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Tag: Penguin Random House

October 3, 2025 by Betsy Bird

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.

August 7, 2025 by Betsy Bird

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.

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: 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.

Review of the Day: Go Forth and Tell by Breanna J. McDaniel, ill. April Harrison

August 18, 2024 by Betsy Bird

Add a great text and art from an illustrious artist and you’ve got on your hands a librarian biography that’s a cut above the rest. A book that surpasses its form. A tale worth telling.

Review of the Day: The Wrong Way Home by Kate O’Shaughnessy

August 8, 2024 by Betsy Bird

Consider today's book for any kid who is ready to doubt everything they ever knew about narrators.

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Review of the Day: Next Stop by Debbie Fong

May 24, 2024 by Betsy Bird

A seemingly simple package of roadside kitsch hides a story of grief, complicated family relationships/friendships, and more cactuses than you ever thought could fit on a page.

Review of the Day: Being Home by Traci Sorell, ill. Michaela Goade

April 28, 2024 by Betsy Bird

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

March 22, 2024 by Betsy Bird

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: Eb & Flow by Kelly J. Baptist

August 11, 2023 by Betsy Bird

A book that had me laughing and biting my nails in turn. Hard to think of any other title to compare to this.

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