#Poetry #HBReviewoftheWeek COME IN! COME IN!: WORDSPINNERS TO WELCOME YOU HOME by Irene Latham; illus. by @amyhevron.bsky.social (Wordsong/Astra): "The bite-sized poems should work well for reading aloud to young listeners" www.hbook.com/story/review...

⭐ #Nonfiction #HBReviewoftheWeek FREEDOM TO READ by Lesa Cline-Ransome; illus. by James E. Ransome (Wiseman/ @simonkids.bsky.social ): "Cline-Ransome tells the intertwined stories of the oak and of [Mary] Peake through powerful modified chain verse" www.hbook.com/story/review...

⭐ #Fiction #HBReviewoftheWeek SNEAKS by Amy Tern (Holiday): "The mystery is compelling for sure, but it’s the nuanced characterizations that give the story its heart." www.hbook.com/story/review...

⭐ #PictureBook #HBReviewoftheWeek THE SKELETON AND THE CAT by Brandon James Scott (Harper/ @harperkids.bsky.social ): "A buddy comedy with plenty of sweetness, despite its ostensibly spooky characters" www.hbook.com/story/review...

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#Poetry #HBReviewoftheWeek A GRAY CAT WANDERS by Karla Kuskin; compiled by Leonard Marcus; illus. by Marcellus Hall (Wordsong/Astra): "The poems include expressive free verse + naturally worded rhyming verse + range from the appreciative to the playful" www.hbook.com/story/review...

#Nonfiction #HBReviewoftheWeek HAND-ME-DOWN ( @01firstsecond.bsky.social / @mackidsbooks.bsky.social ): " @damianimated.bsky.social ’s use of oversized, uncluttered panels + spot art invites readers to linger on his facial expressions + understand what he’s feeling" www.hbook.com/story/review...

⭐ #Fiction #HBReviewoftheWeek DOE by Rebecca Barrow (Paulsen/ @penguinkids.bsky.social @penguinteen.bsky.social ), which our reviewer called a "surreal, darkly fantastical novel in verse" www.hbook.com/story/review...

⭐ #PictureBook #HBReviewoftheWeek ANOTHER TONGUE by Yevgenia Nayberg (Porter/Holiday): "This lighthearted look at the experience of foreignness deftly represents the sometimes-scary, sometimes-humorous process of becoming bilingual..." www.hbook.com/story/review...

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#Nonfiction #HBReviewoftheWeek READING THE BONES by Marc Aronson + @evoexplorer.bsky.social + Tim Foley (Farrar/ @mackidsbooks.bsky.social ): "The narrative is dramatic + suspenseful as it follows the process of excavating fossils in such tight, claustrophobic quarters" www.hbook.com/story/review...

⭐ #Fiction #HBReviewoftheWeek MAUD AND THE VERY EVENTFUL WEEK by @lisaanchin.bsky.social ( @candlewickpress.bsky.social ): "Anchin’s appealing, self-assured protagonist; accessible text; and just-creepy-enough pictures are a treat." www.hbook.com/story/review...

⭐ #PictureBook #HBReviewoftheWeek STORY RUG by Sophie Blackall; illus. by @phoebewahl.bsky.social ( @littlebrownyr.bsky.social ): "A remarkable book that will wind its way into storytime rotations." www.hbook.com/story/review...

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#Nonfiction #HBReviewoftheWeek ALIGHT @simonkids.bsky.social : " @mollymagnell.bsky.social ’s illus are an apt visual complement to Jennifer Torres's words, depicting the beauty of the parrots themselves + pleasing bird’s-eye views of the places they make their homes" www.hbook.com/story/review...

⭐ #Fiction #HBReviewoftheWeek STYX AND STONES by Gary D. Schmidt and Ron Koertge ( @clarionbooks.bsky.social / @harperkids.bsky.social ): "Schmidt’s and Koertge’s comic juxtapositions work wonders here" www.hbook.com/story/review...

⭐ #PictureBook #HBReviewoftheWeek WIDE LOAD ON THE ROAD by @savageillustrator.bsky.social (Roaring Brook/ @mackidsbooks.bsky.social ): "What is the truck’s mysterious cargo? The question will intrigue readers even as the journey itself grips their attention" www.hbook.com/story/review...

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⭐ #Nonfiction #HBReviewoftheWeek WEAVER AND THE WEB by Chris Baker; illus. by Byron Eggenschwiler (Godwin/ @mackidsbooks.bsky.social ): "Altogether, a beguiling peek at and appreciation of one of nature’s everyday wonders." www.hbook.com/story/review...

#Fiction #HBReviewoftheWeek THE ISLAND AT THE EDGE OF NIGHT by Lucy Strange (Chicken House/Scholastic): "Adventure, escape, nasty adults, resourceful children, ancient trees, and sinister blue pills all feature in this well-paced tale set on a remote Scottish island." www.hbook.com/story/review...