September 18, 2013

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Book/Multimedia Review Stars List | July 2013

Image from, The day the crayons Quit (Daywalt)

Drew Daywalt on crayons, graphic novels by Gene Luen Yang, and much more…

Pick of the Day: If You Want to See a Whale

Green sea, yellow boat on top

A lovely offering that evokes the mystery and vastness of the sea

Pick of the Day: Toys in Space

many mythical creatures, space background

This is an offbeat story-within-a-story about an alien who collects abandoned toys.

Pick of the Day: Henry’s Map

Pig clutching map

A perky, organized piglet maps out the farm.

Pick of the Day: Sing

yellow background, lavender bird

A fledgling finds its voice in this interpretation of the popular song Sing.

Pick of the Day: Inside Outside

boy peering through window on left side of cover

A wordless concept book that is chock-full of homey details

Pick of the Day: Steam Train, Dream Train

red train, blue background

Train lovers everywhere will embrace this book.

Book/Multimedia Review Stars List | June 2013

Inside Outside (Boyd)

Novels by Holly Black, Cynthia Kadohata, Rita Williams-Garcia, and others.

Preschool to Grade 4 | June 2013

Miss Maple’s Seeds (Wheeler)
©2013 by Eliza Wheeler

Stories about pirates, puffins, and a map-making piglet.

Pick of the Day: Shimmer & Splash

blue water, yellow lettering

An overview of sea life from coral reefs to sailfish, sea jellies to fiddler crabs.

Pick of the Day: Brush of the Gods

book title in brushstrokes against white background

Stunning ink, watercolor, and pencil artwork brings to life ancient China.

Pick of the Day: Papa’s Mechanical Fish

submarine surrounded by turqoise sea

With luminous, playful artwork, an exuberant look at the development of one of the first submarines.

Book/Multimedia Review Stars List | May 2013

Odd Duck (Castellucci). ©2013 by Sara Varon

May, a month of “ducky” stars.

Fiction Series Update | May 2013

Book Covers

The latest installments in intriguing adventures, gripping sci-fi, and more.

Preschool to Grade 4 | May 2013

Shimmer & Splash (Arnosky) ©2013 by Jim Arnosky, p.90

From Alice B. McGinty’s Gandhi to Amy Novesky’s Mister and Lady Day, picture book biographies make a showing.

Pick of the Day: The Mighty Lalouche

legs in red striped tights

A captivating tale about small people capable of great feats

Pick of the Day: Round Is a Tortilla

Children preparing tortillas

THONG, Roseanne Greenfield. Round Is a Tortilla: A Book of Shapes. illus. by John Parra. 40p. glossary. Chronicle. Apr. 2013. Tr $16.99. ISBN 978-1-4521-0616-8.
PreS-Gr 2
–This picture book in rhyme focuses on everyday things–a square for a park, a round pot of stew, a rectangle for the scoreboard at the baseball game. All of the shapes and activities reflect Hispanic culture–stars are for parties and the celebration depicted is a fiesta. Round is a sombrero; squares are ventanas, or windows; [...]

Pick of the Day: A Long Way Away

The words that make up the title form a pyramid

From space to seabed and vice versa

Pick of the Day: On a Beam of Light

figure in center, title of book below

A picture book that focuses on Albert Einstein’s intellect hrough the concepts that puzzled and excited him. Check out SLJ’s starred review.

Pick of the Day: Open This Little Book

a small red book with the title in it

Books within books and a series of opening lines