Jun 13 2026
This year’s list of Hugo Award finalists in the category of Best Graphic Story of Comic is unusual in that for the first time since 2016 neither Saga nor Monstress is among them. The balance between one-offs and continuing characters/series is a little more usual, with three volumes from each. The ongoing series are a …
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Jun 04 2026
First of all, best wishes to the author, who has hopefully overcome the bout of ill health that affected the completion of this fabulous book! I’m a huge fan of non-fiction for children, as it’s often the most elegant and efficient way of communicating a factual subject. Authors in this field, and especially the more …
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May 21 2026
What a charming throwback this is to the days when my young children would fixate on a seemingly simple thing and take it to often hilarious extremes! A child and their dad are getting ready to leave the house when Dad makes a seemingly innocuous request, extending a water bottle to Child and saying, “Hold, …
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May 14 2026
This charming chapter book for advancing readers will delight and reassure any kid looking forward to the exciting experience of their very first sleepover! Alas, my own first sleepover was not a great time. I was seven years old and my best friend was my next door neighbor, who was a grade or two ahead …
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May 12 2026
As a third culture kid myself, this book means a lot to me, as it beautifully captures and explains the experience of belonging to more than just one place and culture. Told in the first person, this charmingly illustrated children’s book is essentially the story of author Rashmi Sirdeshpande and her family. Her parents emigrated …
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May 06 2026
I adore Loveis Wise’s work, which moved me to tears in the astonishing What I Must Tell The World, a children’s biography of Lorraine Hansberry. I wasn’t quite as moved here, but their art is spectacular throughout, in a book about encouraging young children to feel their feelings and embrace their entire selves. Hello, Beautiful …
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Apr 30 2026
Honestly, seems appropriate to be reading and reviewing this on the day I spent way too much time making sure my doctor had the relevant sample she needed. But hey, maybe we’ll finally figure out why I’ve been so sick these last few months! Anyway, Amy is a piece of corn on the pizza of …
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Apr 28 2026
This is a beautifully illustrated fairy tale for modern children that could, perhaps, use a few more pages to better explain some of the story diversions it takes while chronicling the magical adventures of its young protagonist. Said protagonist Miles is boooooooored, in the manner of all kids with too much time and not enough …
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Apr 14 2026
subtitled What A Single Tree Can Be. And in the case of the oak, the answer is “a lot!” Growing up in Virginia, I had two massive oak trees in my front garden which, along with the red maple I spent hours climbing, were my favorite trees for the longest time. My dad made a …
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Apr 08 2026
I honestly cannot remember the last time I laughed so delightedly at a children’s picture book! Now You Know Your ABCs (Or Do You?) begins how books like these usually do, with an A is for Apple and B is for Ball. The story grows increasingly immersive, however, as we plunge deeper into the alphabet. …
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Professor X
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