Kids’ Books

My Hair Is Beautiful

Babies and toddlers demand a lot from their books: chew-resistant pages, intriguing illustrations for developing eyesight (especially in the first year), and captivating text that supports language development. Plus, the material must appeal to both ... Read More »

September 19, 2019 | Filed under: Kids’ Books, Picture Books

★ It Began with a Page: How Gyo Fujikawa Drew the Way

By Kyo Maclear and Julie Morstad (ill.)

Long-time collaborators Kyo Maclear and Julie Morstad (Julia, Child; Bloom) reunite with this biographical picture book sure to enthrall children’s literature fans and aspiring artists alike. Spanning 50 years in almost as many pages, It ... Read More »

September 16, 2019 | Filed under: Kids’ Books, Picture Books

Ember and the Ice Dragons

By Heather Fawcett

There’s no shortage of great dragon stories in middle-grade fiction – humans fighting dragons, humans saving dragons, dragons savings humans. But in Ember and the Ice Dragons, Heather Fawcett, known for her popular Even the ... Read More »

September 16, 2019 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction, Kids’ Books

Small in the City

By Sydney Smith

Small in the City tells the story of a child’s vivid urban journey that is initially frightening, then familiar. This is the first time that award-winning illustrator Sydney Smith has created both the text and ... Read More »

September 12, 2019 | Filed under: Kids’ Books, Picture Books

Pickles vs. the Zombies

By Angela Misri

The latest from Angela Misri – author of the Portia Adams Adventures series for teens – is a middle-grade post-apocalyptic pet adventure novel with just the right balance of sweetness and gore. It’s George Selden’s ... Read More »

September 12, 2019 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction, Kids’ Books

★ Pumpkinheads

By Rainbow Rowell and Faith Erin Hicks (ill.)

One of the most anticipated graphic novels of the fall season, Pumpkinheads is a sweet, fast-paced story of friendship, seasonal employment, and (mostly) unspoken crushes from celebrated American young-adult author Rainbow Rowell (Fangirl) and Eisner ... Read More »

September 9, 2019 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction, Kids’ Books

Spin

By Colleen Nelson

Colleen Nelson (Blood Brothers; Sadia) creates a modern and original story in her latest YA novel, nicely capturing the inner turmoil of teenagehood, cranking the drama up to 11. Dizzy is a spirited 15-year-old aspiring ... Read More »

September 9, 2019 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction, Kids’ Books

If Pluto Was a Pea

By Gabrielle Prendergast and Rebecca Gerlings (ill.)

“Space is big. Really big. You just won’t believe how vastly, hugely, mind-bogglingly big it is.” Anyone who self-identifies as a nerd (or is friends with a nerd) will recognize that quote from Douglas Adams’s ... Read More »

September 5, 2019 | Filed under: Kids’ Books, Picture Books

There Was a Black Hole that Swallowed the Universe

By Chris Ferrie and Susan Batori (ill.)

September 5, 2019 | Filed under: Kids’ Books, Picture Books

Highrise: The Towers in the World & the World in the Towers

By Katerina Cizek and Kristy Woudstra (ill.)

Highrise is an exceptional guided tour of sky-reaching residential structures around the globe, adapted from the National Film Board of Canada’s cutting-edge web documentary of the same name. As a way to introduce the project, ... Read More »

August 29, 2019 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, Kids’ Books

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