Fresh Reads, Honest reviews, Educator-approved
Slow down and breathe with James Norbury’s masterpiece, Big Panda and Tiny Dragon. Blending gorgeous, expressive illustrations with gentle, Buddhist-inspired wisdom, this comforting book follows two opposite friends navigating life’s unexpected detours.
A simple yet staggeringly powerful masterpiece is an essential resource for classrooms of all ages. Visually stunning and written with elegiac grace, it serves as a sensitive introduction to the Tulsa Race Massacre and a profound tool for teaching antiracism, justice, and historical truth.
Pour a pint of pure knowledge with Stacy McAnulty’s narrative nonfiction masterpiece, Blood! Not Just a Vampire Drink. Set in a vegan vampire smoothie shop, this amusing and informative book breaks down the complex cardiovascular system into accessible, child-friendly steps.
An inspiring coming-of-age novel in verse about weathering the uncertainty that comes with family illness perfect for fans of Starfish and Red, White, and Whole. Cass and her parents haven’t let her dad’s cancer stop them from having a good life—full of love and poems and one annual World Series game.
Bree can’t wait for her first day at her new middle school, Enith Brigitha, home to the Mighty Manatees—until she’s stuck with the only elective that fits her schedule, the dreaded Swim 101.