by Judy Bradbury | Nov 14, 2023 | Social-Emotional Learning, Wordless Picture Book
Next Door by Deborah Kerbel, illustrated by Isaac Liang; Kids Can Press, 2023. When I first open a book, I turn to the dedication. I then read acknowledgements and the Author’s Note if they are provided. Though not directly part of the story, these portions of the...
by Judy Bradbury | Oct 18, 2023 | Science-related picture book
The Pie That Molly Grew by Sue Heavenrich, illustrated by Chamisa Kellogg; Sleeping Bear Press, 2023. Follow along as Molly plants a seed, nurtures the growing vine, observes bees that carry pollen from flower to flower, harvests a (huge!) pumpkin, and bakes a pie she...
by Judy Bradbury | Sep 5, 2023 | Middle Grade Historical Fiction, Social-Emotional Learning
Light Comes to Shadow Mountain by Toni Buzzeo; Holiday House, 2023. Set in the mountains of eastern Kentucky in the 1930s, Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection Light Comes to Shadow Mountain explores the onset of efforts to spread electrification to rural...
by Judy Bradbury | May 23, 2023 | Graphic Novel, Middle grade novel in verse
Garvey’s Choice: The Graphic Novel by Nikki Grimes, illustrated by Theodore Taylor III; Wordsong, 2023. This graphic novel is an adaptation of Nikki Grimes’ highly acclaimed, award-winning novel in verse about a middle school boy who, with the help of his...
by Judy Bradbury | Apr 21, 2023 | Middle grade novel in verse, Social-Emotional Learning
Eb & Flow by Kelly J. Baptist; Crown, 2023. Eb & Flow (Ebony and De’Kari) don’t have much use for each other and the enmity grows when Eb mars Flow’s beloved sneakers. Antagonism escalates and a cafeteria altercation results in a ten-day suspension that...
