Reviews
Let's Draw Monsters with Crayola ® !
“Whether they’re a Cyclops Susan or Undead Fred, this book will unleash young artists’ monster muses.”—Booklist 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 →
Light the Menorah!: A Hanukkah Handbook
“The Festival of Lights is full of music, games, and laughter but also prayer and quiet meditation. Uncover everything needed for an outstanding Hanukkah in this collection of stories, scriptures, recipes, crafts, and more. Read aloud in English or Hebrew to the candle blessings or View →
Sanctuary: Book 2
The Stoneman Mysteries Book Two is a fun, engrossing, mystery; a black and white graphic novel about a living gargoyle and his living friend. This boy helps the gargoyle uncover events that are happening within their city of Edenburgh that the demon gargoyle with a good heart cannot… View →
Troublemakers
“Catherine Barter’s debut YA novel is a tense, subtle work about family and bringing secrets to light.”—Shelf Awareness View →
The Universe Ate My Homework
“Even readers who don’t share Abby’s aversion to homework will be sucked in.”—Kirkus Reviews View →
Losing the Girl: Book 1
“Bursts of sizzling yellow and magenta invade closing scenes and hint of preternatural things to come; readers will be waiting.”—The Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books View →
Can I Touch Your Hair?: Poems of Race, Mistakes, and Friendship
“[A]n unusually candid book for pre-YA kids about race and difference, allowing for the possibility of the mistakes (the word is right in the subtitle) but also a hopeful outcome as Irene and Charles find enrichment in their friendship.”—The Bulletin of the Center for… View →
“Chitra Soundar’s text has the rhythm of a song, with call-like verses and response-like ’You’re safe with me’ chorus.”—starred, Shelf Awareness View →
The Spy Who Played Baseball
“The Spy Who Played Baseball is the story of Moe Berg, a real-life major-league baseball player of the 1930s. Carrie Jones’s picture book (KarBen, £5.69) tells the story of this quietly brilliant man, who studied at Princeton and would exchange tactical remarks with his college… View →
Search for the Shamir
“Twins Scarlett and Sam are off on another adventure; this time, their destination is King Solomon’s kingdom. They arrive to find the young king with no money and a dictum from God to build a temple. Despite Solomon’s reputed wisdom for solving all problems, building the… View →
Honk! Splat! Vroom!
“This joyful adventure is a rare example of a story that gives equal weight to the thrill of competition and the power of cooperation, all without a trace of soppiness.”—The Horn Book Magazine 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 →
Why We Go to the Hospital
“An impressive introductory resource to encourage healthy practices among children.”—School Library Journal, Series Made Simple View →
“Readers will love the brilliant visuals that accompany Nimesh on his imaginary trek. A fun choice for one-on-one and small group read-alouds.”—School Library Journal View →
Who Invented the Airplane?: Wright Brothers vs. Whitehead
“A good choice to increase interest in STEM topics or for reports on inventions/inventors.”—School Library Journal, Series Made Simple View →
Crayola ® Science of Color
“Educators could use this series for lessons on art, adaptations, optics, and culture. Highly recommended.”—School Library Journal, Series Made Simple View →
Sharks on the Hunt
“A wealth of information and dynamic visuals capture many fascinating aspects of sharks.”—School Library Journal, Series Made Simple View →
In It Together: A Story of Fairness
“Using real-life examples and scenarios to teach social emotional skills to young children, this series is a good choice for both classroom and library settings across the board.”—School Library Journal, Series Made Simple View →
D-Day Invasion
“A perennial favorite time period among students receives a fresh treatment.”—School Library Journal, Series Made Simple View →
Paulie's Passover Predicament
“Paulie the moosi-cian is all set to host a Passover seder for his friends, but the seder doesn’t go according to plan. There are too many mistakes and that makes the hunt for the hidden afi komen a real puzzle.” - Cleveland Jewish News View →
The Passover Parrot, 2nd Edition
“It’s time for Leba to ask the Four Questions at the Passover seder. But nobody will assist her. That is until Hametz the Parrot arrives and he not only helps her, but also solves the dilemma of who stole the afi komen – the hidden piece of matzah. This is the 25th anniversary… View →