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by Tanya
2y ago
 WELCOME, READERS! books4yourkids is on an indefinite hiatus, but there are over 2,750 reviews of children's, young adult (and even a few adult) books to help you find the right book for the right hands. In 2008, while I was working as a children's bookseller at Barnes & Noble and parenting three young readers, I started this book review blog. I had already been a bookseller for thirteen years and loved talking books with customers of all ages. As I found myself increasingly helping parents of children reading well above their grade level find age appropriate books, I realized I had e ..read more
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The New Friend by Charlotte Zolotow, illustrated by Benjamin Chaud
Books 4 Your Kids
by Tanya
2y ago
  The New Friend  by Charlotte Zolotow illustrated by Benjamin Chaud Review Copy from Abrams Kids Charlotte Zolotow (1915 - 2013) was a writer, poet, editor and publisher. She had her own imprint at HarperCollins and the Cooperative Children's Book Center created an award in her name in 1998 that honors the author of the best picture book published each year. As her obituary in The New York Times notes, Zolotow stood out for plumbing "children's interior lives, often ranging over loneliness, loss, longing and other painful topics that earlier generations of children's book ..read more
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Every Little Kindness by Marta Bartolj
Books 4 Your Kids
by Tanya
2y ago
Every Little Kindness by Marta Bartolj Review Copy from Chronicle Books First published in Slovenia, Bartolj's Every Little Kindness is a beautiful, wordless story that follows one small act of kindness as it ripples out into the community. Using graphic novel style panels and a palette in varying shades of grey, with pale yellow and blue adding depth. A minimal and well placed use of red works to tell the story as it - and acts of kindness and compassion - flow from one person to the next, beginning with a woman and her lost dog.  Heading out to hang "Lost Dog" posters around town, t ..read more
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Melissa by Alex Gino, 195 pp, RL 4
Books 4 Your Kids
by Tanya
2y ago
  Melissa by Alex Gino Purchased from Barnes & Noble In September of 2015, I reviewed Gino's debut book. A groundbreaking novel about a transgender child, the book went on to win the 2016 Stonewall Book Award in the newly created Children's category. Now, almost seven years later, Gino and their book prove groundbreaking again as the author and publisher officially change the title. In July of 2021, Gino shared a post on their blog, writing, "I made a mistake when I named my first published middle grade novel. A big mistake. I used a name for my main character that she doesn't ..read more
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Aaron Slater, Illustrator by Andrea Beaty & David Roberts
Books 4 Your Kids
by Tanya
2y ago
  Aaron Slater, Illustrator  by Andrea Beaty & David Roberts Review Copy from Abrams Kids With Aaron Slater, Illustrator, Beaty and Roberts add a fifth (and possibly my favorite...) title to their incredible series of picture books featuring protagonists who overcome challenges as they pursue their passions. Beaty, with her unparalleled gift for writing in verse, and Roberts, with his talent for bringing colors, patterns, and cultural references to the page (as well as endearing characters), have partnered to create a world built on a foundation of creativity, curiosity, emp ..read more
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The Longest Letsgoboy by Derick Wilder, illustrated by Cátia Chien
Books 4 Your Kids
by Tanya
2y ago
The Longest Letsgoboy  by Derick Wilder, illustrated by Cátia Chien review copy from Chronicle Books   As with my review of Shaw Harris' Have You Ever Seen a Flower, I have to begin this review by telling you that Chien expertly employs a neon tangerine color in her illustrations that is a vital aspect of the emotional tone of The Longest Letsgoboy and it just does not translate in the images seen here. Next, I have to confess that this was a pretty hard book for me to read and review because the longest letsgoboy is imminent for my beloved canine. A stray I lured in from the ..read more
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Waffles and Pancakes: Planetary-Yum (A CatStronauts Kitten Adventure) by Drew Brockington, 64 pp, RL 2
Books 4 Your Kids
by Tanya
2y ago
  Waffles and Pancakes: Planetary-Yum  A CatStronauts Kitten Adventure  by Drew Brockington Review Copy Drew Brockington launched his fantastic CatStronauts series in 2017, and in 2018 I reviewed the first four books in the series, which were hugely popular with kids at the elementary school where I was the librarian. Brockington's hilarious graphic novels stand out for the portrayal of space travel, the preparation that goes into a launch from Earth into orbit and even a bit of NASA history. To all this, Brockington adds sassy (and hungry) cats and fantastic cat puns admin ..read more
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Mel the Chosen by Rachele Aragano, translated by Carla Roncalli Di Montorio, interior design and lettering by Patrick Crotty, 208 pp, RL 3
Books 4 Your Kids
by Tanya
2y ago
Mel the Chosen by Rachele Aragano translated by Carla Roncalli Di Montorio interior design and lettering by Patrick Crotty  Review Copy from RHGraphic Mel the Chosen is a visual delight for all lovers of the fantastical and the magical. Immersed in Aragano's luminous watercolor world populated with curious characters, felt like I was wandering through Wonderland by way of Roald Dahl, with a dash of the fantastic world building of artist, author (and personal favorite) Chris Riddell. Aragano's graphic novel creates a world that is easy to fall into, if not always easy to naviga ..read more
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Book Buddies 1: Ivy Lost and Found by Cynthia Lord, illustrations by Stephanie Graegin, 68 pp, RL 2
Books 4 Your Kids
by Tanya
2y ago
  Book Buddies 1: Ivy Lost and Found  by Cynthia Lord illustrations by Stephanie Graegin Review Copy from Candlewick Press Book Buddies hits a sweet spot for me - both the kid reader I was and the adult who wants to put great books into the hands of young readers. As a kid, I loved reading books that had dolls as characters. As an adult, I love books that offer moments of social-emotional learning for young readers and this book has both. AND it has stellar illustrations by Graegin! The series title refers to all the dolls and stuffed animals librarian Annie has added to her libr ..read more
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Inside Cat by Brendan Wenzel
Books 4 Your Kids
by Tanya
2y ago
  Inside Cat  by Brendan Wenzel Review Copy from Chronicle Books Inside Cat is yet another marvelous picture book from Wenzel exemplifying his ability convey a unique perspective from the inside out and the outside in, words and pictures working in perfect unison. "Inside Cat knows many windows, finds a view wherever it goes," begins a story that follows a cat through an enormous house, a new view at every turn - and a mouse, or two, on every page! Wenzel's words wander and wonder as Inside Cat gazes and gapes, stares and snacks, lingers and laps, nibbles and naps, always with a n ..read more
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