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Since poetry and comics make for a perfect match, this latest from Vikram Madan is the ideal way to lure kids into ingesting a little verse.
Adept and fleet footed with nary a misstep, allow me to recommend a little something to wring your heart out and then pump it up all over again.
Review AND Interview of the Day: Home in a Lunchbox by Cherry Mo
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Debut creator Cherry Mo takes a well-loved idea and renders it bright, shiny, and new in this vibrant take on a tale as old as lunchtime.
Engaging, rhyming, keeping its text and subject matter appropriate for lower grades, this pops visually on the page, and contains ample backmatter to support everything it says. It is, in short, a book one cannot miss.
This isn’t just A werewolf book for kids. It is THE werewolf book for kids.
Quiet, unassuming, delightful, funny, and with just enough science fiction in there, I’m just gonna say it: I love this book. You know who else is going to love this book? Kids.
A seemingly simple package of roadside kitsch hides a story of grief, complicated family relationships/friendships, and more cactuses than you ever thought could fit on a page.
Somehow, Ursu has managed to write a legitimately scary ghost story (sorta) that’s also about accusations of hysteria, invisible illnesses, and issues in middle school.
Look at the jaw-dropping art and stellar storytelling inside, and this book may serve to upend everything you thought you knew about moving day picture books.
Funny and hopeful, realistic and wistful, this is a book to inspire dreamers and scientists alike. A book you simply won’t want to miss.