Reviews

CHILDREN'S FICTION

Tall Tales
Written by Karen Day
Wendy Lamb Books, 2007
ISBN 9780375837739

Karen Day’s debut novel deals with sensitive issues in a very conversational and non-threatening way, and is very accessible to its target audience (9-12 year old readers).

PICTURE BOOKS

Pitching in for Eubie
Written by Jerdine Nolen
Illus. by E.B. Lewis
Armistad, 2007
ISBN 9780688149178

This isn’t just a book about the importance of family and the satisfaction that comes from helping someone else. It’s a book about stating to the universe your intentions, and having those intentions met in a way that you couldn’t originally see.

INFORMATION BOOKS

Yours for Justice, Ida B. Wells
Written by Philip Dray,
Illus by Stephen Alcorn
Peachtree Publishers, 2008
ISBN 9781561454174

Picture book biographies often err on the side of too much text, but Yours for Justice, Ida B. Wells by Phillip Dray, illustrated by Stephen Alcorn, balances illustrations and information in a way that really works for the picture book format.

POETRY

Opposites, More Opposites
and a Few Differences
Richard Wilbur
Harcourt Inc, 2006
ISBN: 978-0-15205-612-4

Through silly rhymes, riddles and often twisted logic, Pulitzer Prize winner and former US Poet Laureate Richard C. Wilbur helps the reader look at words and their relationship to each other in a brand new way. First published in 1973, Opposites, More Opposites and a Few Differences has not lost its charm or appeal to readers of all ages. This is word play at its cleverest.

OLDIES, BUT GOODIES ...

Dragons in the Waters
Madeleine L'Engle
Farrar, Straus & Giroux
originally published in 1976
ISBN: 978-0-4409-1719-9

Review coming soon ....

BOOKS FOR TEENS

WITHIN THE FIELD

Gotcha for Guys! Nonfiction Books to Get Boys Excited About Reading
Kathy Baxter and Marcia Agness Kochel
Libraries Unlimited, 2007
ISBN: 978-1-59158-311-0

Review coming soon ...