Good Night Little Bookstore
September 6, 2022
This book belongs in every bookstore fan’s home, whether you have young children or none at all.
Welcome Back, Maple Mehta-Cohen
August 30, 2022
I don’t recall reading a book in which the main character is being “kept back” a year in school. Maple Mehta-Cohen is told by her fifth grade teacher that she will repeat fifth grade because she’s not reading at grade level.
We Belong
August 23, 2022
I’ve seen many questions on social media, asking which books teachers will read aloud to their classroom during the first week of school. I don’t teach in a classroom but I’ve thought about this question anyway.
The Library of Ever
August 16, 2022
It is no secret that I have a passion for libraries. Here is an author who shares that passion in a glorious, inventive, and enthusiastic story!
How to Build a Human
August 9, 2022
This book about evolution is so interesting that I recommend it as a read-aloud in middle grade and high school classes and certainly at home. Perfect for a car trip.
Hero for the Hungry
August 2, 2022
No matter the reader’s familiarity with agriculture Borlaug’s story is exciting. He affected the entire world with his dedication to changing world Hunger. And he did it!
The Lost Things Club
July 27, 2022
We’ve all seen horrendous reports from the schools that have experienced mass shootings. How do the students go back to any kind of normal? What are they thinking? Feeling? Fearing?
Lupe Wong Won’t Dance
July 19, 2022
For the sports-minded young people in your life, hand them this book. For the activist young people in your life, hand them this book. For the square-dancing young people in your life … wait … what?
Arab Arab All Year Long!
June 28, 2022
This is a buoyant book, organized by month, celebrating the things Arab kids make and the time they spend with family and friends. As the flyleaf says, it is a portrait “of the rich culture and the blend of old and new that exists throughout the Arab diaspora.”
The Genius Under the Table
June 21, 2022
This is a page-turner. Children and adult readers will need to know what happens next. And the humorous tone of much of the book will keep them riveted.
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