Marcus Vega Doesn’t Speak Spanish by Pablo Cartaya Marcus, Puerto Rican by birth but with few connections to his heritage, gets suspended for fighting, whereupon his white mother takes him […]
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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: […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]