Month: April 2024

Legendary Frybread Drive-in

LEGENDARY FRYBREAD DRIVE-IN: INTERTRIBAL STORIES collected by Cynthia Leitich Smith, written and read by Cynthia Leitich Smith and 17 Native writers

Cynthia Leitich Smith collects and edits the work of 17 native writers in LEGENDARY FRYBREAD...
Big Bub

BIG BUB, SMALL HAT written by Alastair Heim and illustrated by Aaron Blecha

Alastair Heim’s simplicity of words and rhyming words assist new readers in BIG BUB, SMALL...
The Rose Field

THE ROSE FIELD written by Philip Pullman and read by Michael Sheen

Michael Sheen’s third narration in THE ROSE FIELD, the third in Philip Pullman’s Book of...
White House Secrets

WHITE HOUSE SECRETS: MEDICAL LIES AND COVER-UPS written by Gail Jarrows and read by Jonathan Todd Ross

Gail Jarrow’s YA nonfiction, WHTE HOUSE SECRETS: MEDICAL LIES AND COVER-UPS, is wise in many...
Zebra and Yak

ZEBRA AND YAK: THE BACKWARDS ALPHABET BOOK written and illustrated by Paul Friedrich

Paul Friedrich’s humor is in full display as he writes and illustrates ZEBRA AND YAK:...
Coach

COACH written by Jason Reynolds and read by Guy Lockard

For the fourth time, Guy Lockard narrates an audio in Reynold’s Track series. Jason Reynold’s...
I am We

I AM WE: HOW CROWS COME TOGETHER TO SURVIVE written by Leslie Barnard Booth and illustrated by Alexandra Finkeldey

Balance of fact, word passion, and crow appreciation is apparent in Leslie Barnard Booth’s I...
Holding on for Dear Life

HOLDING ON FOR DEAR LIFE written by Dusti Bowling and read by Jay Ream

Jay Ream’s reading accurately describes the divided heart of 13-year-old Canyon Cress who is holding...
Braided Roots

BRAIDED ROOTS: THE INTERWEAVING OF HISTORY, FAMILY, AND A FATHER’S LOVE written and read by Pasha Westbrook and illustrated by Madelyn Goodnight

Two Native creators, writer Pasha Westbrook and illustrator Madelyn Goodnight, tell a woven narrative in...
A fun day for bash

A FUN DAY WITH BASH! by Patty Michaels and Peter Curtis

Smithonian Kids releases another in their Ready-to-Read The World of Dinosaurs series, this time A...