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Review: Ships in the Field by Susanne Gervay and Anna Pignataro

Ships in the Field, by Susanne Gervay, illustrated by Anna Pignataro (Ford Street Publishing, 2012)

Ships in the Field
Susanne Gervay, illustrated by Anna Pignataro
…

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New – Ling & Ting: Twice as Silly by Grace Lin

Ling & Ting: Twice as Silly, by Grace Lin (Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, 2014)

Ling & Ting: Twice as Silly
by Grace Lin
(Little, Brown Books for Young …

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The Five of Us by Quentin Blake

The Five of UsThe Five of Us, by Quentin Blake (Tate Publishing, 2014)
by Quentin Blake
(Tate Publishing, 2014)

 

Inspired by a folk tale about friends who each have a special gift, The Five of Us is about five children with …

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Review – Breaking the Spell: Stories of Magic and Mystery from Scotland by Lari Don and Cate James

Breaking the Spell: Stories of Magic and Mystery from Scotland, by Lari Don, illustrated by Cate James (Frances Lincoln)

Breaking the Spell: Stories of Magic and Mystery from Scotland
written by Lari Don, illustrated by Cate James
(Janetta Otter-Barry …

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The Cat at the Wall by Deborah Ellis

The Cat at the Wall, by Deborah Ellis (Groundwood Books, 2014)

The Cat at the Wall
by Deborah Ellis
(Groundwood Books, 2014)

 

Read a review from the CCBC.

 

Review: Imani’s Moon by JaNay Brown-Wood and Hazel Mitchell

Imani's Moon by JaNay Brown-Wood, illustrated by Hazel Mitchell (Mackinac Island Press, Charlesbridge Publishing, 2014)

Imani’s Moon
written by JaNay Brown-Wood, illustrated by Hazel Mitchell
(Mackinac Island Press, Charlesbridge Publishing, 2014)

Principal’s Award (National Association of Elementary School …

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Review: All About Nothing by Nina Sabnani and Deeya Nayar

All About Nothing by Nina Sabnani, written by Deeya Nayar Spark-Tuliak, 2005)

All About Nothing
by Nina Sabnani, written by Deeya Nayar
(WordBird Books, Spark-Tulika (India), 2005; first published 2000)

Ages: 5-8

Available in English, Tamil, Malayalam, Hindi and Kannada

The …

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Review: Red Turban White Horse by Nandini Bajpai

Red Turban White Horse by Nandini Bajpai

Red Turban White Horse: My Sister’s Hurricane Wedding
by Nandini Bajpai
(Scholastic India, 2013)

Ages: YA

Indian-American teen Mini (Padmini) Kapoor’s busy life (new driving licence, two part-time jobs and building up …

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Review: Lenny Goes to Nursery School and Where’s Lenny? by Ken Wilson-Max

Where's Lenny, and Lenny Goes to Nursery School, by Ken Wilson-Max

Lenny Goes to Nursery School
and
Where’s Lenny?
by Ken Wilson-Max
(Janetta Otter-Barry Books, Frances Lincoln, 2013)

Ages: 3-5

In these third and fourth books of …

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Review: The Circle by Ken Spillman and Manjari Chakravarti

 
The Circle, by Ken Spillman, illustrated by Manjari Chakravarti

The Circle
written by Ken Spillman
illustrated by Manjari Chakravarti
(Armour Publishing (Singapore), 2014)

Ages: 9-13

 

‘Not so long ago,
in a tiny …

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