I feel like the Fisherman’s Wife here–now that I have a window in my office, I want sunshine.

But we are getting accustomed to our new quarters, scary warnings in the cafeteria about noroviruses notwithstanding. We even managed a star meeting! The following books will receive starred reviews in the May/June issue of The Horn Book Magazine:

The Baby Tree; written and illustrated by Sophie Blackall (Paulsen/Penguin)

Gaston; by Kelly DiPucchio; illus. by Christian Robinson (Atheneum)

All Different Now: Juneteenth, the First Day of Freedom; by Angela Johnson; illus. by E. B. Lewis (Simon)

The Last Forever; by Deb Caletti (Simon Pulse)

We Were Liars; by E. Lockhart (Delacorte)

West of the Moon; by Margi Preus (Amulet/Abrams)

Josephine: The Dazzling Life of Josephine Baker; by Patricia Hruby Powell; illus. by Christian Robinson (Chronicle)

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