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Tag: 2025 reviews

May 9, 2025 by Betsy Bird

Review of the Day: Fireworks by Matthew Burgess, ill. Cátia Chien

Today's book is best described as beautiful, weirdly touching, and utterly original. “Swish Zing Tizzle-ting POOF!”

May 4, 2025 by Betsy Bird

Review of the Day: The Black Mambas by Kelly Crull

This book? It’s a wonder. A joy. A small pinpoint of light in the darkness that is 2025. If you are in need of something that takes your faith in humanity and gives it a jolt to the gills, that would be this title.

April 11, 2025 by Betsy Bird

Review of the Day: Candle Island by Lauren Wolk

Lauren Wolk's power is her ability to intrigue, enchant, and eventually surprise. A beautiful book that is about art while being art.

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Review of the Day: Every Monday Mabel by Jashar Awan

April 5, 2025 by Betsy Bird

We should all be so lucky to find something in our lives that makes us as happy as the weekly visit of a garbage truck makes Mabel. It is, after all, “The best thing in the world,” to find your passion.

Review of the Day – Five Little Friends: A Collection of Finger Rhymes by Sean Taylor, ill. Fiona Woodcock

March 26, 2025 by Betsy Bird

Is it just me or is it weird that no one ever invents new finger rhymes? That all changes today with a book that's not only useful, it's surprisingly beautiful to boot!

Review of the Day: The Interpreter by Olivia Abtahi, ill. Monica Arnaldo

March 8, 2025 by Betsy Bird

Smart as a whip, funny, and clever, this little visual metaphor of a picture book is the best possible way to make it crystal clear the responsibilities some kids shoulder.

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Review of the Day: Will’s Race for Home by Jewell Parker Rhodes

February 22, 2025 by Betsy Bird

A quick, slick, gripping paean to the Western genre while also tying in fantastic historical details and an overarching tale of a boy and his father bonding at last.

Review of the Day: The Five Sides of Marjorie Rice by Amy Alznauer, ill. Anna Bron

February 7, 2025 by Betsy Bird

“Even if you haven’t studied art or math, even if you’ve never gone to college, you can make shapes yourself and change how the world looks.” A math-centric tale of discovery.

Review of the Day: Bad Badger by Maryrose Wood, ill. Giulia Ghigini

January 29, 2025 by Betsy Bird

Deceptively simple, exceedingly smart, and lovely to eye and ear alike, this is a delightful little book. Some will say, “They don’t make ‘em like this anymore,” but I say, “They never made them like this, and I’m glad they started now.”

Review of the Day: Don’t Trust Fish by Neil Sharpson, ill. Dan Santat

January 12, 2025 by Betsy Bird

They may offer you lots of cheap thrills / fancy condos in Beverly Hills / but whatever they offer you don't trust the fish!

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