Month: July 2023

WEIRD SAD AND SILENT by Alison McGee, read by Krysta Gonsalez
I count on sensitive novels from Alison McGhee. WEIRD SAD AND SILENT is one such,...

NOT LIKE EVERY DAY by Stephanie Lucianovic, illustrated by Gabrielle Grimard
Sadly, I received NOT LIKE EVERY DAY written by Stephanie Lucianovic and illustrated by Gabrielle...

TUCK EVERLASTING by Natalie Babbitt, forward by Gabrielle Zevin illustrated by Bagram Ibatoulline
Natalie Babbitt’s TUCK EVERLASTING is having an anniversary and so am I. Babbitt’s book is...

LOVE STAYS STRONG by Paula Schneider, illustrated by Nicole Wong, read by Xe Sands
Paula Schneider, President and CEO of the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation writers of...

COUNT PET by Matthew Van Fleet, photographs by Brian Stanton
Writer Matthew Van Fleet and photographer Brian Stanton have collaborated on another winning title, COUNT...

THE LAST TIGER by Julia and Brad Riew, read by Julia Riew, Joshua Hyunho Lee and others
Julia and Brad Riew were inspired to THE LAST TIGER because of their grandparents’ forbidden...

DINOSAUR MUNCH! THE DIPLODICUS by Peter Curtis and Jeanne Willis
My grandson fell in love this year with the dino classic DINOSAUR ROAR by Paul...

AGGIE AND THE GHOST written and illustrated by Matthew Forsythe
I love a book that escapes sweetness and cliché like Matthew Forsythe’s AGGIE AND THE...