Reviews
The Color of Sound
“The Color of Sound is a valentine to families everywhere. Isler explores multiple intergenerational relationships lovingly and honestly, while keeping a gifted and vulnerable girl firmly at the center. It’s hard to imagine a book that I would want both my parents… View →
The Moon Is a Ball: Stories of Panda & Squirrel
“. . . ©aptivating text, ideal for reading aloud. . .”—The New York Times View →
Pangu's Shadow
“Since Dove Arising, I have been waiting with bated breath for Bao’s next SF— and Pangu’s Shadow totally delivers!”—Romina Garber, New York Times and international bestselling author of Zodiac and Lobizona View →
Nearer My Freedom: The Interesting Life of Olaudah Equiano by Himself
“This moving found-verse adaptation of the formerly enslaved Equiano’s 1789 memoir makes a seminal work of history accessible to young readers.”—New York Times Book Review View →
G.O.A.T. Football Linebackers
“The illustrated “Greatest of All Time” series offers readers with an interest in professional sports an opportunity to learn more about some of the finest athletes of all time. Each title in the series focuses on a particular position and then offers readers… View →
“Asterisks replace unheard words of dialogue in this moving middle grade novel, based on the author’s own life, that follows an adolescent girl’s struggle with both progressive hearing loss and her parents’ insistence that she get cochlear implants.”… View →
Enly and the Buskin' Blues
“A fast-paced, quirky caper with an authentic middle-grade voice.”—Alan Gratz, New York Times bestselling author View →
Tracking Tortoises: The Mission to Save a Galápagos Giant
“For readers curious about what it’s like to be a scientist, the book provides superb insights . . . And it opens doors to understanding the challenging times in which we live, the difficult choices we face and how we can go about building a more hopeful… View →
Dulcinea in the Forbidden Forest
“[‘Dulcinea’] is a well-told tale with an indefatigable heroine, and an interplay of words and pictures that feels as if it shares lineage with Quentin Blake and Roald Dahl. A fine winter evening read-aloud, to be enjoyed next to a warm fire with a plate of cookies. Or, View →
Unspeakable: The Tulsa Race Massacre
“These sensitively written, beautifully illustrated books restore this often-elided history while explaining the ensuing tragedy in a manner appropriate for children.”—New York Times Book Review View →
Science and Me: Inspired by the Discoveries of Nobel Prize Laureates in Physics, Chemistry and Medicine
" . . . Winter and El Fathi give a satisfying flavor of the work that guided scientific and moral compasses, while highlighting aspects of the scientists’ personal histories."—The New York Times Book Review View →
Fossils from Lost Worlds
“The careful curation of this parade of creatures takes readers on a comprehensive journey through the fossil record. I enjoyed the paleontologists, depicted in droll graphic-novel-style comics interspersed throughout, almost as much as I enjoyed the paleontology.”—The… View →
A Story About Afiya
“[A] joyous celebration of childhood, culture and place . . . "—The New York Times View →
A Story About Afiya
" [A] joyous celebration of childhood, culture and place. . ."—The New York Times View →
Poor Little Rabbit
“This brilliant board book invites a child to ‘help’ some else who’s hurting — which works wonders to induce a calmer state of mind.”—The New York Times View →
Into the Streets: A Young Person's Visual History of Protest in the United States
“An eye-opening, time-machine trip through the epic drama of American direct democracy.”—David Talbot, New York Times-bestselling author of The Devil’s Chessboard: Allen Dulles, the CIA and the Rise of America’s Secret… View →
How to Live on the Edge
“A stirring story filled with heart and soul, and one that will dare you to rethink what it truly means to be brave and alive!”—Mary Rand Hess, New York Times-bestselling author of Solo and Swing View →
The Runaways
“The Runaways is flat-out hilarious. And shocking. And weird.”—The New York Times View →
A Time Traveler's Theory of Relativity
“This is an incredible book, no matter which time universe you’re in. I couldn’t put it down. One of my favorite debut novels of the year.”—Erin Entrada Kelly, New York Times bestselling author and 2018 Newbery Medal winner View →
Cardslinger
“A big adventure with a big heart, Cardslinger is aces!”—Michael Northrop, New York Times bestselling author of the TombQuest series View →
Let 'Er Buck!: George Fletcher, the People's Champion
“With its energetic pairing of words and art, ‘Let ’Er Buck!’ comes alive to unearth an unsung American hero.”—The New York Times Book Review View →