SLJ’s Starred Reviews | February 2017

Another stunning folktale adaptation from Jerry Pinkney, Steve Sheinkin's latest work of narrative nonfiction, and Laini Taylor's strangely beautiful new novel.

1702-Stars-CVs1Picture Books

Bagley, Jessixa. Laundry Day. illus. by author. Roaring Brook/Neal Porter Bks. Feb. 2017. p. 64.

Bottner, Barbara. Priscilla Gorilla. illus. by Michael Emberley. Atheneum/Caitlyn Dlouhy Bks. Mar. 2017. p. 65.

Coelho, Rogério. Boat of Dreams. illus. by author. Tilbury House. Jan. 2017. p. 66.

Cooper, Elisha. Big Cat, Little Cat. illus. by author. Roaring Brook. Mar. 2017. p. 66.

Gay, Marie-Louise. Short Stories for Little Monsters. illus. by author. Groundwood. Mar. 2017. p. 69.

Kvasnosky, Laura McGee. Little Wolf’s First Howling. illus. by author & Kate Harvey McGee. Candlewick. Apr. 2017. p. 71.

Raczka, Bob. Niko Draws a Feeling. illus. by Simone Shin. Carolrhoda. Apr. 2017. p. 74.

Schwartz, Joanne. Town Is by the Sea. illus. by Sydney Smith. Groundwood. Apr. 2017. p. 76.

Sher, Emil. Away. illus. by Qin Leng. Groundwood. Apr. 2017. p. 76.

The Three Billy Goats Gruff. adapted by Jerry Pinkney. illus. by adapter. Little, Brown. May 2017. p. 76.

Usher, Sam. Rain. illus. by author. Candlewick/Templar. Mar. 2017. p. 64.

1702-Stars-CVs2Chapter Books

Maclachlan, Patricia. Barkus. illus. by Marc Boutavant. Chronicle. Jun. 2017. p. 79.

Middle Grade

Bright, Paul, Brian Sibley, Jeanne Willis, & Kate Saunders. The Best Bear in All the World. illus. by Mark Burgess. Dutton. Oct. 2016. p. 83.

Dooley, Sarah. Ashes to Asheville. Putnam. Apr. 2017. p. 86.

Freeman, Martha. Effie Starr Zook Has One More Question. S. & S./Paula Wiseman Bks. Mar. 2017. p. 87.

Khan, Hena. Amina’s Voice. S. & S./Salaam Reads. Mar. 2017. p. 90.

YA

Albertalli, Becky. The Upside of Unrequited. HarperCollins/Balzer + Bray. Apr. 2017.­ ­­p. 98. POP

Chokshi, Roshani. A Crown of Wishes. St. Martin’s Griffin. Mar. 2017. p. 100.

Jackson, Tiffany D. Allegedly. HarperCollins/Katherine Tegen Bks. Jan. 2017. p. 103.

Lyga, Barry. Bang. Little, Brown. Apr. 2017. p. 104. POP

Taylor, Laini. Strange the Dreamer. Little, Brown. Mar. 2017. p. 107. POP

Zoboi, Ibi. American Street. HarperCollins/­Balzer + Bray. Feb. 2017. p. 109.

1702-Stars-CVs3Graphic Novels

Hale, Shannon. Real Friends. illus. by LeUyen Pham. First Second. May 2017. p. 125. POP

Nonfiction

Macy, Sue. Motor Girls!: How Women Took the Wheel and Drove Boldly into the Twentieth Century. Feb. 2017. p. 123.

Maurer, Tracy Nelson. Noah Webster’s Fighting Words. illus. by Mircea Catusanu. Millbrook. Jan. 2017. p. 119.

Sandler, Martin W. The Whydah: A Pirate Ship Feared, Wrecked, and Found. Candlewick. Mar. 2017. p. 124.

Sheinkin, Steve. Undefeated: Jim Thorpe and the Carlisle Indian School Football Team. Roaring Brook. Jan. 2017. p. 124.

DVD

The Choice. Dist. by PBS. 2016. p. 52.

Giraffes: Africa’s Gentle Giants. Dist. by PBS. 2016. p. 53. POP

Long Way North. Dist. by Shout! Kids Factory. 2016. p. 53.

Audio

DOWNHAM, Jenny. Unbecoming. Scholastic Mar. 2016. p. 56.

Parenting

Maclagan, Margaret & Anne Buckley. Talking Baby: Helping Your Child Discover Language. Finch. Nov. 2016. p. 61.

Ogden, Paul W. & David H. Smith. The Silent ­Garden: Raising Your Deaf Child. 3rd ed. ­Gallaudet University. Nov. 2016. p. 61.

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