Reviews
Booklist Review - Bear and Bird
When a young robin falls from his nest, Bear helps out by lifting him into a tree, thus cementing a new friendship in this story about the cycle of life. Throughout that season and for many years to come, the young bird and old bear meet in the meadow sharing berries and conversation.… View →
Booklist Review - D is for Derby: A Kentucky Derby Alphabet
The latest entry in the publisher’s alphabet series spotlights the Kentucky Derby, from “A is for Aristides” (the first winner of the Derby) to “Z is for Zeal.” Like others in the series, this picture book presents topics in rhymed couplets accompanied by paragraphs of text in smaller… View →
Hot Dog!
Eleanor Roosevelt was known for lots of things, but her love of hot dogs probably isn’t one of them. This book. When King George and Queen Elizabeth decided to visit the View →
Otter Out of Water
Wargin and Bendall-Brunello team up again, this time asking their young readers, “But what if that otter/jumps out of the water?/Would you shout hip-hooray?/Would you ask him to play?/Would you clap?/Would you stomp?/Would you go for a romp?/What if that otter jumps out of the water?”… View →
Philip Reid Saves the Statue of Freedom
The Statue of Freedom, which sits high atop the dome of the U.S. Capitol, would not be the symbol it is today without the ingenuity of an enslaved African American laborer. Philip Reid was owned by the renowned sculptor Clark Mills and by 1859 was an experienced foundry worker. When… View →
Ferry Tail
Walter loves his life as the resident dog aboard a ferry, where he befriends the travelers, barks at the seagulls, and helps the crew with their jobs. He does not love Cupcake, the captain’s pampered cat. One day, after Cupcake lands him in trouble, Walter disembarks onto the island. He… View →
Digger and Daisy Go On a Picnic
This early reader series features dog siblings Digger and Daisy. In Picnic, Daisy stops to look at things, while Digger likes to smell them. Daisy tells him the name of different objects that catch his attention: flowers, a lemon tree, pie on the neighbor’s windowsill, and hot dogs on a… View →
Ferry Tail
An energetic, joyful dog finds his true home and family on board a large ferryboat that conveys cars and people to an island community. View →
I Love You Just Enough
It’s hard to love just enough to let go…. View →
Kirkus Reviews - Bear and Bird
Old Bear and baby Bird become close friends. View →