Henry Holt & Co./Godwin Books | 978-1250778185 Dandan is moving an ocean away. She and her best friend, Yueyue, have one last night – Lunar New Year’s Eve – before the long journey from China to America. As the girls savor Nanai’s dumplings, her stories chime in their ears. Then… “When the grown-ups start… Read more »
Chronicle Books | 9781452183404 If you haven’t had a chance yet to read Laurel Snyder‘s early chapter book series, CHARLIE & MOUSE, why not start with, CHARLIE & MOUSE: Lost and Found. It’s the 5th in the collection, the first having had the honor of winning the Geisel award in 2018 for the “most distinguished American book for beginning… Read more »
Atheneum/Caitlyn Dlouhy Books | 978-1534454873 FLY, a stunning debut by Brittany Thurman, illustrated by Anna Cunha, is a joyous celebration of a young girl’s determination to show the world what she’s made of. When she learns about a double dutch competition, Africa announces, “I’m going to jump, fly, double dutch to the sky.” The… Read more »
Caitlyn Dlouhy/Atheneum Books | 978-1534431393 “Hop in,” someone shouted. “Get out of the sun! There’s plenty of room for EVERYONE!” Inspired by the author, Naaz Khan‘s “… own fantastically fun… ride from Stone Town to Nungwi Beach, in Zanzibar,” ROOM FOR EVERYONE is a rollicking, rhyming, cumulative counting story. When Musa first boards the daladala,… Read more »
G.P. Putnam’s Sons Books for Young Readers | 978-1524737283 At an early age, Eunice Kathleen Waymon discovered music. “She wasn’t the first Waymon child, or the last, but she was the only one who sang before she could talk and found rhythm before she could walk. The only one with music on the inside.”… Read more »
Candlewick Press | 978-1536209198 It’s here! My newest book, WINTER LULLABY, gorgeously illustrated by Ramona Kaulitzki in warm golds, silver blues and teal greens arrives on bookstore and library shelves Tuesday, December 7th! CLICK TO ENLARGE © Ramona Kaulitzki From the publisher: Geese are calling, a chilly wind is blowing, and the sky is… Read more »
Neal Porter Books/Holiday House | 978-0823443284 by Yuyi Morales Child, …you are ..awake! Breathe in, then breath out, …… hermosa criatura. © Yuyi Morales It’s hard not to hear Yuyi Morales’ voice as I read the opening words of her gorgeous new book, BRIGHT STAR, the powerful and evocative follow-up to her New York… Read more »
