Reviews
No One Saw: Ordinary Things through the Eyes of an Artist
“Handsome reproductions of sixteen famous paintings, set against complementary backgrounds, reflect their creators’ unique viewpoints, while a gentle rhyming text comments on the masterpieces. The selections serve the impressionist through modern works well and conclude… View →
Choo Choo Clickety-Clack!
“Noise! Movement! Trains, boats, and planes! Little ones love motion, and this book brilliantly captures that rush in raucous words and eye-popping art. . . What fun this will be to read aloud; kids will no doubt be inspired to come up with noises and movements of their… View →
Senses on the Farm
“Author/photographer Rotner skillfully combines two topics into one clear and vivid picture book.” —Reading Today View →
Read Anything Good Lately?
“From ‘an atlas at the airport’ to ‘a yoga book in the yard’ and ‘the zodiac at the zoo,’ a little girl moves playfully along through biography, comics, dictionary, encyclopedia, magazine, poetry, quotations, recipes, and a variety of genres.… View →
Double Trouble in Walla Walla
“Lulu disrupts a day in Walla-Walla by speaking in ‘flip-flop chitter-chatter.’ Soon her teacher, the principal, and the school nurse are caught in this ‘wibble-wobble word warp,’ whose cure is as arbitrary and random as its onset. Slick-schtick pen and… View →
Hunter's Heart
“A turbulent look at how one youth turns to violence as a way of gaining control.” —The Horn Book Guide View →
Sammy Spider's First Trip to Israel
“As seen through Sammy’s big, round eyes, Israel is a diverse, colorful, and meaningful place for Jews – just what one hopes preschoolers will grasp.” —Jewish Book World View →
“This short, but well-illustrated, book is designed to introduce children to one of the world’s greatest predators: the Nile River crocodile. . . Children will find this title a good intorduction to a fascinating animal.” —Science Books &… View →
Something Very Sad Happened: A Toddler's Guide to Understanding Death
“No one likes to think about it, and even fewer plan for it, but explaining death to a toddler can be a difficult task. . . . The author acknowledges that a book on death written just for little ones is a bit niche but emphasizes in the foreword the need to properly discuss this… View →
Yaffa and Fatima: Shalom, Salaam
“In this unique retelling of the classic ‘Brothers’ legend, the title characters are two women – one Jewish, one Muslim—living side-by side in Jerusalem. The women work together harvesting dates, and often share meals. They practice their faiths, which the book… View →
All Year Long
“Featuring a loving family of four, this charming book celebrates the highlights of each season. The collage artwork is fresh and fun to peruse. A delightful book that will work as well with one child as it will in a storytime setting.” —School… View →
The Warriors
“Gr. 5-8. Jake, who grew up on an Algonquin Indian reservation, becomes a lacrosse star at his highbrow Washington, D.C., boarding school. Following a school shooting, he organizes an all-school game to help his classmates cope with the tragedy. A thought-provoking novel about… View →
Fantastic You
“The narrative of this book is written like a pep talk one could imagine hearing from a person with fully realized emotional intelligence. . . . Many strategies for exhibiting self-love chosen by the child protagonists employing them are shown as valid, reinforcing that there is no View →
The Quilt-Block History of Pioneer Days: With Projects Kids Can Make
“A really-truly-kids-can-do-it history/art project book. Cobb’s well-written text will hold youngsters’ interest, and the information about pioneer life is neatly tied to particular quilts, illustrated with simple, colorful watercolor sketches. Best of all, the… View →
Let's Visit Israel
“The book is a delightful way to introduce one to four year olds to sites of Israel” —The American Israelite View →
Snitchy Witch
“No one likes a snitch . . . spooky school backdrop (books, spiders) and the rambunctious cast in pointed hats may help the lesson go down easier.”—Publishers Weekly View →
“With a down-home storytelling style that enlivens his already flamboyant subject, Porter treats Zora Neale Hurston’s life as if it were one of her own best stories. Porter’s book captures all the complications and contradictions of Hurston’s character, . . .… View →
Rainbow Candles: A Hanukkah Counting Book
“Calling all 1- to 4-years-olds learning to count! Here is a terrific book for Hanukkah which will teach you counting from one to eight and colors.” —National Jewish Post & Opinion View →
A Mink, a Fink, a Skating Rink: What Is a Noun?
“While this book may appear to be little more than a list of nouns, the witty zeal it brings to the task of enumeration makes this basic concept seem like plenty. . . Colored type highlights the nouns within the verse, which winds around the pictures in a bouncy typeface.… View →
It's Tu B'Shevat!
“The simple rhyming text moves fluidly from one page to the next and the slightly stylized illustrations, in a soothing color palette, are serene… The concept of yearly growth is conveyed nicely.” View →
T-Boy of the Bayou
“The Cajun dialect reads well and is accompanied by primitive paintings bordered in frames painted to look like wood. For those looking for more books on Cajun life or on environmental concerns, this one is worth consideration.” —School Library… View →
“This colorful paperback is a great counting book. Holland cleverly mixes Hanukkah activites…with counting numbers one through eight.” View →
