Reviews
My Beijing: Four Stories of Everyday Wonder
“The stories move gracefully between reality and fantasy, a bit like Miyazaki movies, but sweeter.”—The New York Times Book Review View →
The Visitor
“What makes [The Visitor] striking is Damm’s nifty, expressive art, photographs of dioramas and cutout painted figures.”—New York Times Book Review View →
The Wild Cat: Book 6
“Luciani and Tharlet’s lovely graphic offering feels as snug and familiar as a Beatrix Potter tale but adds a modern spin with its emphasis on being true to oneself.”—Kirkus Reviews View →
And There Was Evening, And There Was Morning
“In the beginning, the world was created one day at a time, according to the Creation story of the Jewish tradition. Day by day, employing simple, descriptive, accessible language, Helfand and Zager describe the first seven days of our world. The first five days are each recounted… View →
Not Just A Book
“Willis’ brisk rhyming text has a nice phonic snap and should be accessible to early readers as well as listeners. Ross’ playful illustrations have a simplicity that nicely suits the rhymes . . .”—Kirkus Reviews View →
http://asianreviewofbooks.com/content/production-line-china-fiction-two-new-novels/ For most people in the West, the relationship with China is one based on products—clothes, shoes, mobile phones—or, should the rumbling trade war materialize, the lack of them. But the people who… View →
I Got a Chicken for My Birthday
Laura Gehl is the author of the popular PEEP AND EGG series. When I saw she had written about getting a chicken as a birthday present I knew I had to read it. My nieces love their chickens and even take them… View →
“A visually distinct, original, pleasing bedtime book that has the feel of a classic.”—starred, Kirkus Reviews View →
The T-Rex Who Lost His Specs!
Two fine new picture book offerings from this press are highly recommended picks for picture book readers looking for different entertainment. Young dinosaur lovers will relish Jeanne Willis and Tony Ross’s The T-Rex Who Lost His Specs! (9781541514560, $17.99), a fun story of a… View →
All Eyes on Alexandra
“Readers learn some nature facts as they follow intrepid Alexandra Crane and her feathered companions on a migratory trip to Israel. The art is captivating: representational, tempera-and-colored-pencil images that include a thin stripe of red ink to outline each graceful crane.… View →
Detective Gordon: A Case for Buffy
“Spee’s colorful, plentiful illustrations of anthropomorphic animals give the book the feel of a classic you just hadn’t discovered until now. A good choice for family reading time or newly minted readers of chapters.”—Kirkus Reviews View →
A Fall Ball for All
“This satisfying book for the fall season emphasizes the interconnectivity of nature. Soothing at bedtime yet with enough substance for an autumn group storytime.”—Kirkus Reviews View →
Navajo Code Talkers
‘Navajo Code Talkers,’ from the series Heroes of World War II, tells the story of the successful communications of the Navajo code talkers, in the US marines, during World War II from 1942 through 1945, in the Pacific theater. This exciting true story of a Marine core of… View →
Duck, Death and the Tulip
“For me, the gold standard of picture books about death is ‘Duck, Death and the Tulip,’ by Wolf Erlbruch.”—Sophie Blackall for The New York Times Book Review View →
The World Needs Beautiful Things
“When Moses leads the Israelites out of Egypt, a young slave boy with feathers in his hair and colorful strings on his fingers finds extraordinary value in ordinary things, gaining attention from an unexpected source. Bezalel, from the biblical book of Exodus, is depicted in softly View →
" . . . [A] delightfully entertaining and original story . . . especially recommended . . . "—Midwest Book Review View →
Weird & Wonderful Science Experiments Volume 3: Build It: Build rockets and racers and test energy and forces!
Grades 1 – 3, Grades 4 – 5: This book has easy to follow instructions to do home experiments. Many of the experiments can be done completely by children without any adult supervision. Each experiment tells what you will be making, the supplies you will need, and step… View →
Synopsis: ‘’How can Irene and Charles work together on their fifth grade poetry project? They don’t know each other . . . and they’re not sure they want to. Irene Latham, who is white, and Charles Waters, who is black, use this fictional setup to delve into different… View →
Losing the Girl: Book 1
“[A] gripping, affecting graphic novel. . . . A moody, compassionate reflection of adolescence in turmoil.”—Kirkus Reviews View →
“With its short, rhythmic text and its rich, embellished, shiny pages with animals, flowers, and trees just waiting to be discovered, this is a reassuring yet inventive bedtime book.”—Kirkus Reviews View →
Can You Hear a Coo, Coo?
“Surprise, it’s a board book about Noah’s Ark, although readers might not immediately recognize the familiar story. At first glance this cheerful board book seems to be about animal sounds. Pairs of doves, mice, snakes, geese, zebras, monkeys, and tigers move noisily… View →
Bubbe's Got the Beat
“A close-knit Jewish family’s preparations for Shabbat are set to a hip-hop beat in this attractive board book. Each lively four-line verse is sung by a smiling boy sporting a backwards baseball cap. His gray-haired Bubbe, wearing a sunny yellow apron, dances along waving a… View →
Sanctuary: Book 2
“[A] dark and introspective thriller . . .”—Kirkus Reviews View →
“This is an extraordinary book, one that can make the needed connection for young children to see human beings as more than their circumstances.”—starred, Kirkus Reviews View →