Fresh Reads, Honest reviews, Educator-approved
What if every mistake, triumph, and challenge became part of the story that makes you who you are? In Patchwork, Matt de la Peña and Corinna Luyken use lyrical text and stunning illustrations to remind readers that life is always unfolding and no one is defined by a single moment.
A perfect book for introverts and book lovers. This book follows a shy girl navigating social anxiety when her safe haven—the school library—temporarily closes. This book reminds us that finding your community does not mean changing who you are but celebrating your unique self.
A perfectly zany book to share with students to encourage self-advocacy and combats book gatekeeping. It uses a bookmobile to dismantale the over genering of books and what people “should” read. An excellent book to start a conversation of book choice.
The More You Give explores the beautiful, non-material legacies passed down through generations. A lyrical picture book simplifies abstract concepts like environmental stewardship and generational transitions. A modern response to The Giving Tree.
A masterfully moving, wordless triumph! Yellow Butterfly processes the devastating emotional landscape of the war in Ukraine through the eyes of a young girl. Utilizing powerful visual metaphors—where barbed wire and missiles transform into butterflies and hope.