December 2015 Books

December 2015 Books

Peace is an Offering

By Annette LeBox, illustrated by Stephanie Graegin. Dial Books, 2015. 40 pages. $16.99/hardcover; $10.99/eBook. Recommended for ages birth–5. I have… Reviewed by Emilie Gay
December 2015 Books

Sidewalk Flowers

By JonArno Lawson, illustrated by Sydney Smith. Groundwood Books, 2015. 32 pages. $16.95/hardcover; $14.95/eBook. Recommended for ages 3–adult. Sidewalk Flowers… Reviewed by Anne Nydam
December 2015 Books

Yard Sale

By Eve Bunting, illustrated by Lauren Castillo. Candlewick Press, 2015. 32 pages. $15.99/hardcover. Recommended for ages 3–7. Callie struggles with… Reviewed by Margaret Walden
December 2015 Books

Pine and the Winter Sparrow

Retold by Alexis York Lumbard, illustrated by Beatriz Vidal. Wisdom Tales, 2015. 26 pages. $15.95/hardcover; $9.99/eBook. Recommended for ages 4–8.… Reviewed by Dee Cameron
December 2015 Books

Winter Candle

By Jeron Ashford, illustrated by Stacey Schuett. Creston Books, 2014. 28 pages. $16.95/hardcover. Recommended for ages 4–11. Come December in… Reviewed by Lisa Rand
December 2015 Books

Drum Dream Girl

By Margarita Engle, illustrated by Rafael LĂłpez. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Books for Young Readers, 2015. 48 pages. $16.99/hardcover; $12.99/eBook. Recommended… Reviewed by Vickie LeCroy
December 2015 Books

Mary Dyer: Friend of Freedom

By John Briggs. Atombank Books, 2014. 102 pages. $6.99/paperback; $2.99/eBook. Recommended for ages 8–12. If Quakers were predisposed to naming… Reviewed by Katie Green
December 2015 Books

The Red Bicycle: The Extraordinary Story of One Ordinary Bicycle

By Jude Isabella, illustrated by Simone Shin. Kids Can Press, 2015. 32 pages. $18.95/hardcover. Recommended for ages 8–12. This large… Reviewed by Alison James
December 2015 Books

A Handful of Stars

By Cynthia Lord. Scholastic Press, 2015. 192 pages. $16.99/hardcover or eBook. Recommended for ages 8–12. Under a towering ash tree… Reviewed by Lucinda Hathaway
December 2015 Books

Canned and Crushed

By Bibi Belford. Sky Pony Press, 2015. 192 pages. $14.99/hardcover; $9.99/eBook. Recommended for ages 8–12. This novel could serve as… Reviewed by Eileen Redden
December 2015 Books

Audacity

By Melanie Crowder. Philomel Books, 2015. 389 pages. $17.99/hardcover; $10.99/eBook or paperback (available in January). Recommended for young adults. “I… Reviewed by Dave Austin
December 2015 Books

Dreaming in Indian: Contemporary Native American Voices

Edited by Lisa Charleyboy and Mary Beth Leatherdale. Annick Press, 2014. 128 pages. $19.95/hardcover; $12.95/paperback (available in March). Recommended for… Reviewed by Phila Hoopes

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Peace is an Offering

November 30, 2015

Sidewalk Flowers

November 30, 2015

Yard Sale

November 30, 2015