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Chicka Chicka, Boom Boom by Bill Martin Jr. and John Archambault gets a holiday twist from William Boniface and Julien Chung.

Monica Arnaldo is the Canadian creator of numerous children’s picture books, including Mr. S (2023), which was a finalist for the Governor General's Award for Literature,

“overall the book is stunning, factual, and gorgeous to look at.”

“The world is all around—

filled with colors and shapes and sizes.

When it’s hard to make sense of this world . . .

Look . . .”

“the incredible story of the power of parental love and overcoming obstacles to find a better life for their children.”

“See this little dot?

It’s not

just a blot

on a page.”

“Pretty lily.

You Bloom for just one day.

You open in the sun,

and close at the moon,

And your lily life is done.”

Cranky, the crane, is cranky. Just look at his sad/mad face. He has had a bad morning, with burnt toast, spilled milk, and spilled Fruitos. Plus, a bird poops on him, and it’s raining.

“In the beginning,

before there were any stars

or any suns

or any sky,

before there was any place

or any thing,

there was YOU.”

“Your Voice, Your Vote will surely inspire young readers to learn about the civic duty to vote. But it’s the history of voting rights . . .

“Scroll entices the reader to really look, linger, enjoy, and repeat.”