Reviews
On the Free
“[A] tone-sensitive treatment of different life experiences make this a positive story for personal growth and positive change.”—Kirkus Reviews View →
The Cholent Brigade
“Harmer’s pictures show that the Jewish community is refreshingly multiracial. There are no surprises here, but the acts of kindness don’t feel like a plot convention. They feel like a philosophy for life. It’s touching to see a town where kindness is no… View →
“While board covers, sturdy pages, and the picture-dictionary format may suggest early learning, do not be fooled: this conceptual compendium aims squarely at the elementary set with provocative delight.”—starred, The Horn Book Magazine View →
The Great Penguin Rescue: Saving the African Penguins
“[W]ell-chosen photos appear on every page of the book and illustrate the text very effectively. . . . A vivid introduction to African penguins, their remarkable rescue, and their still precarious existence.”—starred, Booklist View →
Belinda the Unbeatable
“Adults will appreciate the gentle message of good sportsmanship, while children will be caught up in the adventure of this wonderful addition to wordless comics for young readers.”—starred, Booklist View →
The Tickle Test
“Invites universal participatory tickling—it’s hard to resist joining in.”—Kirkus Reviews View →
Addiction and Overdose: Confronting an American Crisis
“A chronicle exposing facts and challenges confronting drug addiction and overdose in America. . . . [A] crucial topic.”—Kirkus Reviews View →
“A superb early reader/early chapter book . . .”—starred, The Horn Book Magazine View →
The Notations of Cooper Cameron
“An unforgettable, much-needed story; a strong purchase for all collections.”—starred, School Library Journal View →
Addiction and Overdose: Confronting an American Crisis
“®eads like narrative nonfiction. . . . Purchase this selection to update collections on social issues related to drugs and addiction.”—School Library Journal View →
Trashing the Planet: Examining Our Global Garbage Glut
“An excellent resource that’s chock-full of facts about human impact on the planet. Hand to students concerned about the environment, and put it on the shelf for research and reports.”—School Library Journal View →
Marco Polo: Dangers and Visions
“[A]n effective introduction to the explorer. . . Useful as a supplemental text in art, history, geography, or literature classrooms, and recommended as an additional purchase for large graphic novel collections.”—School Library Journal View →
The Best Sukkot Pumpkin Ever
“Many families from Micah’s synagogue are picking pumpkins for a soup kitchen. Micah asks his mother, ’What’s a soup kitchen?’ She explains, and his dad adds the definition of tikkun olam, the Jewish concept of doing good deeds, or ‘repairing… View →
All Kinds of Friends
“Just the ticket for starting conversations about the importance and fun of making all kinds of friends.”—Kirkus Reviews View →
Dazzle Ships: World War I and the Art of Confusion
“[A] conversational, compelling, and visually arresting story . . .”—starred, Publishers Weekly View →
Troublemakers
“Alena’s story is both timely and timeless. It beautifully navigates of-the-moment issues of modern politics and domestic terrorism with the enduring questions young people have always faced: what it means to be good, what it means to be brave, how to love, how to lose, how… View →
The Great Penguin Rescue: Saving the African Penguins
“Smoothly written and beautifully presented, another stellar animal conservation tale.”—starred, Kirkus Reviews View →
Moti the Mitzvah Mouse
“Lots of people commit acts of mischief when no one is looking. Moti the mouse secretly commits good deeds. Moti lives under the kitchen sink in the home of a white, Jewish family, but he sometimes sneaks out to perform a ‘mitzvah.’ The term is a traditional Hebrew word View →
Drop by Drop: A Story of Rabbi Akiva
“A devoted wife is the inspiration behind a noted scholar of Judaism. Rachel, a rich man’s daughter, falls in love with a poor, illiterate shepherd named Akiva who works for her father. She recognizes that a man ‘with such goodness in his heart, who understood so much… View →
Dazzle Ships: World War I and the Art of Confusion
“[A] fascinating volume about a little-known side of the war. An eye-catching title sure to dazzle.”—Kirkus Reviews View →
A Dangerous Magic
“Violent, profane, caustic, grisly, and pitch-black—but all in a good way.”—Kirkus Reviews View →
Can I Touch Your Hair?: Poems of Race, Mistakes, and Friendship
“These poems explore diversity with refreshing honesty and complexity—and truly capture the personalities and voices of these two rising stars of poetry.”—Janet Wong, author and co-creator of The Poetry Friday Anthology series View →
Can I Touch Your Hair?: Poems of Race, Mistakes, and Friendship
“A fresh and heartwarming take on bridging the racial divide.”—Carole Boston Weatherford, author of Voice of Freedom: Fannie Lou Hamer, Spirit of the Civil Rights Movement View →
Auma's Long Run
“In Auma’s Long Run, Eucabeth Odhiambo shares an unflinching look at the AIDS epidemic’s impact on one Kenyan village and introduces readers to a determined heroine with a commitment to knowledge and a fierce dedication to her family.… View →