Destined to become a cherished read-aloud in classrooms everywhere, this title is a first choice for picture book collections.
An unusual sensory exploration that plants readers alongside Lewis, offering them a blueprint of sorts for listening closely for their own personal soundscapes.
This vibrant and heartwarming tale is an exceptional addition to every school and classroom library. Not only is it fun and exciting, but it also delivers a powerful and necessary message about recognizing the value in everyone’s abilities, affirming that each individual is important and necessary.
Author and illustrator, one working with a spare palette of barely expressed emotions, and one creating nakedly realistic, beautiful scenes of boyhood, deliver a story of bonding that is so very much greater than the sum of its parts.
There are no mistakes in these pages, just an SEL lesson writ large, delivered with perfect comic timing. A must.
A funny, well-written book that is a recommended purchase for classrooms and schools that celebrate Halloween, particularly with children who might frequently get anxious about new and unfamiliar things.
Full of constant twists and turns of love and terror, Alice/Belle’s life is made up of decisions big and small that shape her anger into action and ends on a very ambiguous note. A very strong first buy.
This is a must-purchase for all libraries. Finn’s journey from loss to gain is both breathtaking and deeply satisfying.
A meditative, charming delight for readers who appreciate stories of found family and quiet transformation. A solid purchase for elementary fiction collections.
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