BROWSE BOOK REVIEWS

Children's and Teen: 6 - 8 years old

CHILDREN'S

Released: Sept. 1, 2011

MONSTER CHRISTMAS: THE ALMOST NORMAL ADVENTURES OF AN ALMOST NORMAL FAMILY...WITH A PET MONSTER

by Lewis Trondheim, illustrated by Lewis Trondheim

"Nothing says "Christmas" like monsters. (Graphic novel. 6-8)"

A pre-Christmas ski trip slaloms into a series of wild escapades in this import from a prolific French graphic novelist. Read full book review >

CHILDREN'S

Released: Jan. 1, 2010

SUNDAY LOVE

by Alison Paul, illustrated by Alison Paul

"This is a forgettable young cousin of David Macaulay's brilliant postmodern Black and White, without that classic's depth and artistry. (Picture book. 4-6)"

Tipping her hat to the old riddle theme "black and white and red all over," Paul supplies an action-packed story that founders in visual chaos. Read full book review >

CHILDREN'S

Released: Oct. 1, 2001

SILENT NIGHT

by Sandy Turner, illustrated by Sandy Turner

"Grownups will chuckle; children would probably like this more as an animated film. (Picture book. 7-9)"

A witty, wordless (in a sense) Christmas Eve tale from a New Yorker artist, featuring an indefatigably yippy small dog who goes positively ballistic when Santa drops down the chimney. Read full book review >