Emily Beasley

Aug 31, 2024 | slj.com | Emily Beasley

. Oct. 2024. 32p. Tr $18.99. ISBN 9780593752296. COPY ISBN K-Gr 3–The common themes of family and celebration are woven through this masterfully illustrated glimpse into seven fall and winter holidays. Whether hanging Christmas lights, playing with a dreidel, or sharing a meal with friends on the shortest day of the year, all people have many things in common: loved ones, hope, traditions, and looking forward and back while always celebrating the light.

Aug 27, 2024 | slj.com | Ann Clare LeZotte |Emily Beasley

Gr 4-9–Effie’s first language is American Sign Language (ASL), but no one in her family takes the time to learn it. When she and her sister move in with their dad and her two best friends leave for a residential school, Effie is alone and unable to communicate fluently with anyone around her. She mourns for her neighborhood deer displaced by new construction and wonders if there is a place in the world for her as well.

Nov 22, 2023 | schoollibraryjournal.com | Emily Beasley |Monisha Blair |Kristin Brynsvold |Kristyn Dorfman

From a glittering party in Harlem to a dazzling parade in Tokyo, from a baba's small patch of soil to a cadre of children learning to love who they are or stand up for others, the very best of 2023's picture books invite readers into pages to meet the world head on. PICTURE BOOKSArnaldo, Monica. Mr. S. HarperCollins/Katherine Tegen. ISBN 9780063003958. K-Gr 3–Is it a mystery? A story of classroom rebellion, or even a coup?