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Review of the Day: Our Lake by Angie Kang
Sometimes you need to watch out for the quiet books. They know how to sneak up on you.
Review of the Day: City Summer, Country Summer by Kiese Laymon, ill. Alexis Franklin
A beauty, kid-friendly, fun, touching, and there’s just the barest hint of bittersweetness at its core. In short, the perfect summer picture book.
Review of the Day: The Interpreter by Olivia Abtahi, ill. Monica Arnaldo
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: Being Home by Traci Sorell, ill. Michaela Goade
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.
Review of the Day: Black Girl You Are Atlas by Renée Watson, ill. Ekua Holmes
Funny, whipsmart, emotionally resonant, and quick. When I want to hand a book to kids, I want to hand them the best. I want to hand them this.
Review of the Day – The 1619 Project: Born on the Water by Nikole Hannah-Jones & Renée Watson, ill. Nikkolas Smith
“Their story does not begin with whips and chains”. Today I review a marvelous testament to not just the power of reclaiming your own story, but the story of your ancestors as well.
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Review of the Day: My Papi Has a Motorcycle by Isabel Quintero, ill. Zeke Peña
Children are forever being picked up and taken to new locations without their input or consent. In today's book review, you can see a kid taking the initiative. A father/daughter tale unlike any other out there today.
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