CHILDREN'S
Released: June 1, 2013
"For those who appreciate a touch of nostalgia and old-fashioned family values. (Picture book. 4–7)"
CHILDREN'S
Released: June 1, 2013
"This friendship tale may inspire some craft projects as well as appreciation. (Picture book. 3-7)"
CHILDREN'S
Released: June 1, 2013
"Patient readers will nevertheless enjoy this combination spy novel/coming-of-age story. (Historical fiction. 11-16)"
In the sequel to
The Romeo and Juliet Code (2011), 12-year-old Flissy's World War II adventures continue.
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CHILDREN'S
Released: June 1, 2013
"A squeaky-clean romance for the youngest end of YA or readers who want nothing objectionable when it comes to love stories. (Ghost story. 12 & up)"
CHILDREN'S
Released: June 1, 2013
"An eye-opening story of wish fulfillment. (Fiction. 13 & up)"
CHILDREN'S
Released: June 1, 2013
"It definitely conveys a sense of power and control that small children in red cloaks don't often get to enjoy. Gruesomely satisfying. (Picture book. 6-12)"
Two colors, minimal words, no grandma and a role reversal make for an eye-opening take on the traditional story.
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CHILDREN'S
Released: June 1, 2013
"Bright and altogether engaging; aspiring entomologists should find it extra amusing. (Graphic mystery. 10-15)"
CHILDREN'S
Released: June 1, 2013
"A riotous romp, with appealingly quirky creatures. (Picture book. 4-7)"
When some Down Under desperadoes birdnap a voracious emu, they get more than they bargained for.
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CHILDREN'S
Released: June 1, 2013
"Escaping our solar system is not easy, as Voyager has shown, but this is a useful path for budding space scientists. (glossary, resources, index) (Nonfiction. 10-14)"
Science writer Carson goes beyond the planets she described in Exploring the Solar System (2006) to survey the history of stargazing from antiquity to near–present day.
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CHILDREN'S
Released: June 1, 2013
"A delicious celebration of community can-do. (Picture book. 3-6)"
The many and varied occupants of an apartment house in a French city have been busy all day, talking on the phone, cycling, playing music, working, having lunch; so busy, in fact, that--
quel désastre!--no one has remembered to buy any food!
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CHILDREN'S
Released: June 1, 2013
"Slow and steady wins the race--though being tardy enough to miss the avalanche helps. (Picture book. 6-8)"
Framing a distant cousin to "The Tortoise and the Hare" in loosely sketched watercolors and delicious dactyls, Graham and his brother-in-law present an aging but game Parisian who quixotically enters a bicycle race to the Côte d'Azur.
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CHILDREN'S
Released: June 1, 2013
"Harvey's mirth and ingenuity are apparent throughout, and though some components misfire, many more are delightfully daffy. Like a big box of chocolates. (Picture book. 4-7)"
