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2/5
Mediocre
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3/5
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4.5 / 5.0
An essential read for children and caregivers everywhere, AND is an excellent tool to help navigate difficult emotions during challenging times. No library, classroom, or...
Rating:
3.8 / 5.0
Written by Arthur J. Gonzalez and beautifully illustrated by Krapivina Olga, THE NIGHT THE STARS WENT MISSING is a well-written picture book with an important...
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Rating:
4.0 / 5.0
GOODBYE KISSES by Georgia Trussart is an enjoyable children’s picture book with simple rhymes, cute illustrations and a strong, positive message that parents and caregivers...
IR Approved
Rating:
4.0 / 5.0
Rebecca Marklund's MOMMA WOULD YOU EVER? is a simple, yet subtle, children’s picture book that touches on serious life events such as aging and dying...
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Rating:
4.0 / 5.0
With an assist by illustrator Nadia Ronquillo, David and Emberli Pridham's WEEKEND WITH A FASHIONISTA combines the educational with the aspirational with the aim of...
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Rating:
4.5 / 5.0
Author Gemal Seede's and illustrator David Macedo's CHUG AND THUG'S SCARY MOVIE offers children, parents and caregivers a clever and empowering approach to managing irrational...
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Rating:
4.4 / 5.0
Beautifully written by Madelaine MacRae with illustrations by Anna Fernandez, THE UNUSUAL PENGUIN is a beautiful picture book with an important and always timely message....
April 5, 2023
SNOODLES IN SPACE: A Snoodle, the Zoodle Kidoodles, and One Happy Schmoodle
By Steven JosephRating:
3.5 / 5.0
Replete with wacky inventions and glorious illustrations (with some important lessons thrown in for good measure), Steven Joseph's SNOODLES IN SPACE offers a diverting introduction...
IR Approved
Rating:
4.8 / 5.0
With a truly unique premise, Michael Strobl's SANTA CAMP is a laugh-out-loud funny middle grade novel that can be enjoyed at any time of the...
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Rating:
4.0 / 5.0
Nancy Manet's book MY EXPANSION, beautifully illustrated by Michelle Buvala, is an original, creative and compassionate story to encourage and offer guidance to a child...
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Rating:
4.7 / 5.0
THE YEAR OF THE CAT by Phuong Chi Nguyen, Daniel Rettig and Mae Linh Rettig is a visually-appealing, lively story told in two languages, with...
Rating:
3.0 / 5.0
A brightly-illustrated fantasy story aimed at young children, Monika Anna Blichar's MY MAGICAL GNOME STORY BOOK is charming, but hampered by a focus on a...