Books by Pamela Thompson | YA Book Reviews
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When I read a YA book that I KNOW will appeal to teen readers, I make sure and review and blog it. This blog is not about award winning books or books that adults want teens to read. It is about TEEN and tween and sometimes younger readers, and sometimes it's about technology.
Books by Pamela Thompson | YA Book Reviews
2w ago
In and Out the Window
by Jane Yolen
Illustrations by Cathrin Peterslund
Philomel
an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC
2024
208 pages
ISBN: 9780593622513
From beloved author Jane Yolen comes In and Out the Window, a treasure of middle grade poetry sure to make readers want to share her poems and write ones of their own.
In "Hook in the Water," Yolen writes, "Each poem a hook/flouting in the tide./ An invitation/to open wide..." Poems featured in the book are about school, after school, hobbies, friendship, the seasons, sports, pets and all the things important to kid ..read more
Books by Pamela Thompson | YA Book Reviews
3w ago
Planting Hope: A Portrait of Photographer Sebatiao Salgado
by Philip Hoelzel
Illustrations by Renato Alarcao
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
An imprint of Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing Division
2024
48 pages
ISBN: 9781534477650
Beautiful artwork in watercolor and pencil illustrate the story of an important couple of environmental pioneers from Brazil. Sebastiao Salgado grew up in a green space in Brazil surrounded by the nature of beauty. As a child, he ran through the hills, fields and forests and swam in the rivers near his home.
Later when he went to the city, he ..read more
Books by Pamela Thompson | YA Book Reviews
3w ago
How Do Dinosaurs Say Trick or Treat?
by Jane Yolen
Illustrations by Mark Teague
Scholastic Press
2024
48 pages
ISBN: 9781338891980
Available July 2, 2024
How Do Dinosaurs Say Trick or Treat? is the latest edition of the talented team of Jane Yolen and Mark Teague. Any fan of dinosaurs or Halloween will love this picture book.
End pages are colorful and fun illustrations of various types of dinosaurs. Not only will children read a fun story, but likely true dino fans will memorize each dino name and locate them in the pages.
Winning, rhyming text by Y ..read more
Books by Pamela Thompson | YA Book Reviews
3w ago
Moonlight Memories: A Story of Healing After Loss
by Amanda Davis
Illustrations by Michelle Jing Chan
Worthy Kids
2023
32 pages
ISBN: 9781546003168
Piper feels empty after the loss of her mother. She doesn't want create art anymore until she gets a telescope as a gift. Not only does Piper see stars in the skies, she sees her mother's face, "...a face that tucked her in at night...A face with cheeks that smelled of sweet vanilla..." Piper feels her creativity switch on; she draws again. Soon, her sketchbook and her room is filled with drawings of her with her mother.  ..read more
Books by Pamela Thompson | YA Book Reviews
3w ago
Black Girl You Are Atlas
by Renee Watson
Art (collages) by Ekua Holmes
Kokila
an imprint of Penguin Random House, LLC
2024
96 pages
ISBN: 9780593461709
Black Girl You Are Atlas is a breathtaking triumph celebrating a young girl's thoughts as she grows up black and female in America. Watson uses autobiographical stories and captures moments in history and how she experienced them as a child. She includes poems about Michelle Obama, Rodney King and Breonna Taylor.
Magnificent does not do this book justice. It is the most powerful book of poetry since Maya Angelou or Lan ..read more
Books by Pamela Thompson | YA Book Reviews
1M ago
Remember
by Joy Harjo, Poet Laureate
Illustrated by Michaela Goade, Caldecott Medalist
Random House Studio
Penguin Random House, LLC
2023
40 pages
ISBN: 9780593484845
Remember is a poem by U.S. Poet Laureate Joy Harjo captured in full color illustrations by Michaela Goade. It is a poem of remembrance but more importantly, a tribute to the earth, the sky, and the universe which we are all a part of.
Animals have tribes and families and histories, so we should remember to, "Talk to them, listen to them. They are alive poems." Living poems! Aren't we all? It's a great me ..read more
Books by Pamela Thompson | YA Book Reviews
1M ago
Dark Cloud
by Anna Lazowski
Illustrated by Penny Neville-Lee
Kids Can Press
2023
32 pages
ISBN: 9781525306570
Abigail has a dark cloud that follows her everywhere. Sometimes it is a cloud or fog or a shadow, but everywhere she goes, the cloud is there. Everything she does, the cloud hangs about.
Illustrations by Penny Neville-Lee capture Abigail's feelings and mental outlook. When she goes to the library, she finds a book about a blue ocean and visits the beach afterwards. She traps her dark cloud in a sand castle. She realizes that she is not the only person who can have a ..read more
Books by Pamela Thompson | YA Book Reviews
1M ago
In a Patch of Grass
by Fran Hodgkins
Illustrated by Dan Tavis
directed by Steven Spielbug
starring David Antenborough
Tilbury House Publishers
2023
32 pages
ISBN: 9780884484639
In a Patch of Grass is a clever "bugumentary" directed by Steven Spielbug and starring David Antborough. The two bug stars direct and narrate the makings of a small ecosystem populated by grasshoppers, ants, worms, spiders and other insects and creatures.
Steven Spielbug directs the action of each bug actor and David Antenborough hosts the film shoot until a nosy, friendly dog inte ..read more
Books by Pamela Thompson | YA Book Reviews
1M ago
G Is for Gross
A BabyLit Book
by Greg Paprocki
Illustrated by the author
BabyLit
2023
32 pages
ISBN: 9781423664963
Hilarious illustrations and giggle-worthy text will delight both toddlers and adults. Author/illustrator Paprocki uses mid-century modern colorful illustrations in a throwback nod to cartoons and Mad Magazine comics.
Some of the gross whimsy included are: "D is for dirty diaper," "F is for fart," "O is for outhouse," and of course, "V is for vomit," In almost every page spread, characters are seen holding their nose, looking a little queasy, scre ..read more
Books by Pamela Thompson | YA Book Reviews
1M ago
Copy That, Copy Cat! Inventions Inspired by Animals
By Katrina Tangen
Illustrations by Giulia Orecchia
Barefoot Books
2023
34 pages
ISBN: 9781646869992
Copy That, Copy Cat! will entertain and delight young readers. With its clever lift-the-flap interactive design and fun facts, kids will have a great time guessing the answer to each rhyming riddle. The science behind each invention inspired by animals is concise and easy to understand.
This sturdy board book will stand up to hours of love and learning in little hands. Although the design is for much younger kids ..read more