Reviews
Swish: The Quest for Basketball's Perfect Shot
“Stewart and Kennedy offer an engaging history of the sport, followed by profiles of some of the most impressive shots of all time and the players who made them. Whether they are discussing amazing feats at the college or professional level, the tone is conversational and… View →
“Teens who can’t fathom why songs such as ‘The Times They Are A-Changin’ make their elders go all misty-eyed may come away from this entry in the Lerner Biography series enlightened. . . the overall spirit of rebellion and uncompromising emotional honesty –… View →
Benjamin and the Silver Goblet
“A fine introduction to the biblical tale for young readers, with a strong message about the importance of forgiveness and family.” —School Library Journal View →
To The Point: A Story about E. B. White
“. . .enjoyable from cover to cover. . .” —Publishers Weekly View →
I Know an Old Teacher
“Gammell’s lively artwork is a colorful combination of watercolor, colored pencils, pastel, and crayon framed by a mix of font sizes and colors. Assisted by conversational responses from Miss Bindley’s students, who are spying on her, the tale progresses as tails… View →
“Spare watercolors set the tone for this sage antiwar parable. Vaugelade carries the pacifist message both visually and textually. . .” —Publishers Weekly View →
Sammy Spider's First Day of School
“A welcome addition. . .” —School Library Journal View →
The Vowel Family: A Tale of Lost Letters
“Secure readers will enjoy guessing the masked words that Walker uses to tell the tale. . . Luthardt’s colorful images have an appealing, Gumby-like quality and amusing detail.” —School Library Journal View →
“A great beginning guide to teach children how to eat right.” —Oneota Reading Journal View →
Louanne Pig in Making the Team, 2nd Edition
“. . .well suited for storytelling to young children and as read-alone material for slightly older readers.” —School Library Journal 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 →
Hush Harbor: Praying in Secret
“Banks’s highly stylized paintings are wonderfully expressive and amplify the deep emotion of the situation. Her palette of yellows and browns shows people who are swathed in moonlight yet avoids the dimness that night scenes sometimes have. An extensive author’s note View →
Something Very Sad Happened: A Toddler's Guide to Understanding Death
“No one likes to think about it, and even fewer plan for it, but explaining death to a toddler can be a difficult task. . . . The author acknowledges that a book on death written just for little ones is a bit niche but emphasizes in the foreword the need to properly discuss this… View →
Stand Up!: Be an Upstander and Make a Difference
“Considering the recent flood of advice books for young adults penned by social media influencers, it’s a huge plus that this one is written by a highly experienced clinical psychologist. Give to tweens who want to take action and become positive forces in their… View →
Used Any Numbers Lately?
“Youngsters will enjoy searching out the numbers in each picture and identifying how they are used. This book could easily lead to many stories from home and motivate students to look for numbers everywhere. With a wealth of possible uses in the curriculum, it has a place in… View →
Mousetraps
“. . .Maxie’s voice captures the insecurity and wish to fit in that color the adolescent years. . .” —School Library Journal View →
From Alice to Zen and Everyone in Between
“Alice’s journey from impressionable naïveté to courageous pluck is a convincing lesson on friendship and tolerance.” —School Library Journal View →