Created by the crackerjack team of Venable and Yue, this daring duo introduces the world to small, furry New York City superheroes and the catsitter that gets caught up in the action.
Review of the Day: Katie the Catsitter by Colleen AF Venable, ill. Stephanie Yue
January 21, 2021 by 2 Comments
Review of the Day: Escape at 10,000 Feet by Tom Sullivan
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From what I can tell, this title is going to make a lot of kids into fans of exciting works of history. That is, if they can wrench this book away from their grown-ups. Because if there’s one thing I know, an enticing unsolved mystery is good but a fantastically rendered unsolved mystery is irresistible.
Review of the Day: The Rock From the Sky by Jon Klassen
January 8, 2021 by 2 Comments
Here we have animals and hats and mysterious goings on. Read it cover to cover and you’re just swept up in a book that cultivates a singular sense of comic timing and tone policing that never falters or strays. It is, in fact, Klassen’s best book to date. Period.
A Look Back: The Swag of 2020
January 4, 2021 by 5 Comments
In a weird year I look back at the even weirder swag of 2020.
Review of the Day – Waa’aka’: The Bird Who Fell in Love with the Sun by Cindi M. Alvitre, ill. Carly Lake
November 19, 2020 by
Artfully rendered and magnificently produced, this creation tale is by turns beautiful and clever. A story told with plenty of thought and consideration.
Review of the Day – Mr. Invincible: Local Hero by Pascal Jousselin
November 12, 2020 by
Without a doubt, this is one of the most original books I’ve read for kids, teens, adults, you name it, in years. Incroyable? You don’t know the half of it.
The 101 Great Books for Kids List: 2020 Edition
November 10, 2020 by
Evanston Public Library is now pleased to announce the results of our incredibly hardworking 101 Great Books for Kids committee. 2020 proved to be a particularly difficult year for us but we’ve a beautiful list to show for it.
Review of the Day: King and the Dragonflies by Kacen Callender
November 6, 2020 by
I’m late to the party in celebrating this book, but now that I’m here, let’s dance until dawn! This is one book that kids and adults alike will read and never ever forget.
Review of the Day: Sugar in Milk by Thrity Umrigar, ill. Khoa Le
October 29, 2020 by
A book that manages that impossible task of combining child friendliness (a kid will want to reread it) with good writing (an ADULT will want to reread it – never a given), and beautiful art.
Review of the Day: The Talk, edited by Wade Hudson and Cheryl Willis Hudson
October 21, 2020 by
Pitch perfect in tone and content, this is supposedly the book that will help all parents talk to their kids. In truth? This also is the book that will help KIDS talk to their parents. It’s a two-way street and everybody’s driving.
Review of the Day: The Girl and the Ghost by Hanna Alkaf
October 6, 2020 by
A book that shows in the most eloquent way possible how family trauma lives on, from generation to generation, taking shape, forming us one way or another. The elements that make a great novel for children aren’t difficult to understand. Hanna Alkaf has laid them out for you.
Review of the Day: A Thousand No’s by D.J. Corchin, ill. Dan Dougherty
October 1, 2020 by
If you think the process of creation is sometimes painful and collaborative and ultimately fun, this book is the first that I’ve ever seen to express that idea. You want to get to yes? Then you gotta slog through no.
Review of the Day: I Wish by Toon Tellegen, ill. Ingrid Godon, translated by David Colmer
September 17, 2020 by
I Wish isn’t going to sit quietly in a category. It’s the kind of book that would rather wander off and make up its own categories, expecting you to follow dutifully behind. And you will, because it is strange and wonderful and ultimately very very memorable. Can many other books out there say half as much?
Review of the Day: Planet Omar – Accidental Trouble Magnet by Zanib Mian, ill. Nasaya Mafaridik
September 11, 2020 by
Let’s hand Omar to as many kinds as we can name. Because as far as I’m concerned, funny books that also prove to be smart and socially conscious (not to mention anti-racist) might help us get out of the mess this world is in.
Review of the Day: I Talk Like a River by Jordan Scott, ill. Sydney Smith
August 27, 2020 by
Deft poetic language pairs with the resonant watercolors of Sydney Smith to create a book that is more than a memoir and more than conveying a message. This is pain, turned into art, and written for young children. Incomparable.
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