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"Unusual graphics and primary colors combine with an interesting premise and a sweet ending . . ."

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“Sometimes the best stories are those that do not point out the obvious but rather keep us wondering, and in this case, let us come up with our own ending.”

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Little Melba and Her Big Trombone is a finger-popping slice of history that offers a peep-hole into the little-known world of a female jazz players of the 1920s.”

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“The illustrator, making her American debut, shows a deft touch with pacing, as the tender story moves from morning to night.”

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“Young readers will most likely anticipate further adventures celebrating this wildly unlikely pair.”

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“With its understated title and placid cover image of a rosy-cheeked lion with a small gray bird on his shoulder, The Lion and the Bird is clearly not where the wild things are.

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Winston & George highlights a surprising friendship between a crocodile and a crocodile bird and, at the same time, an unlikely publication, capping a creative

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It is cute and funny, unique and whimsical, and has a good moral, too.”

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“Ken Jennings has created a new Junior Genius Guides series for children 8–10 years of age. Children will become experts as they learn clever map and geography facts.”

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The cheerful sparrow Emma, whom readers met during her early days in Emma’s Journey, rises to the challenge of creating a new, adventurous life for herself in Paris.

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“. . . a picture book rich with possibilities.”

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“. . . should fly off the shelves and into the waiting hearts of young readers.”

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“. . . will no doubt get passed along from one preteen girl to many another.”

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“. . . a fractured fairy tale, a hero’s journey, and a clever lesson plan all rolled into one.”

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“Too Much Glue cleverly captures young children’s love of art, hands-on construction, and messy glue and combines it all with the wonder of boundless imagination. . . .

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“. . . a timely book . . .”

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“It’s clear that the creators of The Snatchabook set out to deliver a lighthearted tale, so it’s baffling . . .”

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“It is wonderful to help others in need.”

Gus, the Dinosaur Bus is cute story about a dinosaur that takes children to school as if he is a bus.

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"Weak try. Questionable delivery. Wrong message."

I hate to slam a picture book. After all, they're for children, and children are sweet, right?

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“This quiet book touches upon very important topics that are just as relevant today.”

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“. . . as pleasing as the book is visually and as winning as the concept may be, the story leaves something to be desired.”

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Homeroom Headhunters: The Tribe, the first book in a trilogy of children’s novels by Clay McCloud Chapman, addresses the typical middle school student’s personal struggle to fit in at scho

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“A gem of a book! Bravo! Encore!”

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“. . . a refreshing and humorous angle on the importance of accepting others as they are.”

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