SUBSCRIBE
SUBSCRIBE
SLJ Blog Network +
  • 100 Scope Notes
  • A Fuse #8 Production
  • Good Comics for Kids
  • Heavy Medal: A Mock Newbery Blog
  • Teen Librarian Toolbox
  • The Classroom Bookshelf
  • The Yarn
  • Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • About/Contact
  • Fusenews
  • Reviews
  • Librarian Previews
  • Best Books
    • Top 100
    • Best Books of 2022
    • Best Books of 2021
    • Best Books of 2020
    • Best Books of 2019
    • Best Books of 2018
    • Best Books of 2017
    • Best Books of 2016
    • Best Books of 2015
    • Best Books of 2014
    • Best Books of 2013
  • Fuse 8 n’ Kate
  • Videos
  • Press Release Fun

Reviews 2022

November 18, 2022 by Betsy Bird

Review of the Day: Shuna’s Journey by Hayao Miyazaki

Shuna’s JourneyBy Hayao MiyazakiTranslated by Alex Dudok de Wit$27.99ISBN: 9781250846525Ages 9-12On shelves now In the pantheon of Miyazaki fans you have to rate yourself on a kind of scale. There are, after all, folks out there that make veritable pilgrimages to places like the Ghibli Museum, Mitaka in suburban Tokyo or the café Kodama in […]

November 10, 2022 by Betsy Bird

Review of the Day: Three Strike Summer by Skyler Schrempp

“Three Strike Summer” is the sports book/ escape narrative / union organizing novel you wish every kid had the chance to read. Good news. Now they can.

October 28, 2022 by Betsy Bird

Review of the Day: Hot Dog by Doug Salati

Practically a wordless book, this storyline delves deep into the mindset of an average dog, an average owner, and the cool seaside breezes that can pivot a day from miserable to marvelous.

Popular Posts

The Top Ten Most Disappointing Edibles and Potables of Children’s Literature

The Top 100 Children’s Novels Poll (#1-100)

Newbery/Caldecott 2023: Fall Prediction Edition

Newbery/Caldecott 2023: Summer Prediction Edition

Oh, What a Knight Owl Interview: Talking With Christopher Denise About Tiny Armored Birds

Review of the Day: Kick Push by Frank Morrison

Diwali in February? It’s a Diwali in My New Home Cover Reveal

A History of Toilet Paper: A Cover Reveal and Interview!

The Top Ten Worst Parents in All of Children’s Literature

Halloween in February! It’s a Cover Reveal and Interview on The Most Haunted House in America with Jarrett Dapier

Apply for the Bechtel Fellowship, You Clever Librarians Out There!

Review of the Day: The Lost Year by Katherine Marsh

The Quadruple Collaboration: Nikki Grimes and Brian Pinkney Discuss Jerry Pinkney and A Walk in the Woods

ADVERTISEMENT

Related Articles on SLJ

4 Adult Crossover Titles for Teens to Read This Summer | We Are Kid Lit Collective

8 New Picture Books With Disability Representation

10 Picture Books for Caribbean American Heritage Month and Beyond

3 Powerful Novels with Puerto Rican Protagonists | Middle Grade Spotlight

3 Regency-Inspired YA Romances

More Recent Posts

Review of the Day: Choosing Brave by Angela Joy, ill. Janelle Washington

October 14, 2022 by Betsy Bird

Choosing Brave is the book for kids we will turn to on the topic of Emmett Till for decades and decades and decades to come.

Review of the Day: The Prince of Steel Pier by Stacy Nockowitz

October 7, 2022 by Betsy Bird

Today I’m talking about a book with gangsters, Monopoly, a misunderstood hero, young love, boardwalks, and creaming someone in the face with a pack of coins.

Review of the Day: Pina by Elif Yemenici, translated by Sydney Wade

September 23, 2022 by Betsy Bird

Pina is a balm and a comfort. A gentle reminder that no matter how bad things may seem, there is room in this world for both the snugness of home, and the beauty of the wider world.

ADVERTISEMENT

Review of the Day: The Real Dada Mother Goose by Jon Scieszka, ill. Julia Rothman

September 16, 2022 by Betsy Bird

As smart as it is funny, this is the Mother Goose book we didn’t know we’d been waiting for all this time.

Review of the Day: Undercover Latina by Aya de León

September 1, 2022 by Betsy Bird

Ms. de León takes a learning opportunity for kids and couches it in enough chase sequences and fistfights to almost make you forget how much information is crammed into this little package. Prepare for exciting nuance!!

Review of the Day: NO! Said Custard the Squirrel by Sergio Ruzzier

August 26, 2022 by Betsy Bird

Sergio Ruzzier returns with a story about an adamant squirrel and the rodent just cannot leave anything alone.

Review of the Day: Seen and Unseen by Elizabeth Partridge, ill. Lauren Tamaki

August 17, 2022 by Betsy Bird

By taking three photographers that shot the incarceration camps of WWII in three different ways, in today's book we get a well-rounded portrait of a government desperate to sell a bad idea to the American public under the guise of openness.

Read More Posts »

ADVERTISEMENT

Archives

ADVERTISEMENT

  • External Links

    • A Fuse #8 Production Reviews
  • Trending on the SLJ Blog Network

    A Fuse #8 Production

    Outreach, Innovation, and Interviews! Meet Wimee in All His Myriad Forms

    by Betsy Bird

    The Yarn

    ‘A Buoyant Ode to Joy’ Lane Smith Visits The Yarn

    by Travis Jonker

    The Classroom Bookshelf

    One Woman’s Legacy: Teaching Ideas for One Wish: Fatima al-Fihri and the World’s Oldest University

    by Mary Ann Cappiello

    Heavy Medal

    Coming Soon (Tomorrow) Wednesday Roundups

    by Emily Mroczek-Bayci

    Follow This Blog

    Enter your email address below to receive notifications of new blog posts by email.

    Primary Sidebar

    • News & Features
    • Reviews+
    • Technology
    • School Libraries
    • Public Libraries
    • Age Level
    • Ideas
    • Blogs
    • Classroom
    • Diversity
    • People
    • Job Zone

    Reviews+

    • Book Lists
    • Best Books
    • Media
    • Reference
    • Series Made Simple
    • Tech
    • Review for SLJ
    • Review Submissions

    SLJ Blog Network

    • 100 Scope Notes
    • A Fuse #8 Production
    • Good Comics for Kids
    • Heavy Medal
    • Neverending Search
    • Teen Librarian Toolbox
    • The Classroom Bookshelf
    • The Yarn

    Resources

    • 2022 Youth Media Awards
    • The Newbery at 100: SLJ Celebrates the 100th Anniversary of the Award
    • Special Report | School Libraries 2021
    • Summer Reading 2021
    • Series Made Simple Spring 2021
    • SLJ Diverse Books Survey
    • Summer Programming Survey
    • Research
    • White Papers / Case Studies
    • School Librarian of the Year
    • Mathical Book Prize Collection Development Awards
    • Librarian/Teacher Collaboration Award

    Events & PD

    • In-Person Events
    • Online Courses
    • Virtual Events
    • Webcasts
    • About Us
    • Contact Us
    • Advertise
    • Subscribe
    • Media Inquiries
    • Newsletter Sign Up
    • Content Submissions
    • Data Privacy
    • Terms of Use
    • Terms of Sale
    • FAQs
    • Diversity Policy
    • Careers at MSI


    COPYRIGHT © 2023


    COPYRIGHT © 2023