ReaderKidZ is pleased to welcome our newest reviewer, 5th grader, Terra. Welcome! “He has a new book? What? Are you really, truly telling me that Trenton Lee Stewart has a new book?” The answer to my question was a simple three letters.Y-E-S. Yes. Trenton Lee Stewart’s new book, THE SECRET KEEPERS (Little, Brown Young Readers, 2016) had… Read more »
New & Noteworthy
Strange, Unusual, Gross & Cool Animals by Charles Ghigna
In just a few days, children’s author and poet, Charles Ghigna (who also goes by the name, Father Goose) welcomes his newest book – a collection of some of the world’s interesting creatures and animal oddities. Things like the blob fish, the mata mata, and the red-eyed crocodile skink. These STRANGE, UNUSUAL, GROSS & COOL ANIMALS will entice your… Read more »
Applesauce Weather by Helen Frost, illustrated by Amy June Bates
The weather’s changing and Faith is waiting for the first apple to fall from Aunt Lucy’s tree. That tree, in front of what used to be Aunt Lucy’s house, is now the house where Faith and her brother, Peter, live with their parents. Every year, Faith and Peter anticipate their aunt and uncle’s arrival. But this… Read more »
How This Book Was Made by Mac Barnett and Adam Rex
Kids love getting the inside scoop. The story behind the story. HOW THIS BOOK WAS MADE by Mac Barnett and Adam Rex is just that, and more. This is a book classroom teachers and school librarians will want to add to their collections, not only because its deadpan humor and over-the-top hyperbole invite kids (and adult readers-aloud) into… Read more »
HUNDRED PERCENT, a perfect book for a middle-grade reader
Recently, I was in the grocery store choosing peaches and standing next to another mom who was also shopping. Beside her stood a very bored, very impatient daughter with braces shining on her teeth, a few powdered-over pimples, and a BIG frown. She was not a happy camper until… a sweaty boy in a soccer uniform sauntered by…. Read more »
Back to school: First day
Two new books have recently hit store shelves and both are excellent additions to classroom, home, and library back-to-school collections: SOPHIE’S SQUASH GO TO SCHOOL by Pat Zietlow Miller, illustrated by Anne Wilsdorf (Schwartz and Wade, 2016) and SCHOOL’S FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL by Adam Rex, illustrated by Christian Robinson (Neal Porter Books, 2016). Fans… Read more »
A book that celebrates true believers.
Children are natural activists. They care passionately about issues like the environment and what they see as injustices in their world. It would be hard to find a more inspirational figure for them to read about than Pete Seeger in Anita Silvey’s comprehensive middle grade book LET YOUR VOICE BE HEARD, (Clarion, 2016). Many… Read more »
