Reviews
Small Shoes, Great Strides: How Three Brave Girls Opened Doors to School Equality
“Bostic invokes the school’s brown paper window coverings as a moving background for glorious acrylic portraiture featuring violets and purples that summon feminism and the threesome’s status as civil rights royalty . . . A welcome spotlight on the undersung history of… View →
Water on Mars
“[T]he focused topic, eye-catching images, and helpful back matter will be appreciated by students interested in how much intensive preparation and research a trip to Mars entails.” —Booklist View →
Weird Sports
“Photographs illuminate a majority of the examples, which truly must be seen to be believed, and the work concludes by challenging the reader to consider other possible weird sports.”—Booklist View →
Black Achievements in Arts and Literature: Celebrating Gordon Parks, Amanda Gorman, and More
“Good for browsing and independent reading, the book invites readers to explore more substantial work about those included.”—Booklist View →
Picnic Planet: A Lunchtime Guide to Your Galaxy's Exoplanets
“[W]onderfully clever . . . . Perfect for fans of space, adventures, and daring picnics.”—starred, Booklist View →
Welcome to the City at Night
“[E]xcellent resources for science classrooms and young learners interested in animals and the environment.”—Booklist View →
Listening to the Quiet
“[T]he illustrations feature soft lines, rich colors, and an aura of warmth and security that captures the tone of the text. An inviting, informative read-aloud choice for classes studying the senses and children curious about deafness.”—Booklist View →
Night and Dana
“Davidson gives this relatable coming-of-age tale an alt vibe with a retro, high-contrast color palette similar to newspaper comics and a boldly provocative art style.” —Booklist View →
Piece by Piece: Ernestine's Gift for President Roosevelt
“Sensitive, soft-hued illustrations complement the engaging text, which outlines the arduous step-by-step tasks involved in transforming dirty, thrown-away crates into a work of art.” — Booklist View →
Desde las copas de los árboles (From the Tops of the Trees)
“In any language, Kalia’s story is one of resilience and youthful awe . . . Along with such a moving true story, Wada’s artwork underpins the poignant reality of Yang’s words in watercolor depictions of Kalia’s memories in muted yellows and bold oranges that View →
The Knight of Little Import
“Batsel’s artwork is a mesmerizing display of extraordinary mixed-media collage using a variety of handmade and purchased paper alongside paints, ink, watercolors, embroidery floss, artificial turf, and painted sawdust. Every page, down to the endpapers, is textured, rich,… View →
The Power of Snow
“[T]his arrangement is a delightful, rarer find that jumps from simple counting to exponential growth.” — Booklist View →
Mysterious Glowing Mammals: An Unexpected Discovery Sparks a Scientific Investigation
“Stellar storytelling sure to make a citizen scientist out of any curious reader.” — Booklist View →
A Pocketful of Stars
“The scenes in Kuwait are lovingly rendered, informed by Bushby’s own childhood there and marked by her signature magical touch. Middle-grade readers will relate to Saff’s journey to newfound confidence and the joy of finding friends who love you for who you… View →
Smashing Stigma: Dismantling Stereotypes, Prejudice, and Discrimination
“Personal stories about discrimination and interviews with health professionals are joined by facts, statistics, charts, and graphs to add real-world relevancy.”—Booklist View →
Weed: Cannabis Culture in the Americas
“[O]ffers serious researchers fresh perspectives.”—Booklist View →
The Beasts in Your Brain: Understanding and Living with Anxiety and Depression
“Comforting, calming, and duly documented, this timely offering has multiple applications.”—Booklist View →
Tina Charles vs. Lisa Leslie: Who Would Win?
“©onversation-inciting books ideal for established fans.” —Booklist View →
Esports Careers
“Each volume features a sleek design with terrific representation of gamers and emphasizes a balance of screen time with healthy habits. Inclusive and appealing, this series will be a hit with young gamers.” —Booklist View →
The Bodyguard Unit: Edith Garrud, Women's Suffrage, and Jujitsu
“This engaging and informative graphic biography, which includes historical back matter, about an overlooked yet influential suffragist and martial artist deserves a spot in every graphic-novel collection.” —starred, Booklist View →
Beyond Sex Ed: Understanding Sexually Transmitted Infections
“[T]his timely book about STIs offers some invaluable resources for teens . . .up-to-date and helpful.” — Booklist View →
A Book about Bupkes
“Nothing short of charming.” ―Booklist View →
Auma's Long Run
The Essentials: When Parents Get Sick By Julia Smith. In recent years, we’ve noticed an influx of books that portray children dealing with having a sick parent. The emotional and practical demands of having a loved one with a mental or physical… View →