Details Author: Francis S. PoesyIllustrator: Francis S. PoesyPublisher: Mulberry & Bliss BooksYear of Publication: 2023 Review Birb Goes Twerp is a mini board book aimed at the littlest of littles. Each spread features a recognizable animal with a less recognizeable name as the spelling is altered (e.g. Birb instead of Bird, Kiteh instead of Kitty, etc.). The sounds these animals […]
Details Author: Kari-Lynn WintersIllustrator: Kelly CollierPublisher: Kids Can PressYear of Publication: 2023 Review In What If I’m Not a Cat, a donkey who lives in a barn with a dozen or so cats mistakenly believes himself to be one of them, despite feeling like something isn’t quite right. When Farmer makes a passing comment about Donkey acting like a cat […]
Details Author: Stéphanie BoyerIllustrator: Caroline HamelPublisher: Crackboom BooksExpected Date of Publication: June 2023 Review Where Did Momo’s Hair Go? features a clown named Momo who loses his wig on his way to catch the bus. Readers follow Momo’s wig around town as it zips, floats, and flutters from head to head. The catch? Each head it lands on is a […]
Details Author: Kate CoombsIllustrator: Anna Emilia LaitinenPublisher: Sounds TrueExpected Date of Publication: April 2023 Review In Today I Am a River, a lyrical introduction states, “I can be anything / everything.” What follows are fourteen free verse poems, each on its own full page spread, that use phrases like “today I am” and “now I am” to personify various elements […]
Details Author: Hadley DyerIllustrator: Paul CovelloPublisher: Annick PressExpected Date of Publication: July 2023 Review In this story about grief, an unnamed child main character (MC) proclaims on the first page, “Angus is here. Angus is our dog.” The dog, however, is noticeably absent. The MC looks for Angus everywhere and tries to coax the dog out of hiding, while sister […]
Details Author: Candace SpizzirriIllustrator: Burgen Thorne/Chantelle ThornePublisher: Gnome Road PublishingExpected Date of Publication: April 2023 Review In Finley: A Moose on the Caboose, a moose called Finley dreams of riding the rails to distant destinations. After his first attempt to ride unnoticed on the caboose fails, persistent Finley comes back again and again with silly and sometimes stylish disguises. But […]
