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Category Archives: Starred Review

#1325 – Jump at the Sun by Alicia D. Williams & Jacqueline Alcántara

220212 African American novelist biography children’s stories Folklorists folktales novels southern states Zora Neale Hurston 3 Comments

#1322 – Wilderlore: The Accidental Apprentice by Amanda Foody

120211 disenfranchisement friendship loyalty magical beasts magical worlds world-building Leave a comment

#1320 – MASQUERADE PARTY by Giuliano Ferri

11202011 alliteration animals eye-hand coordination flaps masks masquerades relationships 1 Comment

#1318 – KENNY & THE BEAST OF BOOKS by Tony DiTerlizzi

11202011 acceptance & inclusion elaborate sketches facts vs. fiction family magic mythical creatures relationships 1 Comment

#1316 – KEEP AN EYE ON IVY by Stéphane Barroux

11202011 birthdays family growing plants relationships unruly children 5 Comments

#1315 – MELVIL DEWEY by Alexis O’Neill & Edwin Fotheringham

11202011 ALA Dewey decimal efficiency librarian schools libraries public libraries Leave a comment

#1314 – CANDY MAFIA by Lavie Tidhar & Daniel Duncan

11202011 candy city governments conspiracy friendships gangs gumshoes mystery prohibition relationships Leave a comment

#1309 – Duck and Penguin Do NOT Like Sleepovers by Julia Woolf

10202010 being watched friendship new friends plush toys sleepovers teeny-weeny tiny tent 2 Comments

#1307 – GOBBLEDY, A NOVEL by Lis Anna-Langston

10202010 death drama club family relationships friendships grief individuality outer space aliens responsibility school Leave a comment

#1305 – THE LITTLE KITTEN by Nicola Killen

10202010 friendship gratitude Halloween magic responsibility witch's broom 2 Comments

#1301 – THE GIRL AND THE WITCH’S GARDEN by Erin Bowman

920209 adoption elixir of immortality foster children friendships grief hidden gardens magic 2 Comments

#1297 – BELIEVE by Julie Mathison

820208 bullies friendships grief missing parents power of the imagination Starred Review Leave a comment

#1290 – AMPHIBIAN ACROBATS by Leslie Bulion & Robert Meganck

720207 acrobatics amphibians caecilians frogs IUCN threat levels preservation salamanders science poetry Leave a comment

#1284 – I WILL DANCE by Nancy Bo Flood & Julianna Swaney

620206 cerebral palsy dancing disabilities dreams Young Dance Company (in Minneapolis) 5 Comments

#1283 – JOURNEY UNDER THE ARCTIC by Fraioli, Cousteau, & St. Pierre

620206 Arctic Circle deep-sea cave exploration deep-sea exploration dumbo octopus Fabien Cousteau Inuit Leave a comment

#1280 – SPARK AND THE LEAGUE OF URSUS by Robert Repino

620206 fast-paced action loyalty missing children monsters movie-making relationships siblings teddy bear heroes Leave a comment

#1277 – BOON ON THE MOON by John Huddles

620206 family imaginary friends imagination intelligent characters moon outer space science fiction supernovas the Moon white worms 1 Comment

#1274 – ABC DANCING! by Sabrina & Eunice Moyle

420204 ABC Book abecedarian animals dancing Eunice Moyle HelloLucky movement Sabrina Moyle Leave a comment

#1272 – THE LOST EGG by Brenna Burns Yu

420204 Brenna Burns Yu curiosity discovery family Hazel and Twig lost things coming home naturalist James Bolton observation sisterhood 2 Comments

#1269-70 – NEW! Let’s Be Series INDESTRUCTIBLES by Ekaterina Trukhan

320203 Ekaterina Trukhan exercise exploring family Indestructibles kid-tough books kindness manners nature Leave a comment

#1267 – CITY SPIES by John Ponti

320203 computer hacking foster children James Ponti MI6 second chances spies Leave a comment

#1265 – MISHKA by Mike Maroney

320203 bullies corrupt governments criminals gangs giant dogs Mike Maroney polar bears war heroes Leave a comment

#1261 – WARREN THE 13TH and the THIRTEEN-YEAR CURSE by Del Rio & Staehle

320203 adventures hotels humor octopus orphans Quirk Books riddles shipwrecks Tania del Rio Will Staehle Leave a comment

