My daughter used to hide under her desk. Every morning before school. She would not come out. She said her stomach hurt. She said she felt sick. But she was…
Last Tuesday my daughter looked up from her book and said "I know who took the necklace." She was reading a mystery. I was reading the same book to her…
You have a ten year old at home. That child reads faster than you think. School books finish in one sitting. Library books feel too simple. The stories end before…
Back to School, Backpack! by Simon Rich, illustrated by Tom ToroPublished by Little, Brown Books for Young ReadersHow to Get Your Octopus to School by Becky Scharnhorst, illustrated by Jaclyn…
Published by Harry N. AbramsSummary: Vanessa is mourning the loss of her friendship with former weightier friend Bailey when she discovers an x-rated museum near her house. She…
Published by Levine QueridoSummary: When Bossy Older Cousin Violet comes over, she doesn’t hold when in her opinion: Riley is playing with toys the wrong way and needs to…
Published by Orchard BooksSummary: Adults show children the wonders of what awaits them once they learn how to swim. Oceans and lakes beckon, with the eyeful of nature…
Published by CandlewickSummary: The dog and cat from See the Cat and See the Dog are when for this trio of tales well-nigh things you cannot see: namely, a…
Published by Atheneum Books for Young ReadersSummary: A young girl describes the excitement of water day, when a man comes to her Cuban neighborhood to unhook water. The…
Published by Random House StudioSummary: Stickler, an eight-eyed creature who appeared in Lane Smith’s 2022 typesetting A Gift for Nana, loves sticks. And everything else he sees virtually…
Published by Simon and Schuster Books for Young ReadersSummary: The narrator is grieving the loss of her dog. As she and her family remember him, she gathers his…
Published by Calkins CreekSummary: Six Black Americans are profiled in five chapters: Ona Judge, Harriet Tubman and Frederick Douglass together, Ida B. Wells, Martin Luther King, Jr., and Barack…
