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Mary Ann Cappiello, January 7, 2013 | Biography & Memoirs, Nonfiction Picture Books, Picture Books
Barnum’s Bones: How Barnum Brown Discovered the Most Famous Dinosaur in the World Margaret Ferguson Books, Farrar Straus Giroux ISBN: 978-0-374-30516-1 Written by Tracey Fern Illustrated by Boris Kulikov Grades 3-8 Book Review “Barnum collected more dinosaur bones than anyone on earth.” In fact, before he started working for the famous American Museum of […]
Grace Enriquez, March 12, 2012 | Awards
Balloons over BroadwayWritten and illustrated by Melissa Sweet Published by Houghton Mifflin Books for Children, 2011 ISBN # 9780547199450 Grades 3 and up Book Review This year’s Sibert Award winner for nonfiction is a celebration of a celebration—or specifically, the man who made the annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade one of the most jubilant yearly […]
Grace Enriquez, January 31, 2012 | Awards, Beginner Readers, Fiction
Tales for Very Picky Eaters Written and Illustrated by Josh Schneider Published by Clarion Books, 2011 ISBN # 978-0547149561 Grades K – 3 Book Review James is as picky an eater as they come, but his father is more than ready for the challenge. In his second book for beginning readers, Schneider presents a parent’s […]
Mary Ann Cappiello, January 17, 2012 | Historical Fiction, Novels
The Mighty Miss Malone By Christopher Paul Curtis Published by Wendy Lamb Books, Random House Children’s Books ISBN: 978-0-385-73491-2 Grades 4-8 Book Review Prompted by fans discouraged by a lack of female protagonists in his body of work, Christopher Paul Curtis created Deza Malone, an irrepressible twelve-year old surviving the Great Depression with savvy, strength, […]
Grace Enriquez, December 12, 2011 | Novels
Wonderstruck Written and illustrated by Brian Selznick Published by Scholastic Press, 2011 ISBN# 978-0545027892 Grades 3 and up Review Caldecott Award-winning author Brian Selznick takes his multi-layered storytelling format to a new level in his latest novel. Wonderstruck details the stories of Ben and Rose, both searching for a sense of belonging and family in […]
Erika Thulin Dawes, May 22, 2011 | Biography & Memoirs, Nonfiction Picture Books, Picture Books
Miss Dorothy and her Bookmobile Written by Gloria Houston and Illustrated by Susan Condie Lamb Published in 2011 by Harper, ISBN 978-0-06-029155-6 All Ages Review Young Dorothy dreams of becoming a librarian in charge of a “fine brick library.” She pursues this dream, obtaining the education that she needs. When marriage takes her to the […]
Erika Thulin Dawes, November 22, 2010 | Novels
Emily’s Fortune Written by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor with illustrations by Ross Collins. Published by Delacourt Press, 2010. ISBN 978-0-385-73616-9 Grades 2-6 Peppered with humorous characters, lively language, and Collins’ expressive illustrations, this fast moving novel set in the Wild West employs the comedic exaggeration and outrageous happenings characteristic of a tall tale. Eight-year old Emily […]
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