Reviews
Midwest Book Reviews - Don't Call Me Fuzzybutt
“Can “featherbutt” and “fuzzybutt” overcome this great obstacle to return to being friends? A fun story of adversity and problem-solving evolves.” View →
Booklist - 2020 Black Lives Matter Marches
This volume, the first of six in the Protest! March for Change series, places readers into one of the many Black Lives Matter (BLM) crowds that took to the streets in summer 2020, following the murder of George Floyd. Markovics sets the scene with examples of… View →
Booklist - What is White Privilege?
This installment in the Racial Justice in America series offers accessible details on what white privilege is (“White people have more access to power and resources”) and isn’t (“White privilege does not mean that White people have never worked hard”), its consequences, how to avoid it,… View →
Midwest Book Reviews - Let's Pop, Pop, Popcorn
“A fun rhyme leads young picture book readers through the snack and its evolutionary process, adhering to STEM educational requirements as it moves through science and nature and adds hands-on activities kids can learn from.” View →
Midwest Book Reviews - June Almeida, Virus Detective!: The Woman Who Discovered the First Human Coronavirus
The collaborative work of author/storyteller Suzanne Slade and artist/illustrator Elisa Paganelli, “June Almeida, Virus Detective!: The Woman Who Discovered the First Human Coronavirus” is an extraordinary and timely picture book biography of an outstanding woman whose life… View →
Midwest Book Reviews - The Lady of the Library
“This saga is based on the true story of the “haunted” Willard Public Library in Evansville, Indiana, but provides a broader perspective on books, literary, and urban preservation than young readers might anticipate from its ghostly foundations.” View →
Kirkus Reviews - A Cape!
“A young boy searches for his superpower and finds just what he wanted all along… Kelley’s masterful use of color in the sparse illustrations makes the messaging plain for both young and old: Use your imagination, and interact with people, not devices… Here’s to many kids (and parents)… View →
Kirkus Reviews - The Color Collector
A homesick young immigrant collects colorful scraps in an effort to re-create the colors of the home she has left… A muted double-page spread in shades of gray introduces the story, the only touch of color coming from the violet bands holding the braids of a lonely girl on t View →
Booklist - In the Know: Influencers and Trends - Sneakers
Calling all sneakerheads! This entry in the In the Know: Influencers and Trends series (6 titles) will probably be of more interest to those curious about the world of sneakers than those already involved in it, as it takes a quick tour of some of the terminologies, style trends… View →
The Horn Book - Headstrong Hallie!: The Story of Hallie Morse Daggett, the First Female “Fire Guard”
Hallie Morse Daggett dreamed of joining the US Forest Service to fight fires in California’s Siskiyou Mountains—an unheard-of goal for a woman at the turn of the previous century. But Hallie persisted and was finally hired as a fire lookout in 1913. She spent fifteen fire… View →