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March 8, 2025 by Betsy Bird

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.

August 18, 2024 by Betsy Bird

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

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.

August 8, 2024 by Betsy Bird

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

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

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.

Review of the Day: Mexikid by Pedro Martín

July 26, 2023 by Betsy Bird

In this book be prepared for laughs, music, snot, baby coffins, live amputations, feats of strength, bad haircuts, and (of course) family, family, family.

Review of the Day: The Mona Lisa Vanishes by Nicholas Day, ill. Brett Helquist

July 3, 2023 by Betsy Bird

The Mona Lisa Vanishes: A Legendary Painter, a Shocking Heist, and the Birth of a Global CelebrityBy Nicholas DayIllustrated by Brett HelquistRandom House Studio (and imprint of Random House Children’s Books)$22.99ISBN: 9780593643846Ages 9-12On shelves September 5th I sense that we are on the brink of something. I’ve sensed it for a while. Do you remember […]