National Book Awards 2024: The 2024 National Book Awards were announced on Nov. 22, 2024. The winner in the Young People’s Literature Category is Shifa Saltagi Safadi for Kareem Between (Putnam, 2024). Seventh grader Kareem [continue reading]
Do It Yourself Programming Ideas: Winter Solstice
Do It Yourself Programming Ideas: Winter Solstice Using a theme of Winter Solstice for a hands-on program is more inclusive than a specific winter religious holiday, and it also offers the opportunity for science-related [continue reading]
All the Books Review
Rocco, Hayley. All the Books. John Rocco, Illus. Little, Brown, 10/2024. [44]pp. Picture Book. Trade $18.99. 978-0-316-51274-9. GRADES Kindergarten–3. OUTSTANDING. A young chipmunk named Piper loves books and reading, and takes her books everywhere and [continue reading]
Golden Gate: Building the Mighty Bridge Review
Partridge, Elizabeth. Golden Gate: Building the Mighty Bridge. Ellen Heck, Illus. Chronicle, 10/2024. [56]pp. Nonfiction. Trade $19.99. 978-1-4521-3514-4. GRADES Kindergarten–5. OUTSTANDING. The building of the Golden Gate Bridge in the 1930s is told from the [continue reading]
Wee Unicorn Review
McLaren, Meg. Wee Unicorn. Meg McLaren, Illus. Charlesbridge, 01/2025. [32]pp. Picture Book. Trade $17.99. 978-1-62354-493-5. GRADES Preschool–2. HIGH ADDITIONAL. Originally published in Great Britain in 2023, this sweet story is set in an unnamed country [continue reading]
Haiku Kaiju Ah-Choo! Review
McClements, George. Haiku Kaiju Ah-Choo! George McClements, Illus. Hippo Park, 12/2024. [40]pp. Picture Book. Trade $18.99. 978-1-66264-036-0. GRADES Preschool–3. HIGH ADDITIONAL. A blue kaiju (a monster who resembles Godzilla) is suffering from a cold so [continue reading]
Amazing Grapes Review
Feiffer, Jules. Amazing Grapes and the Lost Dimension. Jules Feiffer, Illus. HarperCollins/Michael Di Capua, 09/2024. [296]pp. Graphic. Paper $21.99. 978-0-06-296382-6. GRADES 5–8. LOW ADDITIONAL. In Feiffer’s first graphic novel, Mommy appears to be having a [continue reading]
ARTificial Intelligence Review
Biedrzycki, David. ARTificial Intelligence. David Biedrzycki, Illus. Charlesbridge, 10/2024. [52]pp. Picture Book. Trade $18.99. 978-1-62354-374-7. GRADES Kindergarten–4. HIGH ADDITIONAL. A robot is a failure at the job of moving boxes around a warehouse, so it [continue reading]