Reviews
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 →
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 →
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 →
The Daring Escape of Ellen Craft
“New readers will appreciate the fast-paced adventure, simple language, large typeface with plenty of space for detailed illustrations, and a relatively obscure story set in a familiar historical time.” —Kirkus Reviews View →
"Told in a style as rollicking and rowdy as the opening sequence to Monday Night Football, this entry into the tall-tale tradition will leave readers breathless and happily exhausted." —Kirkus Reviews View →
Nature's Paintbox: A Seasonal Gallery of Art and Verse
“There is a strikingly rare synergy between the poetry and the illustrations in this truly remarkable addition to the pantheon of books on the four seasons for school-aged children.” —Kirkus Reviews 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 →
Benjamin and the Silver Goblet
“Well paced and well told, this familiar story makes itself fresh with a folkloric feel and a satisfying ending. Ugliano’s heavily textured, colorful pastel illustrations ably support and extend the text.” —Kirkus Reviews View →
Accordionly: Abuelo and Opa Make Music
“This is a reassuring story, emphasizing that though we may be different we can find common ground, an especially important message for multiracial/multiethnic children who can often feel pulled between competing identities.”—Kirkus Reviews View →
Brilliant Bea: A Story for Kids with Dyslexia and Learning Differences
“A child with dyslexia gains confidence in herself . . . . Appropriately, said text is set in a readable, sans-serif type to support dyslexic readers who might encounter her story . . . . Affirming and helpful.”—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 →
Psychology for Kids: The Science of the Mind and Behavior
“This kid-friendly introduction to psychology describes what the science is, what psychologists do, and how they do it. . . . A useful and engaging overview of the science of mind and behavior.”—Kirkus Reviews View →
"Listeners will delight in the gruesome details of both the illustrations and the rhymed text . . . school-aged audiences will eat this up . . . a great, gross addition to Halloween collections of all sizes." —Kirkus Reviews View →
Sports Shorts
“The stories are simply written and chatty and make good models for young writers with sports memories to embellish. Accessible to a wide range of sports enthusiasts, and appealing to older, struggling readers.” —Kirkus Reviews View →
Once Upon My Dads' Divorce
“A heartfelt conversation where both parents model ideal behavior during a divorce, talking through Grayson’s feelings together and making clear that the divorce stemmed from mutual change rather than animosity . . . perfectly practical.”—Kirkus Reviews View →
“A delightfully delivered message appears on every page of this bright, appealing art book: Read! An eclectic selection of paintings in which the subject is reading and a melodic text makes a winning combination.” —Kirkus Reviews View →
Between the Dragon and the Eagle
“The backbone of this engaging and informative first novel . . . is the journey, 2000 years ago, of a single bolt of blue silk from China to Rome. . . this is history brought to joyful life.” —Pointer, Kirkus Reviews View →
Home for a While
“Ultimately, the book is as much a model for foster parents as it is a story to provide validation of foster children’s experiences . . . . Gentle and wise—especially as a read for foster parents.”—Kirkus Reviews View →
A Feel Better Book for Little Sports
“Brochmann and Bowen’s rhyming, singsong stanzas first introduce the physical benefits of sports before moving to emotional aspects like empathy, sportsmanship, and losing with grace. . . . A comprehensive and successful child’s introduction to competitive sports.”—Kirkus View →
Pablo Picasso
“. . .valuable addition to the On My Own Biography series. . . renders an intriguing and lucid portrait. . . In pleasing textures of oil on canvas and warm hues, Porter’s accompanying illustrations quite nicely echo the art of its subject.” … View →
Allen Jay and the Underground Railroad
“Brill does a good job of incorporating basics about the Underground Railroad into her narrative and bringing it out in suspense. . . The art, in a sturdy style rendered in muted pastels, quietly accentuates the drama. A solid contribution.” — Kirkus View →
It's Winter!
“. . . The descriptions of the natural world are enhanced by the use of multi-layered, hand-painted, cut-paper collages. Adding visual depth to each page, they invite readers to come in for a closer look. . .” —Kirkus Review View →