Reviews
Juneteenth
“This entry in the On My Own Holidays series offers a solid introduction to the holiday for independent readers. . . leaping, embracing figures convey the resilience and rejoicing of celebrants then and now.” —Booklist View →
Say It with Music: A Story about Irving Berlin
“A good concise biography accessible to many children.” —Booklist View →
Double Cheeseburgers, Quiche, and Vegetarian Burritos: American Cooking from the 1920s through Today
“. . .this interesting, accessible title – for an older audience than others in the series – will find a readership among both report writers and browsers, and it will help satisfy the growing need for titles that encourage kids to learn about the origins of their… View →
Environmental Disasters
“Throughout, high-quality photos anchor the book’s boldly designed pages. . .” —Booklist View →
“Ramon is a significant and compelling figure to many, and this emotional, fact-based story puts that impact into context as well as giving it a worthwhile narrative.” — The Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books View →
“. . .full of engrossing, well-selected information and color photos of wolves in the wild. . .” —The Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books View →
“Children will enjoy this story on different levels depending on their ages; preschoolers will not know who wrote the letters, but will still find the story and its resolution highly satisfying, while older children will delight in being on the secret with Katie’s parents. View →
Pattern Fish
“Preschool educators may call this math readiness or sequencing if they will; kids will simply regard it as a juicy puzzle book and snap up the bait.” —The Bulletin of the Center for Childrens Books View →
Songs from the Loom: A Navajo Girl Learns to Weave
“A fascinating glimpse of contemporary Navajo life.” —The Boston Globe View →
Go Free or Die: A Story about Harriet Tubman
“. . .this is a first-rate biography for intermediate readers. . . a fascinating portrait. . .” —The Boston Globe View →
“. . .well organized with an accessible text . . .” —The Boston Globe View →
Let's Visit Israel
“The book is a delightful way to introduce one to four year olds to sites of Israel” —The American Israelite View →
Booker T. Washington
“What a fine little biography of the young Booker T. Washington this is. . . precise language and soulfully illustrated with a soft pastel palette. . . Told so diligently that it cannot help but inspire.” —Booklist View →
Stand Up!: Be an Upstander and Make a Difference
“This guidebook tackles how to be an ’Upstander’—a ‘positive bystander’ who ‘stand[s] up for themselves and others’—through explaining positive self-talk, self-regulation, judicious intervention, realistic goals, teamwork, and persistence . . . deploys View →
Something Happened to Our Planet: Kids Tackle the Climate Crisis
“Friends bravely address climate change concerns. Intended to assuage children’s worries about the climate crisis . . . diverse friends search their school for reuse opportunities. . . . Earth-toned illustrations are appealing.”—Kirkus Reviews View →
The Sound of Kindness
“A parent and child go for a walk in their neighborhood, finding examples of kindness in the dialogue they hear . . . . Martínez’s illustrations effectively highlight the parent and child and the people interacting in each spread. . . . Inspiration to find—and perhaps spread—acts… View →
Spacemanatee!
“The rhyming text is bright and charming, the characters are appealing and energetic, and the message is clear and accessible. . . . A whimsical, enjoyable tale designed to encourage self-confidence.”—Kirkus Reviews View →
Stand Up!: Be an Upstander and Make a Difference
“A guide on how to take on the role . . . . [P]rovides bullet points of advice, suggesting how a young person can regulate negative emotions.”—Kirkus Reviews View →
Stand Up!: Be an Upstander and Make a Difference
“Every layer increases the book’s clarity. This is a polished, consistent, and ultimately fun text. Stand Up! is jam-packed with tools and materials that solidify how critical it is to stand up for what is right—useful for young readers and their educators… View →
Vincent van Gogh
" . . .A fine job of describing van Gogh’s life in a way that children will understand." —Booklist View →