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Review of the Day: The Probability of Everything by Sarah Everett
Sarah Everett wrestles with an outsized and ambitious bit of plotting, all the while keeping her cards close to her chest. Here’s some advice: Hand this to kids that like their books with a bit of a twist. And do NOT skip to the ending and read that first.
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Review of the Day: Stories of the Islands by Clar Angkasa
A marvelous example of bringing the old and the new together to create something that contains the best of both worlds. A beautiful potential future for folktales worldwide.
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Today we consider a story about someone in middle America going against the norm, facing censors, and coming out triumphant. Sounds like a book we might very much need today.
Review of the Day: Like Lava In My Veins by Derrick Barnes, ill. Shawn Martinbrough with Adriano Lucas
A perfect melding of superhero tropes and topical contemporary issues. It’s a tricky balance, but by gum Derrick Barnes pulls it off in the end.
Ellen Myrick Publisher Preview: Fall 2023/Winter 2024 (Part Three – Sleeping Bear Press, Soaring Kite Books, Tapioca Stories, Tiger Tales, & Tilbury House)
Another glimpse at what some of the smaller, more independent children's book publishers have coming out in the fall.
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Banned Books and Bake Sales: An Interview with Aya Khalil and a Look at Picture Books Tackling Censorship
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Ellen Myrick Publisher Preview: Fall 2023/Winter 2024 (Part Two – Pajama Press, Red Comet Press, Scallywag Press & Sleeping Bear Press)
In today's peek into small presses with forthcoming titles we encounter street monsters, overenthusiastic French monsters, monstrously good occupations, and more.
Review of the Day: Stories of the Islands by Clar Angkasa
A marvelous example of bringing the old and the new together to create something that contains the best of both worlds. A beautiful potential future for folktales worldwide.
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