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The latest reviews of fiction and nonfiction titles-- including picture books, easy readers, early chapter books, and information books--for a preschool and elementary grade audience from School Library Journal.


  • Scholastic Criticized for Pushing Toys, Makeup in Book Clubs
    By Debra Lau Whelan - 02/11/2009
    If you’ve noticed the toys, jewelry, and other non-book items being sold by Scholastic in its elementary and middle school book club flyers, you’re not alone. A Boston-based advocacy group says the children’s publisher is abusing its position by peddling everything from games to makeup to classroom kids. More

  • Preschool to Grade 4
    02/01/2010
    Fiction ALEXANDER, Claire . Small Florence: Piggy Pop Star! illus. by author. unpaged. CIP. Albert Whitman . Mar. 2010. Tr $16.99. ISBN 978-0-8075-7455-3 . LC 2009023624. PreS-Gr 2—Florence dreams of performing for adoring fans. However, when she tries to sing in front of her big sisters, all that comes out is a pathetic, tiny squeak. More
  • Preschool to Grade 4
    01/01/2010
    Fiction BAKER, E. D. Dragon Kiss . Bk. 7. 279p. (The Tales of the Frog Princess Series). CIP. Bloomsbury . 2009. Tr $16.99. ISBN 978-1-59990-348-4 . LC 2008055131. Gr 3–5—Baker has lost momentum since The Frog Princess (Bloomsbury, 2003), the first book in the series. This installment revolves around the dragon Audun, who wants to become a human so that he can woo Millie, his swee... More
  • Digital Resources: Early Learning Made Easy
    By Shonda Brisco - 01/01/2010
    Finding new tools to meet the educational needs of early childhood educators and their students can be a difficult task. With hundreds of toys, games, and software programs available for instruction, it becomes a major research project to identify the best resource for an individual child, along with a measurable outcome. More
  • Preschool to Grade 4
    12/01/2009
    Fiction ANDERSEN, Hans Christian . Thumbelina . retold by Brian Alderson. illus. by Bagram Ibatoulline. unpaged. CIP. Candlewick . 2009. RTE $17.99. ISBN 978-0-7636-2079-0 . LC 2008027721. K-Gr 2—Alderson's version of this oft-retold tale clips along at a breezy pace, retaining most of Andersen's detail. More
  • Preschool to Grade 4
    11/01/2009
    Fiction ALLEN, Joy . Princess Party . illus. by author. unpaged. CIP. Putnam . 2009. RTE $16.99. ISBN 978-0-399-25259-4 . LC 2008043543. PreS-K—Two little girls—one fancifully dressed as a fairy princess, the other wearing cowboy boots and a "Princess Power" T-shirt—host a party for princesses of various ethnicities, dressed in a variety of costumes. More
  • Art Appreciation: SLJ reviews new resource Picturing Books
    By Shonda Brisco - 11/01/2009
    Even though I love children's picture books, I almost always cringe when a high school art student asks me to help them locate examples of titles that use "woodcuts" or "wash." While I handle these books on a daily basis, I admit that I'm not as familiar with the original media used or the style displayed within the pages of these mini museums. More
  • Preschool to Grade 4
    10/01/2009
    Fiction ACHESON, Alison . Grandpa's Music: A Story About Alzheimer's . illus. by Bill Farnsworth. unpaged. CIP. Albert Whitman . 2009. Tr $16.99. ISBN 978-0-8075-3052-8 . LC 2008055792. K-Gr 3—This story concentrates on how the relationship between a child and her grandfather, who has Alzheimer's disease, changes but remains loving and strong. More
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