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Poetry Comics by Grant Snider
By Janie Cheaney
Poetry Comics offers budding poets a lot of ideas to think about in an appealing visual format.
Papá’s Magical Water-Jug Clock
By Megan Saben
Jesús is excited to work with his Papá on a busy Saturday full of yards to mow, and as soon as the water jug is…
Julie Fogliano, Children’s Poet
By Betsy Farquhar
Julie Fogliano’s poetry for children expects them to read between the lines, to appreciate a delicate, spare language. And it works. She understands the essence of childhood.
Small Poems and Peacock by Valerie Worth (and illustrated by Natalie Babbitt)
By Betsy Farquhar
Small poetry books full of small poems and small drawings: just right for small hands and small listening ears.
Maple’s Theory of Fun by Kate McMillan and Ruthie Prillaman
By Janie Cheaney
Maple, an analytical (and anal) 6th-grader, applies the scientific method to becoming a fun person.
The Wild River and the Great Dam by Simon Boughton
By Janie Cheaney
Follow the construction of the Depression era’s greatest building project in The Wild River and the Great Dam.
The Book Scavenger Series by Jennifer Chambliss Bertram
By Betsy Farquhar
The Book Scavenger Series is an engaging middle grades mystery series for book lovers and puzzle aficionados.
Lauren Castillo’s Art: Nana in the Country, It’s Not Time for Sleeping, Twenty Yawns, The Ramble Shamble Children
By Betsy Farquhar
Lauren Castillo’s bold outlines and childlike compositions make these books accessible to young readers and their parents, too.
*One Big Open Sky by Lesa Cline-Ransome
By Janie Cheaney
One Big Open Sky fills a history gap with the story of black settlers heading west in wagon trains.