Reviews
The Alliance
“A brief, believable and sobering look into bullying and school bureaucracies.” —Kirkus Reviews View →
The Perfect Summer: Book 4
“Lou! deserves every bit of its international acclaim, and you might as well get on the bandwagon now.” —Teacher Librarian View →
Assassins, Traitors, and Spies
“The breezy prose, illustrations that mix documentary photos with posed shots and movie stills, and a reading list heavy on spy ‘manuals’ make this better suited to recreational reading rather than research. Which kids may prefer.” —Booklist View →
A Marked Man: The Assassination of Malcolm X
Doeden successfully distinguishes between fact and conjecture….The striking design will certainly capture readers’ attention." —School Library Journal View →
The Purim Superhero
“PreS-Gr 2—Nate is having a hard time choosing a costume for his synagogue’s Purim celebration. All the boys in his Hebrew class plan to dress as superheroes, but he is much more interested in aliens. With help from his two fathers (Daddy and Abba) and inspired by the… View →
How Do Helicopters Work?
“These introductions combine plenty of big, bright color photos with explanatory texts that, for all their brevity, will give new readers healthy doses of specific information.” —School Library Journal, Series Made Simple View →
Tasty Sandwiches
“These recipes manage to hit a sweet spot in kid cookery: they require little in the way of expertise, yet are complex enough to be interesting….The instructions are detailed and thoroughly illustrated with clear color drawings; photos show the enticing final products.” View →
Tillie Pierce: Teen Eyewitness to the Battle of Gettysburg
“. . . an extraordinary story of one teen’s courage and determination as a bloody battle rages all around her.” —New York Journal of Books View →
Cloneward Bound
“Funny and adventurous with a theatrical flair, this story will keep readers turning pages. A fun, fast-paced romp.” —School Library Journal View →
Yummy Soup and Salad Recipes
“These recipes manage to hit a sweet spot in kid cookery: they require little in the way of expertise, yet are complex enough to be interesting….The instructions are detailed and thoroughly illustrated with clear color drawings; photos show the enticing final products.” View →
The Glee Cast: Inspiring Gleek Mania
“Thirteen actors from the TV show are superficially profiled in what amounts to an extended magazine article. In fact, related USA Today articles—about the actors and about issues such as obesity and gay teens—serve as sidebars to the main text. Glee fans… View →
The Bark in Space: Book 5
“There are hundreds of stories about talking dogs, but if this graphic novel is any indication, every book would be better with a dog in it….[O]ne of the most inventive stories in a consistently innovative series.” —Kirkus Reviews View →
How Do Hot Air Balloons Work?
“Impressively cogent….an airy, swift—but still quite informational—package.” —Booklist View →
Let's Meet a Construction Worker
“Moran’s flailing, retro-pop cartoon characters are the lure to this fizzy but enlightening entry in the Community Helpers series….Zany to look at but pretty darn educational.” —Booklist View →
I Don't Want to Go to the Hospital!
“The large, expressive watercolors have lots of amusing detail, like the cat having a fish dinner on the roof….Sure to be popular with fans of the series.” —School Library Journal View →
You've Got Spirit!: Cheers, Chants, Tips, and Tricks Every Cheerleader Needs to Know
“Hunt’s crisp, well-designed book supplies further information about this popular sport….The bright background colors of most pages (reminiscent of many school colors), photographs of cheerleaders in action, and numerous cute cartoon drawings make this an attractive… View →
“Full of humor, Zaritza’s on- and off-stage dramatics make for a quite funny tale.” —Booklist View →
Cookie, the Walker
“Monroe (the Monkey with a Tool Belt books) explores the pitfalls of fame through deadpan narration and celebrity stereotypes, all captured in tidy comics-style panels.” —PW Online View →
The Noisy Book
Combining the tidy trim size and young audience of a board book with the range of an encyclopedia, this celebration of sound is epic in its scope and delightful in its execution. Printed on thin but sturdy glossy paper, each spread pairs a simple declaratory sentence (“The monkey goes oo View →
Two Shy Pandas
“The illustrations provide just the right amount of bashful cuteness to make the reader empathize with the pandas and cheer for their success. Readers who are shy themselves will appreciate the pace at which the story unfolds, and will take heart that mustering up the courage to… View →
Tillie Pierce: Teen Eyewitness to the Battle of Gettysburg
“An insightful perspective on one of the bloodiest battles of the American Civil War seen through the eyes of a 15-year-old girl….Her eyewitness observations are vivid and compelling….Tillie’s words bring the sights, sounds and smells of a civilian and teenager… View →
It's a Mitzvah, Grover!
“Can a book do its job too well? The story is basic enough: Grover and his Israeli friends want to clean up a playground. Moishe Oofnik refuses to help them, because he’s a grouch. (He lives in a trash can like Oscar, his American cousin on Sesame Street.) But Moishe is View →
“A useful guide to handling everyday tasks and problems.”—Kirkus Reviews View →