Reviews
Sadie and the Big Mountain
“’Nursery school was lots of fun and Sadie smiled as she filed into Temple Beth El with her friends. There were lots of things to do and she “loved the Hebrew songs they sang during music,’ playing with blocks, climbing on the gym, and stacking up the building… View →
Lights Out Shabbat
“Snowfalls are exciting, especially when they are rare, and this bright picture book captures the thrill of an unexpected storm in a small Georgia town, where a young Jewish boy describes how he celebrates Shabbat with his loving grandparents. On Friday night, the storm causes a… View →
“Jodie’s father was an archaeologist of note and she dreamed of working the digs like he did when she grew up. When she found the afikomen she got a flashlight as a reward and was hoping that ‘her cousin Zach would help her uncover treasures hidden deep inside the… View →
The King Who Wouldn't Sleep
“It’s a treat to come across an original fairy tale that generates surprise not by irony or irreverence, but through sheer narrative ingenuity. Debut author Singleton does just that—her clever story wouldn’t be out of place in a Grimm’s collection.”… View →
The Girl Who Owned a City: The Graphic Novel
“Like the original—first published in 1975—this is a fast-paced story with philosophical underpinnings, moving through time with effective montages of work and children’s drawings as the survivors attempt to create a new society. Jones’s art is colorful, bold, and… View →
The Great Sheep Shenanigans
“Lou Pine’s ineptitude gives Wile E. Coyote a run for his money.” —Publishers Weekly View →
Infinity and Me
“Beautifully captures the personal side of infinity through a young girl’s mind-expanding, heart-expanding journey. Infinitely charming.” —Betsy Franco, author of Zero Is the Leaves on the Tree View →
The Knife and the Butterfly
“Azael is a dynamic and sympathetic main character with an authentic voice…. This hard-hitting novel [will be an] an assured success in libraries serving high school students.” —School Library Journal View →
The Great Sheep Shenanigans
“Bently employs rollicking rhyme at a breakneck pace to tell the goofy tale.” —Kirkus Reviews View →
No Crystal Stair: A Documentary Novel of the Life and Work of Lewis Michaux, Harlem Bookseller
“Not only a compelling biography but also a useful addition to the literature of black history and culture.” —Booklist View →
Forced Out
“Ideal for reluctant readers who know baseball as a complex and strategic sport; the books’ brevity and recurring characters will add appeal. Useful and priced right.” —Kirkus Reviews View →
A Secret Keeps
“This sophisticated farmyard tale is sprinkled with gentle plays on words and is sure to spark discussion about secrets of all kinds—those to keep, discover and share.” —Kirkus Reviews View →
A Leaf Can Be . . .
“A smart, sweet, and savvy meditation on form and function as well as a lesson in rhyming and alliteration that explores the many roles of a leaf.” —ForeWord Magazine View →
No Crystal Stair: A Documentary Novel of the Life and Work of Lewis Michaux, Harlem Bookseller
“The storytelling format, candid perspectives, supplemental images, and historic connections bring to life an unheralded individualist whose story will engage readers.”&mdashstarred, School Library Journal View →
Sadie and the Big Mountain
“A week-long unit on the holiday of Shavuot has one preschool class excitedly anticipating a planned reenactment of the hike Moses took up Mt. Sinai to receive the Ten Commandments. Resourceful Sadie, of Sadie’s Sukkah Breakfast (2011), enjoys attending her… View →
What Are the Articles of Confederation?: And Other Questions about the Birth of the United States
“The Six Questions of American History series investigates events in our nation’s past in the same way a journalist might—through the framework of who, what, when, where, why, and how. As a result, readers uncover the past rather than memorize it.” —Booklist View →
Barnyard Purim
“The loud, chaotic celebration of Purim and its companion story is recreated in a farm-animal play that results in a surprising development. After Farmer Max leaves to attend a Purim play, the animals decide to stage their own version. Chicken offers to direct, orchestrating View →
Dinosaur Goes to Israel
“Dinosaur-loving Middle-Eastern tourists may be a small demographic, but this book targets them perfectly. There’s a theory that any book can be improved by putting a dinosaur in it. You may have a child in your family who believes that ‘Hansel and Gretel and… View →
Popular Clone
“Gadget geeks will thrill at the wildly imaginative inventions that populate the Bas household….®eaders will likely end up fantasizing about what they could get away with if only they too had a Two.” —The Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Literature View →
Red Bird Sings: The Story of Zitkala-Ša, Native American Author, Musician, and Activist
“Zitkala-Sa is…an interesting figure…and one who rarely turns up in collective or individual biographies; this account offers insight not just into her achievements but into the complexity of identity.” —The Bulletin of the Center for Children’s… View →
Is the End of the World Near?: From Crackpot Predictions to Scientific Scenarios
“In the introduction to Is the End of the World Near?, author Ron Miller makes a salient point: He states, ‘Is the world going to come to an end? The simple answer is yes.’ Although the rest of the book is filled with everything from ‘crackpot… View →
Meltdown!: The Nuclear Disaster in Japan and Our Energy Future
“Broadly informative.” —Booklist View →
Spotty, Stripy, Swirly: What Are Patterns?
“Another solid entry sure to attract the attention of art and math teachers alike.” —Kirkus Reviews View →