Reviews
Alligator Seder
“This book shows some alligators celebrating Passover. It shows how humans often celebrate it with alligators instead. It takes place in a state in the U.S. that alligators are often found in.” — Jill Harris View →
Havdalah Is Coming!
“I like that it keeps explaining that Havdalah is coming throughout the book so that children will understand better what is being taught about in this book. I like that the family wants to include friends in the Havdalah celebration when it starts.” — Jill Harris View →
My Sister Is Sleeping
“A great book that will show children how to treat their smaller siblings great when they are infants!” — Jill Harris View →
Clarence's Topsy-Turvy Shabbat
“The story shows the importance of sharing and also spending time with friends during Shabbat. It also shows how you can go the extra mile to make a Shabbat meal more beautiful.” — Jill Harris View →
Miriam at the River
“I think this is the deepest version of a children’s story about Moses that I have come across.” — Jill Harris View →
Buen Shabat, Shabbat Shalom
“I think that this book would be helpful for Sephardic Jewish children because it shows how some Sephardic Jewish families celebrate Shabbat.” — Jill Harris View →
Buen Shabat, Shabbat Shalom
“This beautiful new board book should be an indispensable part of any young Jewish child’s library.” — Lior Zaltzman, Kveller View →
Hard Hat Cat!
“This story would be an easy way to tie a storytime about cats and construction vehicles together.” — Eny Calvert, Fremont PL, BayViews View →
Into the Streets: A Young Person's Visual History of Protest in the United States
“[A]n engaging overview to inspire socially minded readers.”—Kirkus Reviews View →
Votes of Confidence, 2nd Edition: A Young Person's Guide to American Elections
“Fleischer presents a potentially didactic subject matter in a digestible and organized manner. Recommended for middle to high school students, educators, and others interested in becoming civically informed and engaged.”—School Library Journal View →
Follow Those Zebras: Solving a Migration Mystery
“A solid and readable addition to school library collections.”—School Library Journal View →
A Girl Like Me
“[A] rallying cry for girls to reject limitations others might place on them and their dreams.”—starred, The Horn Book Magazine View →
Judah Touro Didn't Want to be Famous
“Parents and teachers will be pleased to read a true story about a person who devoted his life and fortune to addressing observable problems (poverty, slavery, inequality, access to health care, for example)” — Erica Siskind, Oakland PL, BayViews View →
Clarence's Topsy-Turvy Shabbat
“This will be a welcome addition for Jewish families as well as a good introduction to Shabbat for children who aren’t Jewish.” — Rachael Reiley, San Jose State Univ, iSch Student, BayViews View →
Miriam at the River
“There are very few stories which center brave women and girls from the Bible, and this is a welcome chance to delve deeper into these central figures from the Passover story.” — Rachael Reiley, San Jose State Univ, iSch Student, BayViews View →
Into the Deep: Science, Technology, and the Quest to Protect the Ocean
“Scientist profiles, photos of the scientists in action, graphs, and other visuals throughout add context and relevance.”—Booklist View →
Tracking Pythons: The Quest to Catch an Invasive Predator and Save an Ecosystem
“Messner’s compelling photo-essay gives an inside look at the researchers’ hot, dirty, grueling (and often frustrating) work and offers an extensive bibliography for further research.”—Booklist View →
The Stanley Cup Playoffs: The Quest for Hockey's Biggest Prize
“A solid addition to hockey collections that are in need of more history and less team-centric works.”—School Library Journal View →
How to Live on the Edge
“Readers will root for Cayenne despite the many mistakes she makes.”—School Library Journal View →
Apollo 13: A Successful Failure
“An engaging space survival story that has the potential to turn middle grade science fiction/adventure fans into nonfiction readers.”—School Library Journal View →
If We Were Gone: Imagining the World without People
“The text and Capannelli’s double-page watercolor spreads work together to paint a vivid picture of the harm unleashed on the world by humans . . .”—School Library Journal View →
A Bowl Full of Peace: A True Story
“A useful resource that could be tied to the International Day of Peace.”—School Library Journal View →
All of a Sudden and Forever: Help and Healing after the Oklahoma City Bombing
“[A] sensitive and sober examination of the Oklahoma City bombing.”—The Horn Book Magazine View →
The Bug Collector
“Griffiths delightfully captures George’s enthusiasm while delivering a gentle lesson in environmental stewardship.”—Booklist View →