#1260 – BE YOU! by Peter H. Reynolds

320203 being true to one’s self celebration of individuality encouragement Peter H Reynolds Leave a comment

#1258 – MOMMY, DADDY, AND ME! by Eve Tharlet

320203 Eve Tharlet family time loving parent-child relationships playing 4 Comments

#1252 – THE WONDER OF WILDFLOWERS by Anna Staniszewski

220202 acceptance Anna Staniszewski community corruption hope identity Immigration magic must read rationing Leave a comment

#1245 – WINTER IN WARTIME by Jan Terlouw—translation by Laura Watkinson

220202 German-occupied Holland heroism Jan Terlouw Kid Lit Reviews Laura Watkinson Nazis atrocities The Netherlands The New York Book of Review Children’s Collection underground resistance Winter in Wartime World War II Leave a comment

#1242 – CRYPTOZOOLOGY FOR BEGINNERS by Matt Harry & Juliane Crump

120201 cryptids Cryptozoology for Beginners Euclideans Euphemia Whitmore & Matt Harry Inkshares Juliane Crump Kid Lit Reviews magic The Codex Arcanum 2 Comments

#1241 – IS IT THE SAME FOR YOU? by Neha Singh & Priya Sebastian

120201 conflicts girl’s puberty Is It the Same for You? Kashmir Kid Lit Reviews menses Neha Singh parental guidance Priya Sebastian Seagull Press The University of Chicago Press Leave a comment

#1237 – SECRETS OF THE BLACK FOREST #2 by Daniel Lee Nicholson

120201 adaptation Daniel Lee Nicholson fantasy magical Fossil Mountain Publishing Kid Lit Reviews Luke Ahearn The Nutcracker Leave a comment

#1234 – THE SECRET GARDEN OF GEORGE WASHINGTON CARVER by Gene Barretta & Frank Morrison

120201 Frank Morrison Gene Barretta HarperCollins Publishers historical figures Katherine Tegen Books Kid Lit Reviews life in the south planting crops and flowers segregation The Secret Garden of George Washington Carver value of peanuts Leave a comment

#1233 – DREW AND JOT BOOK 1:  DUELING DOODLES by Art Baltazar

120201 #1: Dueling Doodles Art Baltazar Boom Studios comic books crossover books Drew and Jot evil bad guys family friendships heroes homemade books Kaboom! Kid Lit Reviews sister-aliens Leave a comment

#1230 – SHARING CHRISTMAS by Kate Westerlund & Eve Tharlet

12201912 animals caring celebrations Christmas Classic-Minedition Eve Tharlet giving Kate Westerlund Kid Lit Reviews Michael Neugebauer Publishing sharing Sharing Christmas 4 Comments

#1228 – EXTINCT: AN ILLUSTRATED EXPLORATION . . . by Lucas Riera & Jack Tite

12201912 animal classification cause and effect conservation education endangered species environmental awareness extinct animals Extinct: An Illustrated Exploration of Animals That Have Disappeared Jack Tite Kid Lit Reviews Lucas Riera Phaidon Press science Leave a comment

#1224 – ODD DOG OUT by Rob Biddulph

12201912 acceptance belonging differences Harper HarperCollins Publishers Kid Lit Reviews Odd Dog Out Rob Biddulph self esteem 7 Comments

#1218 – RONIN ISLAND #1 by Greg Pak, Giannis Milonogiannis, & Irma Kniivila

11201911 Boom Studios comic books Giannis Milonogiannis Graphic Novels Greg Pak growing up Irma Kniivila Japanese Kid Lit Reviews Pak Man Productions Ronan Island #1: Together in Strength shogunate warlords Leave a comment

#1217 – FLY! by Mark Teague

11201911 animals Beach Lane Books first steps FLY! growing up humor Kid Lit Reviews leaving the nest Mark Teague Simon & Schuster Children’s Division 6 Comments

#1205 – The Story That Cannot Be Told by J. Kasper Kramer

10201910 Antheneum BYR Codes family Isabella Mazzanti J. Kasper Kramer Revolutions Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing Division Starred Review The Story That Cannot Be Told 2 Comments

#1203 – ROAR Like a Dandelion by Ruth Krauss & Sergio Ruzzier

10201910 Harper HarperCollins Publishers inspiration Kid Lit Reviews personality ROAR Like a Dandelion Ruth Krauss self-awareness Sergio Ruzzier Leave a comment

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