or at least into a gift for a new friend.”… View →
Lost in the River of Grass
“Wildlife and vegetation are vividly described; Sarah’s fear is palpable in scenes of near-disaster, and readers will cheer when she and Andy make it safely out of the swamp after five days…. Rorby cleverly offers only subtle hints that Sarah is African-American and… View →
Fortunately, Unfortunately
“A fresh and welcome alternative to a perennial crowd pleaser that has become a period piece.” —Kirkus Reviews View →
Gracie the Lighthouse Cat
“Brown’s elegant pictures (no one does cats quite like her) suggest, in the best possible way, Classics Illustrated comics, and her story is similarly robust and interesting.” —Kirkus Reviews View →
The Talent Show
“Hodgkinson’s light verse bounces along, and her illustrations are a riot of color; her four predatory instrumentalists look cute and harmless (if initially ungracious). A breezy nudge for the nascent little music maker.” —Kirkus Reviews View →
What Can't Wait
“First-time author Pérez fills a hole in YA lit by giving Marisa an authentic voice that smoothly blends Spanish phrases into dialogue and captures the pressures of both Latina life and being caught between two cultures…. Un magnífico debut.” —Kirkus… View →
“Krensky creates a multilayered recounting of a seminal moment in the history of baseball and America. He incorporates background information while carefully and accurately describing the play-by-play details of that first game, and he also manages to capture the mood of the… View →
I, Emma Freke
“Atkinson deftly portrays the intense self-consciousness that is an inherent part of the transition between childhood and adolescence. . . . A poignant journey of self-discovery.” —Kirkus Reviews View →
Ruth and the Green Book
“Cooper masterfully captures the emotions of the characters, filling his pages with three-dimensional individuals. This story touches on a little-known moment in American history with elegance, compassion and humanity.” —Kirkus Reviews View →
Changing Moon: Book 1
“Bubble-gum-tinged whimsy abounds in this stylish French graphic-novel import. . . . With its upbeat palette (courtesy of Pop), manga-inspired art and hip characters, this charmer is sure to please preteen girls.” —Kirkus Reviews View →
And Then There Were Gnomes: Book 2
“A gem—please, tell us we’ll be seeing more of Sasspants!” —Kirkus Reviews View →
Notes from the Blender
“[A] sweet, emotional, but never hokey mix.” —Kirkus Reviews View →
Frozen Secrets: Antarctica Revealed
“Informative, insightful and engaging, this is an exceptional introduction to our southernmost continent.” —Kirkus Reviews View →
Draw the Dark
“Bick’s tight plotting drives the action forward, and dream drawing sequences provide tantalizing clues.” —Kirkus Reviews View →
Journey into the Deep: Discovering New Ocean Creatures
“This strikingly illustrated book takes its readers on a series of research voyages exploring the ocean from its shallow edges to unfathomable depths during the recently completed ten-year International Census of Marine Life. . . . Rich, revealing and rewarding.”… View →
A Hubbub: Book 2
“There are some amusing twists here—’Every fight you avoid is one you win,’ homilizes Ginger’s strict and orderly badger dad, just before helping the young folk set up a paint trap to drive off the feline interlopers—and Tharlet’s delicately detailed panels… View →
Tally Cat Keeps Track
“Trudy Harris’s rhyming verses have a kind of jazzy beat that fits with the alley cats. Andrew N. Harris’s illustrations anthropomorphize his subjects, clothing them and giving them eyebrows and human-like eyes—both of which get a lot of use, especially when it comes to View →
Sneaky Sheep
“The silly antics will tickle young readers, who will want to visit with these daring sheep again and again. Fun for all.” —Kirkus Reviews View →
Zishe, a poor Polish Jew and a blacksmith’s son, displayed unusual strength from the time he was three years old. Able to lift heavy weights, bend steel bars and break metal chains, Zishe was soon recruited by a variety of circuses to perform throughout Europe and later the United States View →
Sadie's Sukkah Breakfast
“Lively, colorful illustrations depict these independently capable preschoolers performing tasks with active joy, care and assurance, deftly matching the unadorned, sprightly text.” —Kirkus Reviews View →
Talia and the Rude Vegetables
“A little girl’s misunderstanding, the harvesting of some root vegetables and a recipe for stew merge for an amusing Jewish New Year story.” —Kirkus Reviews View →