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April 2, 2025

100 Great Poems for Boys, edited by Leslie Pockell

100 Great Poems for Boys offers a solid variety of 100 great poems, from the heroic to the humorous, for boys of all ages.

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April 1, 2025

The Tale of Peter Rabbit: A Sponsored Review

The Tale of Peter Rabbit by Beatrix Potter. F. Warne & Co., 1902.This charming story of Peter Rabbit opens with, “Once upon a time there…

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April 1, 2025

*How Elegant the Elephant by Mary Ann Hoberman

How Elegant the Elephant teams a beloved poet with a Caldecott-honor author to create a winning collection of animal poems.

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March 31, 2025

Birdlore by Jess Keating

Birdlore is a vibrant picture book biography of Florence Merriam Bailey, bird-watcher extraordinaire.

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March 28, 2025

Max in the Land of Lies by Adam Gidwitz

Max in the Land of Lies completes Adam Gidwitz’s “Operation Kinderspion” duo with a tale both thrilling and thought-provoking.

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March 26, 2025

How to Survive on the Moon by Joalda Morancy

Getting to the moon was only the beginning. But How to Survive on the Moon?

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March 25, 2025

*Glory, Too: Poems by Nikki Grimes

Glory, Too: Poems by Nikki Grimes is a beautiful anthology of poetry inspired by Scripture.

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March 25, 2025

*Glory in the Margins: Sunday Poems by Nikki Grimes

Glory in the Margins: Sunday Poems is a striking, and deeply spiritual, collection of poetry worth savoring.

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March 24, 2025

*Painting Wonder by Katie Wray Schon

Painting Wonder, an outstanding example of a picture book biography, is a sure winner for all Narnia and Tolkien fans.

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