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Martin & Mahalia: His Words, Her Song
Gr 2–4—As in Sit-In (Little, Brown, 2010), the Pinkneys present important figures and a pivotal moment during the Civil Rights Movement in a fresh and visually compelling manner...
Again!
PreS-Gr 3—Gravett's latest experiment with metafiction imagines the possible trajectory of a child's appeal to hear a bedtime story ad infinitum...
Mouse Bird Snake Wolf
Gr 2–6—In this original creation myth, set "long ago and far away, in a world rather like this one," the gods have left some things unfinished...
The Favorite Daughter
K-Gr 2—Whereas Drawing from Memory (Scholastic, 2011) revealed a slice of Say's youth, this title is seen through the lens of fatherhood, although the narrator is omniscient...
How to Bicycle to the Moon to Plant Sunflowers: A Simple but Brilliant Plan in 24 Easy Steps
Gr 1–3—The "can-do" attitude of this redheaded, gap-toothed hero; the outlandish plot; and quirky caricatures conjure up Gerstein's collaboration with Elizabeth Levy in the popular "Something Queer" series (Delacorte)...
Everyone Can Learn to Ride a Bicycle
K-Gr 2—In his latest foray into childhood territory, Raschka explores the roles of adult and child in achieving one of the most challenging milestones of growing up-mastering a two-wheeler...
Want to Be in a Band?
Gr 3–5—Appealing to the listener's inner musician, the author (youngest sister of the indie folk-rock trio, the Roches) begins with a question: "Are you one of those kids who likes to make noise?" She then prescribes a plan to form a successful band, even if "you only know how to play air guitar...
My Brother's Book
Gr 7 Up—In Sendak's final opus, as in his life, a youth yearns to be with his beloved brother...
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