Teen Librarian Toolbox
Grace Enriquez, May 13, 2013 | Fiction Chapter Books
The Universe of Fair Written by Leslie Bulion Illustrated by Frank W. Dormer Published by Peachtree Publishers, 2012 ISBN # 978-1561456345 Grades 4 and up Book Review Eleven year-old Miller’s life revolves around the Holmsbury Fair, a longstanding celebration that electrifies the entire town each year. This year, though, he is determined to convince his […]
Erika Thulin Dawes, April 1, 2013 | Nonfiction Picture Books, Picture Books
It’s Our Garden: From Seeds to Harvest in a School Garden Written by George Ancona Published by Candlewick Press in 2013 ISBN 978-0-7636-5392-7 All Ages Book Review Reading, writing, and… radishes? Yes, at Acequia Madre Elementary School in Santa Fe New Mexico. Photo-essayist George Ancona invites the reader to experience a year alongside children, their […]
Erika Thulin Dawes, March 11, 2013 | Biography & Memoirs, Nonfiction Picture Books, Picture Books
Miss Moore Thought Otherwise: How Anne Carroll Moore Created Libraries for Children Written by Jan Pinborough and Illustrated by Debby Atwell Published by Houghton Mifflin in 2013 ISBN 978-0547- 47051 Grades 1 and up Book Review “Once in a big house in Limerick, Maine, there lived a little girl named Annie Carroll […]
Grace Enriquez, March 4, 2013 | Awards
The One and Only IvanWritten by Katherine Applegate; illustrated by Patricia CastelaoPublished by HarperCollins, 2012ISBN # 978-0061992254 Grades 3 and up Book Review “I used to be a wild gorilla, and I still look the part.” Like other silverback gorillas, Ivan knows he is supposed to beat his chest and protect his family. But unlike […]
Mary Ann Cappiello, January 28, 2013 | Fiction Picture Books, Picture Books
Written and Illustrated by Lane Smith Roaring Brook Press ISBN 978-1-59643-608-4 Grades 2 and Up Book Review Last week’s inaugural ceremonies provided many of us with pictures of the White House in the news, and the opportunity to ponder previous presidents. What if those walls could talk? Would we find out what really […]
Grace Enriquez, January 21, 2013 | Traditional Literature
Starry River of the SkyWritten by Grace LinPublished by Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, 2012ISBN # 9780316125956Grades 3 and up Book Review No one in the Village of Clear Sky seems concerned that the moon has been absent from the sky for some time, but it’s the first thing Rendi notices when he finds […]
Grace Enriquez, December 10, 2012 | Fiction Picture Books, Picture Books
Sky Color Written and illustrated by Peter H. Reynolds Published in 2012 by Candlewick Press ISBN # 978-0763623456 Grades K and up Book Review When it comes to artistic expression, the sky’s the limit – or so it seems for one young girl assigned to paint the sky for her class mural. Fans of Reynolds’ […]
Mary Ann Cappiello, November 25, 2012 | Novels
Each Kindness Written by Jacqueline Woodson, illustrated by E.B. Lewis Nancy Paulsen Books, Penguin Young Readers Group, 2012 ISBN 978-0-399-24652-4 Grades 2 and Up Book Review “I watched the water ripple/as the sun set through the maples/and the chance of a kindness with Maya/becoming more and more/forever gone.” Despite the changes in picture books […]
Grace Enriquez, October 15, 2012 | Fiction Picture Books, Picture Books
Extra Yarn Written by Mac Barnett; illustrated by Jon Klassen Published by Balzer & Bray, 2012 ISBN #9780061953385Grades preK and up Book ReviewA young girl and a seemingly ordinary box of yarn become the catalyst for a remarkable transformation of a bleak and sleepy small town in this year’s picture book winner of the Boston […]
Grace Enriquez, September 17, 2012 | Nonfiction Picture Books, Picture Books
Who’s in My Family?: All About Our FamiliesWritten by Robie H. Harris, Illustrated by Nadine Bernard WestcottPublished by Candlewick Press, 2012ISBN # 9780763636319 Grades K-2 Book Review “Wherever you live, wherever you go, there are all kinds of families.” So begins Who’s in My Family?, the latest picture book in the Let’s Talk about You and Me […]
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