Reviews
Environmental Disasters
“Throughout, high-quality photos anchor the book’s boldly designed pages. . .” —Booklist View →
I Want Your Moo, 2nd Edition: A Story for Children about Self-Esteem
“The story is told with a light, singsong, snappy rhythm that will keep children on their toes. . . . [T]he animals’ expressions of disbelief are hilarious . . . . [T]his is a lighthearted take on a worthy subject, and a smart read-aloud.”—School Library Journal View →
Jacob's School Play: Starring He, She, and They
“When Ari is misgendered by Jacob, Ari corrects him, but Jacob needs his teacher, Ms. Reeves, to address his arguments against using the pronoun ‘they’: ‘They is for two kids.’ She models thoughtful explanations for adult and child readers. . . . Case’s… View →
Jacob's Room to Choose
“An empowering and uplifting tale for any teacher to read to their kids, Jacob’s Room to Choose is the perfect icebreaker for young students to have meaningful conversations about gender identity and community.”—The Advocate View →
Jacob's School Play: Starring He, She, and They
“An empowering and uplifting tale . . . perfect icebreaker for young students to have meaningful conversations about gender identity and community.”—The Advocate View →
How to Handle Stress for Middle School Success: Kid Confident Book 3
“They used to tell kids to chant ‘sticks and stones’ or ‘just ignore it.’ It didn’t work. This book helps kids find the opposite approach: don’t ignore it; understand it.”—Tom Angleberger, Origami Yoda View →
Jacob's School Play: Starring He, She, and They
“This straightforward and important book that honors everyone will help adults have thoughtful conversations with young children about gender identity, particularly the message about respecting someone’s choice to use ungendered pronouns. Case’s beautifully textured… View →
How to Handle Stress for Middle School Success: Kid Confident Book 3
“Smart and essential!”—Jeff Kinney, author of Diary of a Wimpy Kid View →
How Can I Wait When There's a Treat on My Plate?
“Pete and Dell are sweet-toothed brothers who learn strategies to help them delay gratification in this rhyming picture book. . . . A solid conversation started on topics of self-control.”—Kirkus Reviews View →
Jacob's Room to Choose
“Their teacher’s lesson shows that there are more than two ways to dress — not all boys wear short hair, and not all girls wear long hair or dresses. Even their own classroom represents a spectrum of expressions.”—Kirkus Reviews View →
Jacob's School Play: Starring He, She, and They
“A learning opportunity for readers outside the nonbinary experience.”—Kirkus Reviews View →
Layla's Luck
“It’s more than luck that wins the day. . . . An effective boost of self-confidence for little ones.”—Kirkus Reviews View →
Jacob's School Play: Starring He, She, and They
“I’m so grateful that children in every classroom will have the opportunity to see themselves and their friends represented in Jacob’s School Play. That’s so needed and so beautifully done in this book.”—Matthew Winner, The Children’s Book Podcast View →
How Are You, Verity?
“Verity must navigate the titular question’s multiple social meanings in this personal-feeling story, which draws on the author’s experiences. . . . Barron’s flattened, unlined renderings stylishly play with shape, pattern, and, aptly, perspective.”—Publishers Weekly View →
The Hugging Tree: A Story about Resilience
“Wong’s delicate artwork touchingly conveys the tree’s lonesome and perilous circumstances . . . . Organized into verselike passages . . . with rhyme schemes emerging then being abandoned, but the tree’s strength and transformation should have emotional impact for View →
Jacob's Room to Choose
“The students set out to create new, inclusive bathroom signs: ‘I have to pee, so let me be!’ one reads. Ms. Reeves just might be the real star in the story, as she models how limiting traditional views of gender can be.”—Publishers Weekly View →
Jacob's School Play: Starring He, She, and They
“Gentle and effective in showing one child eventually comprehending a classmate’s nonbinary identity.”—Publishers Weekly View →
How to Handle Stress for Middle School Success: Kid Confident Book 3
“Guerra provides readers helpful information on where stress comes from, as well as tools and tips for how they can manage it . . . [T]his volume is highly practical and will be encouraging to middle schoolers in need of support. Directions for new exercises or strategies are well… View →
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 →
“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 →
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 →