Reviews
Fantastic You
“The narrative of this book is written like a pep talk one could imagine hearing from a person with fully realized emotional intelligence. . . . Many strategies for exhibiting self-love chosen by the child protagonists employing them are shown as valid, reinforcing that there is no View →
A Feel Better Book for Little Poopers
“Help for kids whose No. 1 fear is going No. 2. . . . The text goes on to offer validation of children’s fears, tips for relaxing, and the reassurance that everyone poops (to borrow Taro Gomi’s title line from his popular 1977 picture book). . . . Sure to help kids with this bummer View →
Find Your Fierce: How to Put Social Anxiety in Its Place
“A clinical psychologist offers teens practical tools they can use to deal with social anxiety. . . . Sperling explains how to manage thoughts, feelings, and behavior using the tools of cognitive behavior therapy: checking your thoughts, mindfulness, and relaxation. . . . The… View →
Pockets Full of Rocks
“Engelberg, a psychologist, pens a simple and compelling story of parental depression. . . . Haley illustrates depression with dark clouds, adding layers of texture to brighten the clouds and present depression in the story as an illness, not a villain. By the end, Ella’s… View →
Snitchy Witch
“Explains the difference between tattling and telling: Snitching gets people in trouble; telling is for unsafe conditions, when someone’s hurt, or when you need help from a grown-up. . . . [T]ext for grown-ups follow the tale, explaining snitching versus telling, why kids… View →
Something Happened in Our Park: Standing Together after Gun Violence
“This simply stated story and the note to readers—chock-full of helpful prompts—could be useful to caregivers looking to help children through trauma. . . . [T]he authors clear up misconceptions by citing the disproportionate circumstances that lead to increases in community… View →
Wonderful Worms
“A celebration and natural history of the helpful ‘underground gardeners.’” —Kirkus View →
Tales of the Cryptids: Mysterious Creatures That May or May Not Exist
“. . . a delight for casual browsers and for would-be cryptozoologists alike.” — Kirkus View →
It's Fall!
“Nature seems to come alive with the pages of this beautiful and interesting tribute. . .” —Kirkus View →
Will and Squill
“The tongue-twisting text further animates this take on a well-worn theme.” —Kirkus View →
Finding Day's Bottom
“Wonderful description, hill-country language, appropriate grief and honesty combine to offer a new take on an old story.” — Kirkus View →
Love, Ruby Valentine
“Engaging watercolors depict Ruby on her quest, and . . . Ruby herself is a charming heroine. A Valentine’s offering as sweet as candy.” — Kirkus View →
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The Magic Pomegranate: [A Jewish Folktale]
“Hall’s imaginative illustrations in jewel tones add to the fairy-tale qualities of the story, and an author’s note, glossary and suggested reading extend the use of the volume.” —Kirkus View →
Splitting the Herd: A Corral of Odds and Evens
“Julian’s illustrations are bright, with cattle faces as friendly and expressive as the humans’ and the occasional playful background detail, and a good fit with Harris’s bouncy rhyming text, which is packed with lessons that go down easy.” … View →
To Root, to Toot, to Parachute: What Is a Verb?
“Working in rhyme, Cleary presents a flurry of verbs to readers – often in humourous juxtaposition – and a sprinkling of grammatical rules. Prosmitsky provides loads of visual clues as to the action that is taking place, and colored type cues readers to which word is… View →
Step Fourth, Mallory!
“Mallory’s chatty, first-person narrative will keep readers’ interest as she tries to solve her problems, with mixed results. With the addition of e-mail messages and a touch of romance, this easy-to-read chapter book has a slightly older theme than its… View →
Real-Life Sea Monsters
“A new addition to the expanding and worthy On My Own Science series makes science feel as mysterious and exciting as science fiction. Jango-Cohen stirs the imagination by sharing spooky sea lore and then moves to scientific research to examine the reality within the myth. . .… View →
An Unspeakable Crime: The Prosecution and Persecution of Leo Frank
“Alphin does a creditable job of unraveling the mess the trial became, a tangle of ‘lies heaped on lies,’ and the rightly ambiguous title leaves readers wondering about two unspeakable crimes – the murder and the public lynching of Leo Frank. Each chapter opens… View →
The Ziz and the Hanukkah Miracle
“Jules incorporates the theme of sharing, as well as apologizing, in a droll version of a holiday tale.” View →
“[A] sweet and gentle…informative story that effectively brings closure to one little boy’s concerns.” View →
Abraham's Search for God
“Jules bases her clearly and effortlessly told legend on several interpretations in the Midrash suggesting how the boy Abraham developed a belief in one unseen God…A promising presentation for early childhood religious instruction.” View →
Peanut Butter and Jellyfishes: A Very Silly Alphabet Book
“Billing itself as ‘very silly’ isn’t an exaggeration for this zany alphabet book as it pairs letters with offbeat combinations like Elvis with evergreens and newts with necklaces. Written in a rhythmic rhyme that conjures the verse of Edward Lear, this text… View →
Guess What Is Growing Inside This Egg
“Posada again succeeds in bringing science to kids in this amazing treasure trove of information and beautiful collage art that’s wrapped up in a guessing game. . . Posada’s artwork lends texture and movement to the pages-readers can almost feel the downy softness of… View →