Category Archives: Libraries

Book Buddies: Ivy Lost and Found by Cynthia Lord, illustrated by Stephanie Graegin

Book Buddies: Ivy Lost and Found by Cynthia Lord, illustrated by Stephanie Graegin. Candlewick Press, 2021. 9781536213546 Rating:  1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 5 Format: Hardcover Genre: Fantasy What did you like about the book? Meet … Continue reading

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Moose’s Book Bus by Inga Moore

Moose’s Book Bus by Inga Moore. Candlewick, 2021. 9781536217674  Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 5 Format: Hardcover picture book What did you like about the book? The first thing you notice about Moose’s Book Bus is the … Continue reading

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The Undercover Book List by Colleen Nelson

The Undercover Book List by Colleen Nelson. Pajama Press, 2021. 9781772781878 Rating:  1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 4 Format: Hardcover Genre: Realistic fiction What did you like about the book? 7th grader Jane McDonald has lost … Continue reading

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A Library Book for Bear by Bonnie Becker, illustrated by Kady McDonald Denton

A Library Book for Bear by Bonnie Becker, illustrated by Kady McDonald Denton. Candlewick, c2014, 2021. 9781536217872 Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 4 Format: Paperback Genre: Picture book What did you like about the book? … Continue reading

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The Dragon in the Library by Louie Stowell

The Dragon in the Library by Louie Stowell, illustrated by Davide Ortu. Walker Books, 2021. 9781536214932 Rating:  1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 4 Format: Hardcover  Genre: Fantasy What did you like about the book?  Kit Spencer … Continue reading

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Leilong the Library Bus by Julia Liu, illustrated by Bei Lynn

  Leilong the Library Bus by Julia Liu, illustrated by Bei Lynn, translated by Helen Wang, Gecko Press, 9781776573318, 2021  Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 4 Format: Hardcover Genre: Picture book What did you like about … Continue reading

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The Little Library by Margaret McNamara, illustrated by G. Brian Karas

    The Little Library by Margaret McNamara, illustrated by G. Brian Karas, Schwartz & Wade, 9780525578338, 2021 Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 5 Format: Hardcover Genre: Picture book What did you like about the book? … Continue reading

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Book’s Big Adventure by Adam Lehrhaupt, illustrated by Rahele Jomepour Bell

Book’s Big Adventure by Adam Lehrhaupt, illustrated by Rahele Jomepour Bell. Paula Wiseman Books, 9781534421837, 2021 Format: Hardcover Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 5 Genre:  Picture book What did you like about the book? When Book was new, his … Continue reading

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The Efficient, Inventive (Often Annoying) Melvil Dewey by Alexis O’Neill, illustrated by Edwin Fotheringham

The Efficient, Inventive (Often Annoying) Melvil Dewey by Alexis O’Neill, illustrated by Edwin Fotheringham. Calkins Creek, 2020. 9781684371983 Format: Hardcover Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 4.5 What did you like about the book? I’m curious what … Continue reading

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Let’s Go To the Library! – by Charles M. Schulz, adapted by May Nakamura, illustrated by Robert Pope

   Let’s Go To the Library! (Ready-to-Read,  Peanuts series) by Charles M. Schulz, adapted by May Nakamura, illustrated by Robert Pope, Simon Spotlight, 9781534469563, 2020 Format: Paperback Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 5 What did you … Continue reading

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