Reviews
Raisins and Almonds: A Yiddish Lullaby
“Sánchez’s colorful double-page-spread illustrations are fanciful and whimsical, playing up the magical elements.” View →
The Best Four Questions
“A cheerful explanation of one aspect of the Jewish celebration of freedom.” View →
Just Julian
“These modern romances. . . .effectively tie in contemporary themes like bullying and social media while presenting relatable characters embracing their sexuality.”—School Library Journal View →
Cutting-Edge Robotics
“An exciting series for technology collections.”—Booklist View →
My River: Cleaning up the LaHave River
“This is a fantastic story of a young activist who recognized a problem and worked hard to solve it.”—School Library Journal View →
Stick Pick
“[T]hese books effectively combine high-impact action scenes with sophisticated social themes.”—School Library Journal View →
Irving Berlin: The Immigrant Boy Who Made America Sing
“To celebrate the 100th anniversary of the song ‘God Bless America’. . . .Churnin emphasizes the beginnings of Berlin’s career . . .”—School Library Journal View →
Mermaid Warrior Squad
“Humor fans will enjoy the relatable characters and comic-strip action scenes . . .”—School Library Journal View →
Lion of the Sky: Haiku for All Seasons
“Salas’s innovative language steals the show. . . . Multiple readings are in order: the first few may revolve around riddle solving, while subsequent ones will allow readers to savor the imaginative language and illustrations.”—The Horn Book Magazine View →
Sweet Dreams, Sarah
“Sarah Goode: a name well worth knowing and celebrating.”—Kirkus Reviews View →
Never Again: The Parkland Shooting and the Teen Activists Leading a Movement
“[B]reaks new ground as it tells the story of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School students who became activists after 17 fellow students were killed during a school shooting. Individual students, like David Hogg and Emma Gonzalez, are profiled, and their efforts for stricter… View →
Martin Luther King Jr.: Walking in the Light
“Sharp photographs and a judicious use of sidebars make for an attractive format that adds to the books’ appeal.”—Booklist View →
Aly Raisman: Athlete and Activist
“Along with detailing her hard work to achieve her goals, the book discusses the sexual-abuse scandal surrounding team doctor Larry Nassar and how Raisman has become an advocate for victim organizations.”—starred, Booklist View →
“This volume adds depth and beauty to the growing collection of hair-themed picture books for the very young.”—Kirkus Reviews View →
Lion of the Sky: Haiku for All Seasons
“The book’s meditative tone and resonant images invite readers to embrace new ways of seeing the world around them.”—Publishers Weekly View →
The Runaways
“A touching, realistic, gently humorous story of how a sensitive boy copes with his treasured grandfather’s decline.”—starred, Kirkus Reviews View →
Martin & Anne: The Kindred Spirits of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Anne Frank
“A surprisingly successful and enlightening combination strengthened by striking artwork.”—Kirkus Reviews View →
“[A] comforting portrait of an all-embracing and loving family . . .”—Publishers Weekly View →
The Woolly Monkey Mysteries: The Quest to Save a Rain Forest Species
“An interesting snapshot of modern biologists and their subjects.”—Booklist View →
Flower Talk: How Plants Use Color to Communicate
“A good companion volume for Rebecca Hirsch’s Plants Can’t Sit Still (2016), this cleverly written and informative picture book is a lively choice for reading aloud.”—Booklist View →
Women in the Military: From Drill Sergeants to Fighter Pilots
“[G]ently reminds everyone that women make up a huge section of the veteran population and should be treated with respect, just like their male counterparts.”—Booklist View →
Crunch and Crack, Oink and Whack!: An Onomatopoeia Story
“[A] good thematic companion for Cleary’s other grammar and language arts–themed picture books.”—Booklist View →
The Woolly Monkey Mysteries: The Quest to Save a Rain Forest Species
“An excellent choice to enhance science programs for upper elementary schoolers.”—School Library Journal View →