Book Review
Night Blooming Jasmine
The rhyming lines and twilight-toned watercolors of this perfect bedtime story about the magic of nighttime will lull any child to sleep. When the climbing jasmine vine outside her window calls to her, Jasmine rises from her sleep and...
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Yoke of Stars
A much-anticipated addition to the mystical, queer-normative world of the Birdverse, R. B. Lemberg’s "Yoke of Stars" is a moving tale about the transformative power of stories. Stone Orphan, an apprentice assassin, awaits their first...
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Archie and Pip
A softened primary palette reflects the gentle nature of this picture book about two brothers facing and overcoming back-to-school anxieties. Pip is starting first grade; he’s worried that his little brother, Archie, won’t need him...
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A Party for Florine
A girl becomes enchanted by American modernist painter Florine Stettheimer in this picture book for budding creatives. On a visit to a museum, the girl is drawn to the Stettheimer self-portrait, whom she bears a resemblance to; she later...
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Come Again, Pelican
The colored pencil lines and bright, warm colors of the vintage illustrations ensure that this picture book honors a love of the sea. Ty has summered on the same beach with his family for years but never caught a fish. Following the lead...
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The Luna Sisters and Their Amazing Lunafish
Nera and Lucy are two sisters who live on the moon, and that’s about all they have in common. All they can agree on is their Luna Fish, Moona—until Nera agrees to sell her to an aquarium. As the sisters set out to deliver Moona to...
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Finding the Way to Faraway Valley
This moving tale weaves a gentle moral of conservation through the story of a little bear’s adventure with his grandfather. Grandpa has always had a postcard for Faraway Valley on his fridge, but only a question from his grandson...
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Walkies
This wordless picture book captures the good, the bad, and the damp of owning a dog. Kid would rather play video games than take Dog for a walk on the best of days, let alone a rainy one. As their soggy escapade continues, though, Kid...