Angela DiTerlizzi

Aug 22, 2023 | kirkusreviews.com | Camille Garoche |Angela DiTerlizzi

A sensitively told story of a child grappling with her family’s pregnancy loss. A young girl copes with the loss of a baby sister who passes away in utero. Raya’s mother is having a baby, and Raya can’t wait to meet her new little sister, Nura (Arabic for “beautiful light”). Although she loves her brother, Samir, Raya is excited at the idea of having a sister—she can’t wait for the two of them to play dress-up and watch cartoons together and to give her sister piggyback rides.

Aug 15, 2023 | kirkusreviews.com | Angela DiTerlizzi |Laura Hughes

A fun and informative examination of a pivotal song in Black history. This unique look at James Brown’s “Say It Loud—I’m Black and I’m Proud” is told from the perspective of the song itself. “I’ve been flowing strong since I was born in 1968,” the tune informs readers, “Like the Mississippi River running up and down the States.” Black people of various shades appear in the illustrations.

Aug 13, 2023 | kirkusreviews.com | Nancy Churnin |Angela DiTerlizzi |Laura Hughes

Informative and reassuring. A child faces big changes when Mama is diagnosed with cancer. Cancer, Mama says, is a “big sick.” But she might be better in a year if she listens to her doctor, and then she’ll get to ring a bell to celebrate her last day of chemotherapy. The young narrator relates how Mama receives chemo through a port, loses her hair, and experiences fatigue. Mama explains that cancer isn’t contagious and is nobody’s fault.

Aug 6, 2023 | kirkusreviews.com | James Dean |Angela DiTerlizzi

by Lin Hawthorne ; illustrated by Leigh Ann Van Fossan ‧ A fun, layered work with a gentle message about learning artistic flexibility. Awards & Accolades Our Verdict GET IT A young girl is poised to paint, but she can’t find her heirloom paintbrush in Hawthorne’s illustrated children’s book. There are many words to describe Gloria B. Wilson: enthusiastic, adventurous, dedicated, and most of all, artistic.

Jul 13, 2023 | kirkusreviews.com | Angela DiTerlizzi |Laura Hughes

A solid if message-driven conversation starter about the hard parts of learning. Children realize their dreams one step at a time in this story about growth mindset. A child crashes and damages a new bicycle on a dark, rainy day.