Reviews
Oh! If Only...
“Foreman’s minimal text sometimes tumbles and dances across the page, and his watercolor-and-pastel illustrations capture both motion and dumbstruck faces hilariously. A blithe romp.” —Kirkus Reviews View →
Stones for Grandpa
“Writing a picture book about grief is a difficult job; Londner accomplishes it by writing about something else: life. This is a story that works because it has more detail than necessary. When the narrator is remembering his grandfather, he’s very… View →
The Cats on Ben Yehuda Street
“A pleasant cat-loving elderly woman and her grumpy neighbor, a fishmonger who does not love the feline crowd, find friendship nonetheless. Mr. Modiano’s fish market on Ben Yehuda Street in Tel Aviv is popular with stray cats looking for discards, despite the cold… View →
Quicksilver
“Anderson’s strong characters and rare knack for weaving contemporary realism and emotional authenticity into hard science fiction should keep even readers in the know engaged.” —Kirkus Reviews View →
A Marked Man: The Assassination of Malcolm X
“Doeden thoroughly explores… the circumstances of Malcolm’s assassination, the trial and conviction of the killers, and the rumors of conspiracies and coverups that persist. A brief but impressively insightful and engaging overview of the life and assassination of… View →
The Purim Superhero
“People forget that Superman is an alien. This book is a reminder that that’s the source of his strength. Here’s a secret that isn’t taught in school: Everyone has a superpower. It might be drawing monsters or kindness to strangers or the ability to read an unusual number of View →
Cheesecake for Shavuot
“An appealing photo essay follows Israeli children as they work in their school garden and kitchen. Color photographs, in close-up detail, capture a teacher and her middle-grade students as they plant wheat in the fall and watch it grow with the help of winter rains. In the spring, View →
No Baths at Camp
“Max insists that he never took a bath the entire time he was at summer camp. When Mom announces bathtime, Max gives her a complete account of all his adventures, with lots of grimy details, from Sunday to Saturday of each week. There’s rock climbing, theatrics, marshmallow… View →
The Sin-Eater's Confession
“Bick’s compelling tale manages to be a blistering confessional and a page-turning whodunit (or maybe what-really-happened) all in one… Readers won’t be able to look away even if they find they don’t much like—or trust—Ben.” —starred, Kirkus… View →
Cloneward Bound
“The heart of the story, however, is what makes this book special, and it resides with Fisher, who struggles mightily with his own sense of self-worth when faced with a mirror image of himself that seems to have it all. A successful balance of fizz and substance.”… View →
In Too Deep
“As always, McClintock keeps her narrative and sentence structure simple, fitting nicely with the just-the-facts-ma’am detective genre and making her story accessible to less skilled readers. She makes these accommodations so skillfully that her traditional-style mystery… View →
Zoo Station: The Story of Christiane F.
“Disturbing but compelling.”—Kirkus Reviews View →
Infinity and Me
“A stellar artistic vision of the infinite power of intergenerational love.” —starred, Kirkus Reviews View →
Food: The New Gold
“A sobering, thought-provoking discussion that provides, yes, much food for thought.” —Kirkus Reviews View →
Their Skeletons Speak: Kennewick Man and the Paleoamerican World
“An attractive volume digs deeply into stories of ancient American skeletons….A special treat for archaeology buffs.” —Kirkus Reviews View →
H.O.R.S.E.
“An exciting bragging-rights adventure on the basketball court, around and beyond planet Earth and back again.” —Kirkus Reviews View →
“There may be children in the world who don’t wish they were monkeys. This book will change their minds.” —Kirkus Reviews View →
The Curiosities: A Collection of Stories
“For those with dark hearts looking for the edgier side of paranormal fiction, this will be something to stay up with at night.” —Kirkus Reviews View →
Little White Duck: A Childhood in China
“With this intimate look at her childhood memories, Liu skillfully weaves factual tidbits into the rich tapestry of her life…Beautifully drawn and quietly evocative.” —starred, Kirkus Reviews View →
The Haunting of Apartment 101
“This easy-to-read ghost story will grab reluctant readers with its intriguing plot, its quirky main character and her more straight-laced best friend.” —Kirkus Reviews View →
The Normal Kid
“This well-told story captures a pivotal life experience: What we’ve assumed was permanent, bedrock reality can shift beneath us without warning. ‘Normal’ changes. If it’s a tough lesson, it’s also liberating…. Pre-adolescent angst—funny,… View →
Zombie Makers: True Stories of Nature's Undead
“Science writing at its grossest and best.” —starred, Kirkus Reviews View →
Fly, Chick, Fly!
“This gentle read-aloud looks forward to the time when the child will have a young one of her own.”—Kirkus Review View →