Book Review
Ashimpa
Bold, bright colors pair with textured pencil lines in this fanciful primer on the parts—and the silliness—of speech. When a researcher discovers a new word—“ashimpa”—everyone has an opinion on what it is. Some are...
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The Rainbow Sheep
A sheep, Rainbow, brings challenge and change to a conformist flock in this whimsical picture book about delighting in differences. Ricky has always wanted to play and have fun, but the rest of her flock discourages being different. When...
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Whisper to the Rescue
A quiet dragon finds his voice to defend his friends in this charming picture book. Whisper is the smallest, quietest, and most overlooked member of his family; his concerns about the destruction that family bonfires wreak on the...
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Circus of Shadows
This magical picture book presents a grounded lesson on acknowledging and accepting every part of yourself. Lika never thought much about her shadow until it started to misbehave. Embarrassed, Lika tries to hide her unruly shadow, but it...
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Nelly the Very Different Bird
A bird who can’t fly learns to do so much more in this quirky picture book about the power of being different. Nelly is left behind when the other birds migrate, but she’s not one to sit and wait; she sails seas, scales mountains,...
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In Our Solar System
This cosmic counting book is an inviting introduction to the solar system. Covering the sun and each of the nine planets—Pluto included—the book anthropomorphizes various elements of outer space as it walks children through numbers...
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The King and Nothing
A king with everything goes in search of nothing in this picture book with a philosophical twist. The king travels to the not-quite-barren expanse of the desert and gazes into the not-quite-emptiness of the night sky, but still,...
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Blue Boat Home
Colorful, patterned illustrations and music lyrics combine to create a children’s picture book that inspires wonder and reverence for the natural world—and all its inhabitants. A mother and daughter spend a day in their community...