Book Review
Let's Visit Beijing!
by Aimee Jodoin
Precocious Bella and endearing Harry are on vacation again, this time in Beijing, China, where they toboggan on the Great Wall, explore the Summer Palace and the Forbidden City, practice tai chi, and snack on sweet ears and peking duck....
Book Review
Nobody!
by Aimee Jodoin
So many books about bullying encourage self-confidence and compassion, but Erin Frankel and Paula Heaphy take it a step further in "Nobody!" by showing the thoughts and feelings of a bullied child over time as he learns how to approach...
Book Review
Beautiful Hands
by Aimee Jodoin
"Beautiful Hands" combines dazzling artwork with an uplifting message that goes far beyond its goal to inspire creativity, love, and connection. Each page displays exquisite illustrations made from painted hands, simultaneously creating...
Book Review
Dragon Fire
by Aimee Jodoin
A heartrending tale of parental loss, "Dragon Fire" teaches about the debilitating effects of terminal illness through a somber allegorical story of a mother dragon whose flames diminish then go out. The vividly patterned backgrounds on...
Book Review
Animal Homes
by Aimee Jodoin
Adorable animals and their babies inhabit the pages of this educational board book with soft pastel colors. From penguin and chick to whale and calf to kangaroo and joey, among others, the parent-child pairs look out from their...
Book Review
The Wolf Who Wanted to Change His Color
by Aimee Jodoin
When a wolf doesn’t want to be dreary old gray anymore, his identity crisis leads him to try out an array of colors each day until he becomes comfortable in his own skin … er, fur. His teardrop-shaped body and uneven eyes give him a...
Book Review
The Great and Mighty Nikko!
by Aimee Jodoin
Uno! Dos! Tres! Learn to count with this bilingual picture book featuring wrestling luchadores and the rambunctious boy who defeats them all. The brightly colored masks and speech bubbles give the book a comic-book style as, from page to...
Book Review
The Boy Who Carried Bricks
by Aimee Jodoin
Although his memoir contains violence and mature themes—abuse, foster care, poverty, crime—Alton Carter tells the story of his rough childhood in a style that both enlightens and inspires. Older children will see themselves and their...