Fresh Reads, Honest reviews, Educator-approved
This Is a Birthday Cake! is a hilarious, picture book that brilliantly reimagines The Tortoise and the Hare as a chaotic kitchen baking lesson! Featuring colorful, expressive artwork by Josh Shipley, this charming story teaches young readers the vital importance of patience, listening, and slowing down.
Authorized by the Anne Frank Foundation, Ari Folman and David Polonsky’s Anne Frank’s Diary: The Graphic Adaptation breathes vibrant, heartbreaking life into a classic. Blending hauntingly beautiful illustrations with direct diary quotes, this masterpiece captures Anne’s profound humanity and the claustrophobia of the Secret Annex.
A forgotten story of Dr. Mary Walker, the only female Medal of Honor recipient. Despite its slightly simplistic prose, this image-filled biography is an eye-opening account of a Civil War surgeon, spy, and radical suffragist who unapologetically challenged the gender norms of her time.
Pizza: A Slice of History is an engaging, vibrantly illustrated non-fiction picture book that traces the global evolution of the world’s favorite food. It seamlessly blends history, geography, and fun cultural facts to encourage open-mindedness and curiosity.
What if luck was the only thing that saved humanity from World War III? In Fallout, master storyteller Steve Sheinkin pulls back the Iron Curtain to deliver a thrilling, history of the Cold War, espionage, and the Cuban Missile Crisis.