Month: February 2025
POCKET BEAR by Katherine Applegate
Katherine Applegate’s POCKET BEAR is, like so many of her others, a middle grade...
IT’S A MITZVAH! SMALL DEEDS WITH A BIG HEART written and illustrated by Suzy Ultman
Suzy Ultman continues her meaningful board books with IT’S A MITZVAH! With simple illustrations and...
SISTERS IN THE WIND by Angeline Boulley, narrated by Star LaBlanc
Star LaBlanc gives another superior reading of Angeline Boulley’s third novel, SISTERS IN THE WIND....
WOODY’S WORDS: WOODROW WILSON RAWLS AND WHERE THE RED FERN GROWS by Lisa Rogers, illustrated by Susan Reagan
II’m a big fan of picture book biographies, especially those that make sense to children....
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...
