Reviews
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 →
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 →
Why We Go to the Hospital
“An impressive introductory resource to encourage healthy practices among children.”—School Library Journal, Series Made Simple 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 →
The Family with Two Front Doors
“Based on the childhood of the author’s grandmother, this story follows an Orthodox Jewish family in Lublin, Poland in the 1920s. The family, which includes nine children, is so large that they need two houses joined together—thus the title. The book presents customs that… View →
Underneath It All: A History of Women's Underwear
“[A]n engaging read for anyone with an overflowing underwear drawer and a useful resource for teens . . .”—The Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books View →
The Magic of Melwick Orchard
“Rebecca Caprara has beautifully walked the line between magic and real life in The Magic of Melwick Orchard. For families with children who have illnesses, they will see the truth of what it is like when one member of the family is sick. This story will hold your heart,… View →
“®eaders who revel in potty humor and/or those that appreciate an earned happy ending will find much to love here.”—The Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books View →
The Family with Two Front Doors
“Ciddor’s lively novel transports readers to the Jewish quarter of the town of 1920s Lublin, Poland, where the Rabinovitch family of 11 (including a rabbi father, a mother, and their nine children) carries out its Orthodox traditions in both rambunctious and respectful style.… View →
Can You Hear a Coo, Coo?
“This board book tells the story of Noah’s Ark through simple and amusing illustrations accompanied by a text full of animal sounds and movement words. Reading the book is a lively, interactive learning experience. As children look at the color images of the animals, they can… View →
Tu B'Shevat Is Coming!
“How better to introduce young children to Tu B’Shevat, the birthday of the trees, than through colorful pictures that show what the holiday is all about? In this colorful board book, a child can see a young family planting trees, feeding birds, and filling plates with… View →
Bubbe's Got the Beat
“A close-knit Jewish family’s preparations for Shabbat are set to a hip-hop beat in this attractive board book. Each lively four-line verse is sung by a smiling boy sporting a backwards baseball cap. His gray-haired Bubbe, wearing a sunny yellow apron, dances along waving a… View →
“This is an extraordinary book, one that can make the needed connection for young children to see human beings as more than their circumstances.”—starred, Kirkus Reviews View →
Dazzle Ships: World War I and the Art of Confusion
“Barton’s lively text is matched by Ngai’s engrossing artwork, which employs dazzle techniques throughout her inventive spreads.”—The Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books View →
Seeing into Tomorrow: Haiku by Richard Wright
“A must for all children’s collections. These verses are an introduction to haiku as well as an entry point into Wright’s work; they can be read aloud to younger children or enjoyed independently by older readers.”—starred, School Library Journal View →
The Missing Letters: A Dreidel Story
“Children will be delighted to find out that dreidels come alive at night at the dreidel factory and talk to one another. Actually, they like to argue about the fairness of the dreidel game rules. The nuns are jealous of the gimels because … who wants to get a nun, anyway? But the… View →
Honk! Splat! Vroom!
“With the minimal text, children can have fun providing their own play-by-play accounts for this action-packed race.”—Booklist View →
The Notations of Cooper Cameron
“O’Reilly’s rhythmic prose is evocative in its cadence and repetition, giving Cooper’s struggle against his compulsions a poignant immediacy . . .”—The Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books View →
Auma's Long Run
“Odhiambo’s heartbreaking tale of the AIDS epidemic in the 1980s weaves the many threads of the disease’s course into one accessible cloth.”—The Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books View →
Way Too Many Latkes: A Hanukkah in Chelm
“Introduce young readers to Chelm, the traditional village of fools, with Way Too Many Latkes, a Hanukkah in Chelm by Linda Glaser (appetisingly illustrated by Aleksandar Zolotic, KarBen, £6.50). Faigel is making latkes but she cannot remember the recipe. Some careless advice from… View →
Outrageous Animal Adaptations: From Big-Eared Bats to Frill-Necked Lizards
“Both budding zoologists and children with even just a mild interest in the natural world will slurp this down.”—Kirkus Reviews View →
“The text is streamlined but warm and sometimes humorous. . . . Kids with unmet desires of their own will relate to this gentle tale that gives dreams full respect in their own right.”—The Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books View →
The Great Penguin Rescue: Saving the African Penguins
“Markle’s unanthropomorphized opening scene is a powerful entree into the plight of African penguins. . . . Exceptionally well-organized text leads readers through the reasons for endangerment . . .”—The Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books View →
I Want Snow!
“Children will have a laugh at the expense of Ross’s moody, prone-to-tantrums toddler princess. A suitable seasonal story selection perfect for storytime and one-on-one sharing.”—School Library Journal View →