Book Review Archives

It’s certainly no sophomore slump for author Jordan Scott’s second children’s book: My Baba’s Garden by Jordan Scott. My Baba’s Garden Review A boy spends his mornings and afternoons with his Baba (grandmother). The personal connection they share despite a language barrier is obvious. Perhaps this boy is the same as the one from I Talk Like a River who… Read More

The Tree and the River by Aaron Becker: Another wordless masterpiece to add to Becker’s already impressive collection on the bookshelf with all the hallmarks of his previous works. The Tree and the River Book Review The cover tells the whole story without the reader even noticing until the end. This is one of the hallmarks of almost any Becker… Read More

A worthy identity affirming follow-up from the author/illustrator team of Tami Charles and Bryan Collier! We Are Here Book Review The Text A free verse explosion that uses rhythm and language to remind Black and brown children that they not only exist, they’re at the very heart and soul of the country. When faced with a long history of slings… Read More

Totality by Jeffrey Bennett: A book about space written in verse that is immediately (or almost) relatable to kids? Carl Sagen would be proud! Jeffrey Bennett has done it again with another one of his children’s books about space! Totality Book Review The Text Much like Bennett’s other books he’s written with Big Kid Science like Max Goes to the… Read More

Twas the Night Before Christmas 2022 – It’s not very often that you get a revitalization of a 199 year old poem that uses the exact wording, spelling and punctuation of the original, but somehow Matt Tavares has done it. Tavares is beginning to make a tradition out of publishing a new Christmas book each year. He’s already published Red… Read More

Here is a To Change a Planet review for librarians, teachers and parents. One planet is all we have. Just one. A child is just one person. How can one child change a planet? When one molecule, carbon dioxide, threatens our one planet. It may seem like too much for one child to do much about. To Change a Planet… Read More