Reviews
How to Manage Your Social Power in Middle School: Kid Confident Book 1
“In a time of rising anxiety and emphasis on SEL, this book aims to equip readers to bolster self-confidence and agency to take action for healthier relationships and selves and successfully hits the mark.”—School Library Journal View →
Hillary to the Rescue
“. . .Hillary’s good sense and willingness to help send a positive message, and the cat characters are entertaining.” —School Library Journal View →
Like Ability: The Truth about Popularity
“A reader-friendly guide to breaking down the components of popularity and likability and helping readers achieve their goals. . . . Concise, accessible chapters unpack the phenomenon of popularity and offer exercises and worksheets that lead readers to a greater understanding of… View →
Lobe Your Brain: What Matters about Your Grey Matter
“An overview of the brain and nervous system. . . . Kid-friendly examples abound as they trace the brain’s various parts. . . . A matter-of-fact introduction to typical brains.”—Kirkus Reviews View →
Mindful Bea and the Worry Tree
“Addresses anxiety with mindfulness . . . brought to life in the watercolor-and-ink illustrations as long fronds of a malevolent willow tree that leave poor Bea in tangles. . . . [I]nformative for parents.”—Kirkus Reviews View →
Lucy in the City: A Story about Developing Spatial Thinking Skills
“First-time author Dillemuth’s encouraging tone and Wood’s easygoing cartoons emphasize Lucy’s capability and independence, even in a frightening situation, and appended materials and activities invite readers to consider their own neighborhood… View →
Mindful Bea and the Worry Tree
“Worry is sometimes inevitable, Silver suggests, but learning relaxation techniques . . . can go a long way toward empowering readers.”—Publishers Weekly View →
Like Ability: The Truth about Popularity
“Gives practical solutions without sounding clichéd. . . . This is a refreshing take on a timeless subject. Most teens will be encouraged and reassured by the discussions of likability versus status. Graphic organizers allow readers to think through or note important points. This… View →
Mapping My Day
“The playful cartoon artwork is simple enough to allow young readers to absorb the mindfulness and geographic reasoning lessons that are demonstrated on each page . . . An excellent addition to geography collections.”—School Library Journal View →
My Anxious Mind: A Teen's Guide to Managing Anxiety and Panic
“According to the authors, one in 20 teens in the U.S. suffers from extreme anxiety. If you know one, you could do a lot worse than handing over this reassuring manual. Short enough to read in a couple sittings and imbued with an optimistic tone that rarely talks down, the book… View →
My Singing Nana
“A tender tribute to families who have loved ones suffering from dementia.”—Kirkus Reviews View →
My Singing Nana
“Mora does an admirable job portraying a family dealing with the long-term reality of dementia . . . [T]he book is worthwhile purchase that provides valuable talking points about dementia and Alzheimer’s with young children.”—School Library Journal View →
My Singing Nana
“A winning story that also serves as a useful family resource.”—Publishers Weekly View →
Mendel's Accordion
“With a steady rhythm and a tone that fittingly hits joyous and sad notes, Hyde traces…an entertaining piece of history [for] young readers…” View →
Sammy Spider's First Day of School
“A welcome addition. . .” —School Library Journal View →
Campfire Mallory
“This book takes readers to camp and makes them want to stay there. . . A lighthearted, enjoyable read.” —School Library Journal View →
“Through 23 works of art, Raczka shows the timeless appeal of reading. . . This eye-catching collection is 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 →
Totally Uncool
“The affectionately mannered style, wherein the characters’ faces and features are sweepingly outsize and sometimes blurred, walk an assured line between the childlike and the sophisticated.” —Publishers Weekly View →
Everybody's Book: The Story of the Sarajevo Haggadah
“By celebrating the Sarajevo Haggadah’s value as both a guide to family seders and a priceless work of art, Linda Leopold Strauss and Tim Smart demonstrate how this sacred book became important even to those outside its traditions.”—Jewish Book Council View →
Matzah Ball: A Passover Story
“Kahn’s soft-focus, warmly colored illustrations will gladden young baseball enthusiasts…this distinctive effort scores at least a triple.” View →
Passover Around the World
“Wolf’s soft impressionistic paintings and colorful maps sustain a festive mood and greatly compliment the book’s design…After reading this book, families may well want to add a new twist-or dish-to their own traditions.” View →
Sammy Spider's First Passover
“Using cut-paper artwork made festive by cheery patterns, Kahn depicts a contemporary human family…and a mother-son spider duo reminiscent of Eric Carle’s creations.” View →