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(CONTINUED FROM PART ONE) In terms of the sequel, one person I discussed the book with said of it, "I don’t feel I need to go back to that world." I agree, in a way. Stewart wraps up his loose ends nicely. Unlike some series for kids, you aren’t left with many holes or gaps […]
Honey Badgers By Jamison Odone Front Street $16.95 ISBN: 978-1932425512 For ages 4-8 On shelves now Imagine a book that was basically the lovechild of Maurice Sendak and Edward Gorey, with the sweetness of a Mem Fox outing worked in there for spice. Hold that image in your mind and you might begin to get […]
Redwall: The Graphic Novel By Brian Jacques Adapted by Stuart Moore Illustrated by Bret Blevins Philomel $12.99 ISBN: 978-0399244810 Ages 9 and up On shelves now And about time too! When the Warriors novels started coming out in graphic novel forms, I didn’t think much of it. Author Erin Hunter has always written books that […]
(CONTINUED FROM PART ONE) Plus there’s size and proportion to take into account as well. When you have badgers interacting with mice, or foxes alongside shrews then you need to remember how large one animal would be in comparison to another. In Jacques’ world, animals wear clothes and walk on their hind legs. That’s all […]
Tasting the Sky: A Palestinian Childhood By Ibtisam Barakat Melanie Kroupa Books – FSG $16.00 ISBN: 978-0-374-35733-1 Ages 12 and up On shelves now There aren’t many books on the Palestinian situation available for children, and fewer still that are memoirs. I actually managed to pick up and read Ibtisam Barakat’s, "Tasting the Sky: A […]
(CONTINUED FROM PART ONE) For many kids, the conflict in Palestine is a difficult topic to grasp. That probably goes for teens and adults as well, I’d wager. What Barakat’s book offers is a modest introduction to the history behind some of the troubles via her own personal history. People who would like to include […]
Iggy Peck, Architect By Andrea Beaty Illustrated by David Roberts Abrams Books for Young Readers $15.95 ISBN: 978-0810911062 Ages 4-8 On shelves now You are a children’s librarian. Your job is simple. People ask you for books. You find books. People ask you for movies. You find movies. It’s all pretty basic, really. You get […]
With the Light: Raising an Autistic Child By Keiko Tobe Yen Press (a Little Brown & Co. imprint) $14.99 ISBN: 978-0759523562 For ages 10 and up On shelves now A show of hands. Don’t be nervous. This is standard operating procedure where I come from. Now, how many of you out there have read a […]
(CONTINUED FROM PART ONE) But enough about format. It’s the content that really matters in these cases anyway, and certainly it was the content that drew me in in the first place. Manga that deals with serious issues is rare enough, but this book certainly goes above and beyond the call of duty. As the […]
Rex Zero and the End of the World By Tim Wynne-Jones Farrar, Straus & Grioux $16.00 ISBN: 978-0374334673 Ages 9-12 On shelves now You ever read an author, love their work, and then wake up at 2 a.m. with the sneaky suspicion that maybe all their books are good and that you’ve simply been missing […]