Chloe Dominique

Jul 9, 2024 | kirkusreviews.com | Jenny McLachlan |Chloe Dominique |Peter Brown |Dav Pilkey

A series opener—big on heart and short on horror—that offers fun ghostly escapades. Young amateur cartographer Sid Jones accidentally releases a centuries-old pirate ghost from the cemetery in her English seaside town of Fathom. Sid can see and hear the boisterous pirate Capt. Ezekiel “Bones” Kittow and his impish macaw, Elizabeth—but no one else can, not even her best friend, a boy named Zennor Moyo.

Mar 26, 2024 | kirkusreviews.com | Laura Watkinson |Laura Hughes |Chloe Dominique

by Tiny Fisscher ; illustrated by Herma Starreveld ; translated by Laura Watkinson ‧Honest words and arresting characters model the essential elements for one of life’s most difficult conversations. A community of birds finds, mourns, and buries one of their own. Margaret Wise Brown’s The Dead Bird, illustrated by Remy Charlip in 1958 and then by Christian Robinson in a 2016 edition, portrayed children discussing death’s finality and enacting grown-up rituals over a deceased bird.

Mar 15, 2024 | kirkusreviews.com | Chloe Dominique |Laura Hughes

A tender reflection on the relationship between a child and a beloved pet. The story of a boy and a very special chicken. Sam loves Lucy. Once his smallest hen, she became the “star of the flock” after he lavished extra attention on her. Now Lucy watches over the chicks, looks out for hawks, and ensures that the other hens have places to roost. As time passes, her bond with Sam grows stronger.

Feb 14, 2024 | sites.prh.com | Hoda Kotb |Chloe Dominique

Hope Is a Rainbow From #1 New York Times bestselling author and cohost of NBC's TODAY Hoda Kotbcomes a new book about finding hope in ordinary places. What do you hope for? What do you dream? Hoda Kotb's new book is a lyrical celebration of hope in children and teaching the youngest readers how to reach for their dreams--whether they are as big as the night sky or as small as a bowl of purple ice cream. It's a lesson in optimism and what a positive outlook can bring.

Dec 16, 2023 | kirkusreviews.com | Jenn Bailey |Laura Hughes |Chloe Dominique

While this is a fairly bland treatment compared to Deborah Lee Rose and Carey Armstrong-Ellis’ The Twelve Days of... Rabe follows a young girl through her first 12 days of kindergarten in this book based on the familiar Christmas carol. The typical firsts of school are here: riding the bus, making friends, sliding on the playground slide, counting, sorting shapes, laughing at lunch, painting, singing, reading, running, jumping rope, and going on a field trip.