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Review: King Alice by Matthew Cordell

King Alice by Matthew Cordell (9781250047496) Home on a snow day with her family, Alice declares herself “King Alice” and demands that her father plays with her. They settle on making a book together,...

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Review: A Story Like the Wind by Gill Lewis

A Story Like the Wind by Gill Lewis, illustrated by Jo Weaver (9780802855145) A haunting look at the plight of refugees, this short piece of fiction will work well for children and adults alike. Rami...

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Review: The Traveler’s Gift by Danielle Davison

The Traveler’s Gift by Danielle Davison, illustrated by Anne Lambelet (9781624147654) Liam’s father was a sailor who always brought back stories of his time a sea. Liam loved the way his father’s...

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Review: Mister Shivers Beneath the Bed and Other Scary Stories by Ma Brallier

Mister Shivers Beneath the Bed and Other Scary Stories by Ma Brallier, illustrated by Letizia Rubegni (9781338318548) This easy reader is a wonderful choice for older children who need a simpler text....

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Review: The Story That Cannot Be Told by J. Kasper Kramer

The Story That Cannot Be Told by J. Kasper Kramer (9781534430686) Ileana was a storyteller who collected stories, but stories were dangerous in Communist Romania. When her uncle disappears and their...

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The Imaginaries by Emily Winfield Martin

The Imaginaries by Emily Winfield Martin (9780375974328) Told in fragments of stories with stirring paintings to accompany them, this book is like a series of gems on a necklace, each discrete and...

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The Magic Fish by Trung Le Nguyen

The Magic Fish cover image The Magic Fish by Trung Le Nguyen (9780593125298) Tiến loves to spend the evening together with his mother reading from a book of fairy tales. He reads while his mother...

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Everything Sad Is Untrue by Daniel Nayeri

Cover image for Everything Sad Is Untrue Everything Sad Is Untrue by Daniel Nayeri (9781646140008) Khosrou answers his teacher’s writing prompts with stories of his extended Persian family. He and his...

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Follow That Frog! by Philip C. Stead

Cover image. Follow That Frog! by Philip C. Stead, illustrated by Matthew Cordell (9780823444267) The great combination of Stead and Cordell return with another energetic and funny picture book...

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Sato the Rabbit: The Moon by Yuki Ainoya

Cover image for Sato the Rabbit: The Moon. Sato the Rabbit: The Moon by Yuki Ainoya (9781592703067) This is the second book in the Sato the Rabbit trilogy. In a series of chapters, Sato explores the...

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