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SLJ's Starred Reviews | September 2015

SLJ's Starred Reviews | September 2015
SLJ Editor,  Sep 01, 2015
Excellent new titles from Mac Barnett, Emily Jenkins, Mo Willems, M.T. Anderson, and Steve Sheinkin top the September Stars list.
Apprentice Architect

Apprentice Architect
| BEST OF
Gr 3–6—Architects have the ability to transform, inspire, and transcend on a grand scale, none more so than Frank Gehry, whose particular architectural vision is among the most distinctive in the world today...
Simple Machines

Simple Machines
| BEST OF
K-Gr 3—As any educator knows, exploration is key to learning; witness the generations of children who have been introduced to basic math and science concepts at sand and water tables...
Review of the Day: The Nest by Kenneth Oppel

Review of the Day: The Nest by Kenneth Oppel
Elizabeth Bird | Blogs,  Aug 26, 2015
The Nest By Kenneth Oppel Illustrated by Jon Klassen Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers $16.99 ISBN: 978-1-4814-3232-0 On shelves October 6th Oh, how I love middle grade horror. It’s a very specific breed of book, you know. Most people on the street might think of the Goosebumps books or similar ilk when they […]
Review of the Day: Hypnotize a Tiger by Calef Brown

Review of the Day: Hypnotize a Tiger by Calef Brown
Elizabeth Bird | Blogs,  Aug 07, 2015
Hypnotize a Tiger: Poems About Just About Everything By Calef Brown Christy Ottaviano Books, Henry Holt (an imprint of Macmillan) $17.99 ISBN: 978-0-8050-9928-7 For ages 9-12 Why do I do this to myself? Let me tell you something about how I review. Board books? Pshaw. I can take one and write a nine-paragraph review parsing […]
Starred reviews, September/October Horn Book

Starred reviews, September/October Horn Book
Roger Sutton | Blogs,  Aug 05, 2015

The following books will receive starred reviews in the September/October issue of The Horn Book Magazine: Fire Engine No. 9; written and illustrated by Mike Austin (Random) The Nonsense Show; written and illustrated by Eric Carle (Philomel) Waiting; written and illustrated by Kevin Henkes (Greenwillow) Two Mice; written and illustrated by Sergio Ruzzier (Clarion) Crenshaw; by Katherine Applegate (Feiwel) Sunny Side Up; by Jennifer L. […]

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Lenny & Lucy by Philip C. Stead | SLJ Review

Lenny & Lucy by Philip C. Stead | SLJ Review
SLJ,  Jul 29, 2015
Review of the Day: Mars Evacuees by Sophia McDougall

Review of the Day: Mars Evacuees by Sophia McDougall
Elizabeth Bird | Blogs,  Jul 17, 2015
Mars Evacuees By Sophia McDougall Harper Collins $16.99 ISBN: 978-0-06-229399-2 Ages 9-12 I’ve a nasty habit of finishing every children’s book I start, no matter how dull or dire it might be. I am sort of alone in this habit, which you could rightly call unhealthy. After all, most librarians understand that their time on […]
Review of the Day: Boats for Papa by Jessixa Bagley

Review of the Day: Boats for Papa by Jessixa Bagley
Elizabeth Bird | Blogs,  Jul 08, 2015
Boats for Papa By Jessixa Bagley Roaring Brook Press (an imprint of Macmillan) $17.99 ISBN: 978-1626720398 Ages 4-7 On shelves now So I’m a snob. A children’s literature snob. I accept this about myself. I do not embrace it, but I can at least acknowledge it and, at times, fight against it as much as […]
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