Kids’ Books

Earthrise: Apollo 8 and the Photo That Changed the World

By Christy Lundy (ill.); James Gladstone

“Wow, is that pretty!” seems like an underwhelming way to sum up one of history’s most iconic and mind-expanding moments. But that’s exactly how NASA astronaut Bill Anders characterized the view as planet Earth filled ... Read More »

September 5, 2018 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, Picture Books

The Brilliant Deep: Rebuilding the World’s Coral Reefs

By Kate Messner; Matthew Forsythe (ill.)

A trio of marine-themed children’s books takes a deep dive into oceanic settings – from a scientific expedition to a practical call to action to a harmonious tale of spiritual wonderment. The Brilliant Deep, by ... Read More »

August 30, 2018 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, Picture Books

Dive In!: Exploring Our Connection with the Ocean

By Ann Eriksson

August 30, 2018 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction

Deep Underwater

By Irene Luxbacher

August 30, 2018 | Filed under: Picture Books

★ The Eleventh Hour

By Jacques Goldstyn

The heartbreaking new picture book from Montreal illustrator Jacques Goldstyn is dedicated to George Lawrence Price, a Nova Scotia–born infantryman who died on a First World War battlefield at 10:58 a.m. on Nov. 11, 1918 ... Read More »

August 27, 2018 | Filed under: Picture Books

★ Very Rich

By Polly Horvath

Rupert Brown, the protagonist of Very Rich, is a Tiny Tim–like character who has a Scrooge-like experience. In this inversion of A Christmas Carol, the poor child is the one who receives three surprise visitors. ... Read More »

August 23, 2018 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction

★ Inkling

By Kenneth Oppel; Sydney Smith (ill.)

Late one night a blob of ink rises from Mr. Rylance’s sketchbook. The ink leaves the pages completely, leaps off the desk into the comic artist’s studio, and then slips into the bedroom of his ... Read More »

August 20, 2018 | Filed under: Picture Books

Kens

By Raziel Reid

High school has never been so high – or so fake, gay, and deadly – as it is for the teens of Willows, Wisconsin, in Raziel Reid’s latest YA novel, Kens. This follow-up to his ... Read More »

August 17, 2018 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction

Confessions of a Teenage Leper

By Ashley Little

Issues around self-image and self-identity have always been a key element in adolescent development, on both individual and social levels. Two new YA books examine these questions through the experiences of high-school seniors. These aren’t ... Read More »

August 16, 2018 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction