Elementary
These picture books examine groundbreaking baseball player Lizzie Murphy, the true story of the bear that inspired A.A. Milne’s classic “Winnie-the-Pooh” stories, and a gorgeous, seasonal look at Jewish holidays.
Four children’s titles explore the wacky lives of bears.
What are your favorite series titles for children making their first forays into chapter books? We've listed a few of ours.
Our team of reviewers in Los Angeles selected and evaluated 42 titles to help librarians make informed purchase decisions. Picture books, poetry, song adaptations, nonfiction, and short stories are among the offerings.
This month’s reviews include a vibrant assortment of cleverly engaging stories with gorgeous artwork. Look for books by award-winning illustrators Jon Klassen, Oliver Jeffers, Marie-Louise Gay, and Jim LaMarche, as well as some relative newcomers on the scene, such as Tom Clohosy Cole, Chris Haughton, August Hall, Steve Pilcher, and Ayano Imai.
This month’s nonfiction for younger students highlights great, wondrous journeys, from a romp through the solar system in Sunny Scribens’s Space Song Rocket Ride to a jaunt through the mind of Antoine de Saint-Exupéry in Bimba Landman’s In Search of the Little Prince.
Two foldout picture books rejuvenate the “seek and find” style for young readers.
Introduce and nurture independent writing, generate enthusiasm for books and reading, and the support language arts curriculum standards with these new picture books.
This month, SLJ highlights some picture books about famous figures—before they made it big. Barbara Krasner details Golda Meir's first stab at leadership, Stephanie Roth Sisson offers a glimpse of Carl Sagan's childhood dreams about the stars, and Jacqueline Briggs examines foodie Alice Waters, starting with the early years.
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