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Review of the Day: Pina by Elif Yemenici, translated by Sydney Wade
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.
Review of the Day: The Real Dada Mother Goose by Jon Scieszka, ill. Julia Rothman
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
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!!
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Review of the Day: Seen and Unseen by Elizabeth Partridge, ill. Lauren Tamaki
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.
Review of the Day: The Kaya Girl by Mamle Wolo
From the food to the clothing, the weather to the history, this is a book worth discovering and adoring. Go on. Read it. You’ll feel lucky that you had.
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Review of the Day: The World Belonged to Us by Jacqueline Woodson, ill. Leo Espinosa
Take a trip in a little time machine mixed with a heavy dose of the best kind of nostalgia. An explosion on the page. Sublime.
Review of the Day: Frizzy by Claribel A. Ortega, ill. Rose Bousamra
Balancing its messaging with great storytelling, character development, and the magic trick of making a mother character both the antagonist and loving, Frizzy is a roller coaster ride of emotions in a single, simple, quick to read little package.
Review of the Day: Jennifer Chan Is Not Alone by Tae Keller
Typical bully books lack nuance. This book? A deeply nuanced take, unafraid to declare loudly that when it comes to human nature, there are no easy answers.
Review of the Day: My Parents Won’t Stop Talking! by Emma Hunsinger and Tillie Walden
There is a place in this world for good, meaningful picture books, and there is a place in this world for funny stuff. And this stuff? Some of the funniest I’ve seen in a long time.
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