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    Review of the Day: We Don’t Eat Our Classmates by Ryan T. Higgins

    Betsy Bird, July 27, 2018 | Best Books, Best Books of 2018, Reviews, Reviews 2018

    We Don’t Eat Our Classmates By Ryan T. Higgins Hyperion (an imprint of Disney Book Group) $17.99 ISBN: 978-136800355-1 Ages 4-7 On shelves now Each year, as the new school year draws ever closer, a bounty of first day of school books are published. The bulk of them are overly familiar. A couple of them […]

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    Review of the Day: Sci-Fu by Yehudi Mercado

    Betsy Bird, July 20, 2018 | Best Books, Best Books of 2018, Reviews, Reviews 2018

    Sci-Fu By Yehudi Mercardo Oni Press $12.99 ISBN: 9781620104729 Ages 9-12 On shelves now Not too long I attended a local comic convention in the Chicago area call C2E2. I’d been to the New York Comic Con once or twice, but that was small potatoes compared to this extravaganza. While there I had the chance […]

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    Review of the Day: Harbor Me by Jacqueline Woodson

    Betsy Bird, July 13, 2018 | Best Books, Best Books of 2018, Reviews, Reviews 2018

    Harbor Me By Jacqueline Woodson Nancy Paulsen Books (an imprint of Penguin) $17.99 ISBN: 978-0-399-25252-5 Ages 9-12 On shelves August 28th A good book, whether it’s written for a nine-year-old, a nineteen-year-old, or a ninety-year-old can tilt your perspective, if only momentarily. Consider the concept of the “happy ending” and what it’s supposed to resemble. […]

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    Review of the Day: I Hate Everyone by Naomi Danis

    Betsy Bird, June 25, 2018 | Best Books, Best Books of 2018, Reviews, Reviews 2018

    I Hate Everyone By Naomi Danis Illustrated by Cinta Arribas POW! (a division of powerhouse) $17.99 ISBN: 978-1-576870874-3 Ages 4-7 On shelves now Childhood is riddled with contradictions. Wait. No. Scrap that thought. Let’s rewrite it slightly. Childhood’s fine it’s the CHILDREN that are riddled with contradictions. In the same breath a child can scream […]

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    Review of the Day: Beavers – The Superpower Field Guide by Rachel Poliquin and Nicholas John Frith

    Betsy Bird, June 14, 2018 | Best Books, Best Books of 2018, Reviews, Reviews 2018

    Beavers: The Superpower Field Guide By Rachel Poliquin Illustrated by Nicholas John Frith $18.99 ISBN: 9780544949874 Ages 9-12 On shelves December 4th Here, sit down a sec. I wanna tell you a story about this beaver I once knew. So I’m at the Lincoln Park Zoo in Chicago, which, if anyone asks, is my favorite […]

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    Review of the Day: The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge by M.T. Anderson and Eugene Yelchin

    Betsy Bird, June 5, 2018 | Best Books, Best Books of 2018, Reviews, Reviews 2018

    The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge By M.T. Anderson Illustrated by Eugene Yelchin Candlewick Press $24.99 ISBN: 978-0-7636-9822-5 Ages 10 and up On shelves September 25th In my job I read a lot of books written for kids and middle schoolers. To guide this reading I take into account a lot of professional reviews from sources […]

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    Review of the Day: The Rabbit Listened by Cori Doerrfeld

    Betsy Bird, May 29, 2018 | Best Books, Best Books of 2018, Reviews, Reviews 2018

    The Rabbit Listened By Cori Doerrfeld Dial (an imprint of Penguin Random House) $17.99 ISBN: 978-0-7352-2935-8 Ages 4 and up On shelves now Lest we forget, the only reason that children’s books were invented in the first place was to teach small human lessons. That is, in fact, the very backbone of the book business […]

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    Review of the Day: Seeing Into Tomorrow by Richard Wright and Nina Crews

    Betsy Bird, May 23, 2018 | Best Books, Best Books of 2018, Reviews, Reviews 2018

    Seeing Into Tomorrow Haiku by Richard Wright Biography and illustrations by Nina Crews Millbrook Press (a division of Lerner) $19.99 ISBN: 978-1-5124-1865-1 Ages 6-10 On shelves now I hate that phrase, “A picture’s worth a thousand words”. It’s trite. Simplistic. And horrendously true. Pictures have power. Take the story that’s been handed to us about […]

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    Review of the Day: The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl by Stacy McAnulty

    Betsy Bird, May 9, 2018 | Best Books, Best Books of 2018, Reviews, Reviews 2018

    The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl By Stacy McAnulty Random House Books for Young Readers $16.99 ISBN: 9781524767570 Ages 9-12 On shelves now The world would have us believe that the left brained and right brained amongst us can never see eye-to-eye. Think about it. How many times have you heard a perfectly intelligent person say […]

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    Board Books 2018: What We’ve Got Here Is an Oddly Strong Year

    Betsy Bird, May 2, 2018 | Best Books, Best Books of 2018

    As you may recall I put out the announcement in March that during April I’d be asking people to send in Top 10 Board Book lists, ranked in order of preference (#1 being your favorite and #10 being your least favorite). I was gratified to see a nice long list of submissions. The poll officially […]

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