Reviews
Monstrous: The Lore, Gore, and Science behind Your Favorite Monsters
“Beccia tickles her audience’s prefrontal cortexes with eye-opening biology, riveting physics, savory nutrition and more, to prove that ‘Science is stronger than fear.’”—Shelf Awareness View →
A Map into the World
“[A] quietly uplifting picture book.”—Shelf Awareness View →
“Illustrative details abound in this atmospheric picture book of a mere 112 words.”—Shelf Awareness View →
Inside the Villains
“A handsome literary and visual package that invites exploration with the fingers, the eyes and the imagination.”—Shelf Awareness View →
My Beijing: Four Stories of Everyday Wonder
“Nie Jun’s illustrations are lush, the figures expressive and Beijing itself captivating in its detail.”—Shelf Awareness View →
Open Mic Night at Westminster Cemetery
“Mary Amato’s inventive Open Mic Night at Westminster Cemetery finds humor in the grave.”—Shelf Awareness View →
Detective Gordon: A Case for Buffy
“[W]himsical perfection.”—starred, Shelf Awareness View →
Troublemakers
“Catherine Barter’s debut YA novel is a tense, subtle work about family and bringing secrets to light.”—Shelf Awareness 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 →
Locked Up for Freedom: Civil Rights Protesters at the Leesburg Stockade
“[E]ngag[es] readers in a physically uncomfortable yet vitally important topic. . . . The miscarriage of justice against more than 30 young girls from Americus, Ga., during the civil rights movement comes to light in words and pictures that will infuriate and inspire young… View →
Dazzle Ships: World War I and the Art of Confusion
“Chris Barton and Victo Ngai’s Dazzle Ships gives young readers an introduction to World War I in a clever and colorful way.”—Shelf Awareness View →
Auma's Long Run
“[Odhiambo] give[s] life to the authentic and realistic character of Auma—a young woman to believe in—and to put a human face on the epidemic that still affects Kenya.”—Shelf Awareness View →
Niko Draws a Feeling
“Raczka provides possibly the best description of artistic inspiration ever. . . . Shin’s mixed-media, digital and acrylic artwork wonderfully captures the passion and poignance of a misunderstood artist.”—Shelf Awareness View →
Little White Duck: A Childhood in China
“Liu and Martínez find the universal moments in the details of an exotic land, inviting readers to see themselves in Da Qin’s experiences of friendship, family and country. An extraordinary graphic novel-memoir by a husband-and-wife team offering a rare view of 1970s… View →
And Then There Were Gnomes: Book 2
“Together, Venable and Yue strike just the right balance between funny and frightening. Youngest readers will appreciate the many visual clues to this puzzle’s solution, while slightly older readers who love a good mystery will enjoy putting the pieces together.”… View →