Reviews
Philip Reid Saves the Statue of Freedom
On December 2, 1863, a bronze statue called Freedom was placed atop the dome of the recently completed Charleston, South Carolina, farm, where a 10-year-old slave named Philip View →
Frog and Friends: Frog Saves the Day
Gr 1-4–This latest installation in the series contains two stand-alone stories about Frog’s heroic deeds. In “Frog and the Green Dragon,” Raccoon comes to Frog because she can’t sleep. Something in the night makes a big, loud noise like thunder that scares her. Frog leads his friends to… View →
Hot Dog!
When the first official visit by a British royal to the United States since independence is scheduled in 1939, Eleanor Roosevelt hosts an all-American picnic. View →
Booklist Review - S is for Sea Glass
Michelson takes up the challenge of writing beach-related poetry for every letter of the alphabet, with a child in a snowsuit visits a familiar beach in winter and fin View →
Digger and Daisy Go on a Picnic
In Digger and Daisy’s second outing, Digger learns that—all appearances to the contrary—sometimes it is best to have a nose full of dirt. View →
Midwest Book Review - Love from a Star
“Love From a Star” is a beautiful, delicately illustrated book of verse that tells a reassuring story to all children. Using the light of a special star, God’s love shines down on each child and teddy bear at night to remind him he is never alone and never without love. View →
Philip Reid Saves the Statue of Freedom
As a child, Reid learned to work with clay and wood from an older slave on a plantation in South Carolina. Sold to Clark Mills, a sculptor, Reid mastered the skills required to create bronze statues. When Mills was commissioned to cast the plaster mold of the Statue of Freedom in 1859,… View →
The Horn Book Review - Boris and Stella and the Perfect Gift
Bears Boris, a Russian musician, and Stella, an Italian baker, are in love. When the eighth night of Hanukkah falls on Christmas Eve, each sells his or her most treasured possession (Stella, her pine tree; Boris, his dreidel collection) for money to buy the other a special gift. Goldman… View →
Deck the Walls A Wacky Christmas Carol
“Feed the dog our peas and carrots. / Fa la la la la la la la la! / Food tastes better when you wear it. / Fa la la la la la la la la.” Th e lyrics of the familiar Christmas carol have been rewritten to capture the essence of a chaotic holiday family gathering, with a houseful of rowdy… View →
Stella Batts Who's in Charge
Stella Batts, back to star in her fifth book, is still in the third grade, but her family has now welcomed a new baby, Marco. Her mother is totally focused on keeping the house as germfree as possible, so when Stella comes home one Friday after school with her friend Evie’s puppy to… View →