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Category: Young Reviewers

Survival Tails: The Titanic
Young Reviewers

Children’s Book Committee – September 2018 Pick

Survival Tails: The Titanic by Katrina Charman With the help of friends, four-legged Mutt sneaks aboard the Titanic to reunite with his beloved, young owner, Alice. Our Young Reviewer Says: […]

Woodrow at Sea
Young Reviewers

Children’s Book Committee – August 2018 Pick

Woodrow at Sea by Wallace Edwards A young elephant develops a friendship with a rescued mouse as they weather a storm, encounter sea creatures, sing together, and return home. Animal […]

A Lady Has the Floor
Young Reviewers

Children’s Book Committee – July 2018 Pick

A Lady Has the Floor by Kate Hannigan Teacher, lawyer, and candidate in 1880’s presidential campaign, this courageous, determined suffragette broke down barriers of inequality. Quote integrated in folk art […]

Baby Monkey, Private Eye
Young Reviewers

Children’s Book Committee – June 2018 Pick

Baby Monkey, Private Eye By Author/Illustrator: Brian Selznick and David Serlin Baby Monkey succeeds as a private investigator, though he struggles to put his pants on. Elaborate pencil drawings and […]