Reviews
Kirkus Reviews - Just Be Clause
“Little Clausie has always been different—but that turns out to be a good thing for everyone in town. When young Clausie is born, he doesn’t look like the other babies, and he doesn’t cry. By age 6, Clausie is even more unusual. He wears the same red outfit day after day. His laugh is… View →
School Library Journal - Jack Horner, Dinosaur Hunter!
“A fossil collector from childhood, Jack Horner overcame profound dyslexia to become a renowned paleontologist, serve as consultant on Jurassic Park (and even inspire the character Alan Grant), and discover the first clutch of fossilized dinosaur eggs in North America. With a recurrent… View →
School Library Journal - Isabel and Her Colores Go to School (Starred Review)
School Library Journal Starred… Rojo, verde, azul, rosado, morado, violeta. Spanish-speaking Isabel, with brown skin and curly hair, loves coloring with her favorite crayons. What she does not like is that tomorrow is her first day of school where everyone will speak English View →
The Seattle Book Review - The Color Collector
“This is an original story about kindness, creativity, and culture. It’s thoughtfully written and demonstrates how a few simple acts of compassion can be the catalyst for a budding friendship in which commonalities are found and differences embraced. The ingenuity of the young girl,… View →
Publishers Weekly - Isabel and Her Colores Go to School
In this bilingual picture book, Isabel, a tan-skinned Latinx child who loves coloring, feels prepared for the first day of school, except for one thing: “Isabel didn’t speak much inglés./ English sounded wrong, like/ stormy blues and blizzard whites. Isabel preferred the pinks/ and… View →
Booklist - Isabel and Her Colores Go to School
“Isabel, with a halo of corkscrew curls, is nervous about going to her new school for the usual reasons, but especially because she’s worried she doesn’t know enough English. On her first day, she does her best to follow along, but making friends can be tricky without a shared language.… View →
Publishers Weekly - The Universe and You
Relayed in the second-person perspective, this narrative nonfiction picture book by Slade directly addresses young readers, succinctly describing some of the universe’s workings. Light on supplemental facts, Slade focuses more on crafting a nature- and space-themed bedtime story, with… View →
Publishers Weekly - Isabel and Her Colores Go to School
In this bilingual picture book, Isabel, a tan-skinned Latinx child who loves coloring, feels prepared for the first day of school, except for one thing: “Isabel didn’t speak much inglés./ English sounded wrong, like/ stormy blues and blizzard whites. Isabel preferred the pinks/ and… View →
School Library Journal - Catch a Kiss (Board Book)
“A sweet story, this will replace worn copies of the original and reach a new, younger audience.” View →
Midwest Book Reviews - A Cape!
“… an exuberant celebration of childhood, imagination, and the power of play — making it an especially and unreservedly recommended addition to family, elementary school, and community library picture book collections for children ages 5-8.” View →