Tag Archives: Holiday House

Lucas Makes a Comeback by Igor Plohl, illustrated by Urška Stropnik Šonc

Posted on June 20, 2021 by Stephanie Tournas

Lucas Makes a Comeback by Igor Plohl, illustrated by Urška Stropnik Šonc. Translation by Založba Pivec. Holiday House, 2021. 9780823447664 Format: Hardcover Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 3 Genre:  Picture books What did you like about … Continue reading →

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The Ups and Downs of Gravity  – David A. Adler, illustrated by Anna Raff

Posted on June 11, 2021 by kyurenka

The Ups and Downs of Gravity  – David A. Adler, illustrated by Anna Raff. Holiday House, 2020. 9780823446360 Format: Hardcover Rating:  1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 3  What did you like about the book? Gravity, inertia, … Continue reading →

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Go Be Wonderful! by Donna Gephart, illustrated by Francesca Chessa

Posted on June 10, 2021 by Stephanie Tournas

Go Be Wonderful! by Donna Gephart, illustrated by Francesca Chessa. Holiday House, 2021. 9780823445110 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 Daisy is born, … Continue reading →

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Watercress  – Andrea Wang, pictures by Jason Chin

Posted on June 3, 2021 by kyurenka

Watercress  – Andrea Wang, pictures by Jason Chin. Neal Porter Books, 2021. 9780823446247 Format: Hardcover Rating:  1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 5  Genre:  autobiographical What did you like about the book?  As her family drives down … Continue reading →

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Monarch Butterfly (New and Updated) by Gail Gibbons

Posted on June 1, 2021 by Stephanie Tournas

Monarch Butterfly (New and Updated) by Gail Gibbons. Holiday House, 9780823448319, 2021 (previously published 1989) Format: Hardcover, 32 pages Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 5 Genre:  Nonfiction, Biology What did you like about the book? Engaging and informative, this … Continue reading →

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Happy Springtime! – Kate McMullan, pictures by Sujean Rim

Posted on May 29, 2021 by kyurenka

Happy Springtime! – Kate McMullan, pictures by Sujean Rim. Neal Porter Books, 2021. 9780823445516 Format: Hardcover Rating:  1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 5  Genre: Picture books  What did you like about the book?  This lyrical tribute … Continue reading →

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Moose, Goose, and Mouse – Mordicai Gerstein, illustrated by Mordicai Gerstein and Jeff Mack

Posted on May 28, 2021 by kyurenka

Moose, Goose, and Mouse – Mordicai Gerstein, illustrated by Mordicai Gerstein and Jeff Mack. Holiday House, 2021. 9780823447602 Format: Hardcover Rating:  1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 4  Genre: Picture book  What did you like about the book? … Continue reading →

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Girls and Boys Come Out To Play – Tracey Campbell Pearson

Posted on May 21, 2021 by kyurenka

Girls and Boys Come Out To Play (Mother Goose) – Tracey Campbell Pearson, Margaret Ferguson Books, (9780823447138), 2021  Format:  Hardcover Rating: 1- 5 (5 is excellent or a Starred review) 5 Genre:  Picture Book What did you like about the … Continue reading →

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Frogs (New and Updated Edition) by Gail Gibbons

Posted on May 14, 2021 by Stephanie Tournas

Frogs (New and Updated Edition) by Gail Gibbons. Holiday House, 2021. 9780823448340 Format: Hardcover Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 5 What did you like about the book? An updated look to Gibbons’ 1993 original. It’s written … Continue reading →

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Three – written and illustrated by Stephen Michael King

Posted on May 13, 2021 by kyurenka

Three – written and illustrated by Stephen Michael King, Holiday House, 9780823449231, 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?  A little dog named Three … Continue reading →

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