Reviews
The Big Flush: Book 4
This mystery should come with sheet music and a dance chart… [F]ans of the series will line up for the next book, and their grandparents will hope it comes with a vinyl record." —Kirkus Reviews View →
Che Guevara: You Win or You Die
“Through its focus on one major figure, Kallen’s fascinating work explores a large segment of 20th-century history. Maps, photographs and sidebars are excellent… A fine introduction to Latin American history and the ideas of capitalism, socialism and communism.”… View →
The Royal Treasure Measure
“Harris’ ABCB rhyming verses have a nice rhythm to them and some interesting pairings—sickles with pickles…. Stevanovic’s cartoonish illustrations are filled with detail, but his characters steal the show, their pointy and/or pendulous… View →
The Main Event: The Moves and Muscle of Pro Wrestling
“A tight yet thorough history of wrestling as ‘sports entertainment’—read that as meaning staged—from Jones…. Jones shows that the best professional wrestling is a kind of primal theater, and a far cry from the much more brutal mixed martial arts, which is sadly… View →
Raining Cats and Detectives: Book 5
Venables’s fifth Pet Shop Private Eye graphic adventure for the chapter-book crowd is as sly, sarcastic and silly as its predecessors. Yue’s expressive, dot-eyed creatures in bright hues and cinematic panels are still perfect at bringing the tales to life and adding an extra… View →
Emanuel and the Hanukkah Rescue
“A boy’s insistence on exercising freedom of religion helps an 18th-century Portuguese-Jewish immigrant community openly practice and observe its faith. Emanuel works with his merchant father offering supplies to the whalers of New Bedford, Mass., and, with dreams of… View →
Jeremy's Dreidel
“A special Hanukkah workshop at the Jewish Community Center gives Jeremy a chance to make a unique dreidel as a surprise gift for his father, who is blind. When the workshop leader welcomes everyone, materials are out and waiting. Abby is eager to make her dreidel from… View →
Maccabee Meals: Food and Fun for Hanukkah
“This child-friendly cookbook features traditional latkes and easy-to-make jelly doughnuts as well as less-traditional, kid-inspired treats. Beyond the classic potato latke, young chefs will learn how to make seven other varieties from cheese, vegetables, apples and… View →
The Count's Hanukkah Countdown
“A family visit from Israel to Sesame Street includes a traditional Hanukkah observance while the number-obsessed Count happily looks for ways to include the perfect Hanukkah numeral 8 whenever possible. With Grover’s assistance, Aunt Sara, Uncle Joe and the twins get… View →
Wrapped Up in You: Book 6
“True to this series’ winning formula, an enjoyable mix of terror, comedy and romance.” View →
A Game for Swallows: To Die, To Leave, To Return
“Abirached’s readers will instantly empathize with those who do not readily have access to simple luxuries many take for granted—running water, electricity or the simple return of our loved ones from an outing—and this may perhaps spur them to re-examine what they may have… View →
Regine's Book: A Teen Girl's Last Words
“A heartfelt and visually appealing window into Regine’s last year.”—Kirkus Reviews View →
“Episodic enough to dip in and out, this New Zealand import charms in small bites.” —Kirkus Reviews View →
Out of the Cold
“This series presents readers with nice, tidy mysteries and work as an excellent introduction to the genre, besides being plenty of fun.” —Kirkus Reviews View →
Peace and Quiet: Book 4
“Speech balloons, endearing illustrations of the characters, well-paced panels and lots of action from scene to scene will keep young readers invested in this story… A welcome addition to shelves of graphic novels for new readers.”—Kirkus Reviews View →
“It is evident Hiti comes from the comic-book world. The text is pared down to essential declarations, exclamations and gleeful sound effects in this rapidly paced title. In settings of mostly teal, deep red, white, black and gray, Waga stands out as a brilliantly orange phenom… View →
The Mitzvah Magician
“Whenever Gabriel the great magician commands ‘Presto Magico,’ a small disaster occurs. His magic wand is his tool of choice to empty a glass and make his sister disappear. But to achieve these ends, he knocks over the glass and pokes his sister. Mom gives him a time… View →
Madam and Nun and 1001: What Is a Palindrome?
“A provocation to wordplay.” —Kirkus Reviews View →
The Wizards of Wyrd World
“A firmly tongue-in-cheek series hits its stride as Josh cuts out his earlier foot-dragging and shows signs of becoming an adrenalin junkie like his sister.” —Kirkus Reviews View →
Tales from the Top of the World: Climbing Mount Everest with Pete Athans
“A solid introduction to the world’s highest mountain has a you-are-there feel….A smart, inclusive and evocative account of a mountain, its character and its past.” —Kirkus Reviews View →
The Mysterious Manuscript: Book 1
" …readers will be carried along by both [Mortensen’s] élan and by the charged-up pace of his misadventures. Jakobsen’s cartoon panels are small but discrete, and he keeps the dialogue pithy, his figures clearly drawn and the action easy to follow. A bonbon for… View →