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    Review of the Day: Jawbreaker by Christina Wyman

    Betsy Bird, July 20, 2023 | Best Books, Best Books of 2023, Reviews, Reviews 2023

    I dare you to read even two chapters and not be engulfed in the narrative. Smart and savvy, Jawbreaker is the novel you wish you had read as a kid and are grateful that kids get to read today.

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    Review of the Day: Worm and Caterpillar Are Friends by Kaz Windness

    Betsy Bird, July 13, 2023 | Best Books, Best Books of 2023, Reviews, Reviews 2023

    Worm and Caterpillar by Kaz Windness takes a dive into some well-worn territory of children’s literature and manages to forge an entirely new path that is entirely of its own making. A welcome entry in a thoroughly difficult format.

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    Review of the Day: The Mona Lisa Vanishes by Nicholas Day, ill. Brett Helquist

    Betsy Bird, July 3, 2023 | Best Books, Best Books of 2023, Reviews, Reviews 2023

    The Mona Lisa Vanishes: A Legendary Painter, a Shocking Heist, and the Birth of a Global CelebrityBy Nicholas DayIllustrated by Brett HelquistRandom House Studio (and imprint of Random House Children’s Books)$22.99ISBN: 9780593643846Ages 9-12On shelves September 5th I sense that we are on the brink of something. I’ve sensed it for a while. Do you remember […]

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    Review of the Day: The Carrefour Curse by Dianne K. Salerni

    Betsy Bird, June 22, 2023 | Best Books, Best Books of 2023, Reviews, Reviews 2023

    Honestly, the book starts with someone vomiting frogs and only picks up from there. I don’t know what more you could want.

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    Review of the Day: Papá’s Magical Water-Jug Clock by Jesús Trejo, ill. Eliza Kinkz

    Betsy Bird, June 8, 2023 | Best Books, Best Books of 2023, Reviews, Reviews 2023

    Clocks and cats, water and magic, and at its heart a father-son storyline. Nab this for your next storytime, whenever you get the chance.

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    Review of the Day: There Was a Party for Langston, King of Letters by Jason Reynolds, ill. Jerome and Jarrett Pumphrey

    Betsy Bird, May 29, 2023 | Best Books, Best Books of 2023, Reviews, Reviews 2023

    With a single photograph you get a truly great picture book pairing and the start of a beautiful collaboration. To life! To joy! To books!

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    Review of the Day: The Probability of Everything by Sarah Everett

    Betsy Bird, May 24, 2023 | Best Books, Best Books of 2023, Reviews, Reviews 2023

    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: Like Lava In My Veins by Derrick Barnes, ill. Shawn Martinbrough with Adriano Lucas

    Betsy Bird, May 18, 2023 | Best Books, Best Books of 2023, Reviews, Reviews 2023

    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.

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    Review of the Day: Stories of the Islands by Clar Angkasa

    Betsy Bird, May 10, 2023 | Best Books, Best Books of 2023, Reviews, Reviews 2023

    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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    Review of the Day: Simon Sort of Says by Erin Bow

    Betsy Bird, April 28, 2023 | Best Books, Best Books of 2023, Reviews, Reviews 2023

    This is for the kid who likes their humor to be complicated, their writing to be scintillating, and to never, ever, know what an author is going to do next.

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