Allison Tran

Dec 19, 2024 | slj.com | Albert Whitman |Allison Tran

by (text) & illus. by Kristina Jones . Oct. 2024. 32p. Tr $18.99. ISBN 9780807573723. COPY ISBN PreS-Gr 2–A child’s sigh sends a cloud of dandelion seeds on a journey, kicking off a chain of events that span the globe in this meditative picture book. Woven in poetic prose, the narrative flows from a meadow in Alaska to rivers in Central America to the savannahs of West Africa and back again.

Oct 4, 2024 | slj.com | Bob Shea |Allison Tran

. (Chez Bob: Bk. 2). Aug. 2024. 40p. Tr $18.99. ISBN 9780316494458. COPY ISBN PreS-Gr 2–Shea is back with a laugh-out-loud sequel to Chez Bob. Just when Bob the alligator thinks he’s cornered the market on restaurants for birds, competition appears in the form of a cool pizza-slinging alligator named Ryan. The ever-insecure Bob sinks to new lows as he creates anonymous online accounts to leave negative reviews for Ryan’s business, and then promptly blows his own cover.