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CHILDREN'S
A FEW BLOCKSby Cybèle Young & illustrated by Cybèle Young
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COOKIEBOT!by Katie Van Camp & illustrated by Lincoln Agnew
Inventive, animated and irresistible. Full review >
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BLUE CHICKENby Deborah Freedman & illustrated by Deborah Freedman
Delicate and durable, visually sophisticated yet friendly: simply exquisite. Full review >
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STUCKby Oliver Jeffers & illustrated by Oliver Jeffers
Floyd’s stubbornness and the smorgasbord-filled tree remain funny through repeated readings, offering kids the special glee... Full review >
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WHAT'S NEW AT THE ZOO?by Betty Comden Adolph Green illustrated by Travis Foster
An initial double-page spread shows dozens of disgruntled animals—walrus and crab and monkey and camel and others—crammed... Full review >
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RED SLEDby Lita Judge & illustrated by Lita Judge
Pure genius. Full review >
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SECRETS AT SEAby Richard Peck illustrated by Kelly Murphy
Sheer delight. Full review >
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THE CHESHIRE CHEESE CATby Carmen Agra Deedy & Randall Wright & illustrated by Barry Moser
Readers with great expectations will find them fully satisfied by this tongue-in-cheek romp through a historic public House... Full review >
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SQUISH, SUPER AMOEBAby Jennifer L. Holm & Matthew Holm & illustrated by Jennifer L. Holm & Matthew Holm
If ever a new series deserved to go viral, this one does. (Graphic novel. 7-9) Full review >
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LOVE, MOUSERELLAby David Ezra Stein & illustrated by David Ezra Stein
Sometimes snail mail is just better. Here’s proof. Full review >
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DRAGON CASTLEThe story recalls Lloyd Alexander at his wry, humane best; readers will be happy for every moment they spend at castle... Full review >
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INSIDE OUT & BACK AGAINby Thanhhà Lai
In her not-to-be-missed debut, Lai evokes a distinct time and place and presents a complex, realistic heroine whom readers... Full review >
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DEAD END IN NORVELTby Jack Gantos
Characteristically provocative gothic comedy, with sublime undertones. (Autobiographical fiction. 11-13) Full review >
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