Category Archives: *Starred Review

Teddy, Let’s Go! by Michelle Nott, illustrated by Nahid Kazemi

Posted on October 3, 2022 by Stephanie Tournas

Teddy, Let’s Go! by Michelle Nott, illustrated by Nahid Kazemi. Enchanted Lion Books, 2022. 9781592703685 Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 5 Format: Hardcover picture book What did you like about the book? This lovely story with … Continue reading →

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This Is Not My Hat by Jon Klassen

Posted on October 2, 2022 by kyurenka

This Is Not My Hat by Jon Klassen, Candlewick Press, c2012, 2022 (first board book edition). 9781536228052  Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 5 Format: Board book What did you like about the book? A little … Continue reading →

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Nothing is Little by Carmella Van Vleet

Posted on October 2, 2022 by kyurenka

Nothing is Little by Carmella Van Vleet, Holiday House, 2022. 9780823450114  Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 4.5 Format: Hardcover Genre: Contemporary Fiction What did you like about the book? At age 12, Felis is short, … Continue reading →

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Lost by Sam Usher

Posted on October 2, 2022 by kyurenka

Lost by Sam Usher, templar books/ Candlewick Press, c2021, 2022 (first U.S. edition). 9781536226645 Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 5 Format: Hardcover picture book What did you like about the book? A young boy wakes … Continue reading →

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Ruffles and the Teeny, Tiny Kittens by David Melling

Posted on October 1, 2022 by kyurenka

Ruffles and the Teeny, Tiny Kittens by David Melling, nosy crow, c2021, 2022 (first U.S edition). 9781536227468  Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 5 Format: Hardcover picture book What did you like about the book? The … Continue reading →

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If You Read This by Kereen Getten

Posted on October 1, 2022 by susanh579

If You Read This by Kereen Getten. Delacorte Press, 2022. 9780593174005 Rating:  1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 5 Format: Hardcover Genre: Realistic fiction What did you like about the book? Brie has been coping with grief … Continue reading →

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NO! Said Custard the Squirrel by Sergio Ruzzier

Posted on October 1, 2022 by kyurenka

NO! Said Custard the Squirrel by Sergio Ruzzier, Abrams Appleseed, 2022.  9781419755248 Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 5 Format: Hardcover picture book What did you like about the book? Custard the Squirrel is, in fact, … Continue reading →

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Patti at the Music Shop by Vítek Mecner

Posted on October 1, 2022 by Stephanie Tournas

Patti at the Music Shop by Vítek Mecner. Translated by Irena Takahashi. Albatros, 2022. 9788000065977 Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 5 Format: Hardcover picture book Genre: Realistic What did you like about the book? Patti loves … Continue reading →

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Standing in the Need of Prayer: A Modern Retelling of the Classic Spiritual by Carole Boston Weatherford, illustrated by Frank Morrison

Posted on September 30, 2022 by kyurenka

Standing in the Need of Prayer: A Modern Retelling of the Classic Spiritual by Carole Boston Weatherford, illustrated by Frank Morrison, Crown Books for Young Readers, 2022. 9780593306345  Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 5 Format: … Continue reading →

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the Flamingo by Guojing

Posted on September 28, 2022 by kyurenka

            the Flamingo by Guojing, Random House Studio, 2022. 9780593127315  Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 5 Format: Hardcover graphic novel What did you like about the book? This nearly wordless graphic novel tells the story … Continue reading →

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