Joan Yolleck

2 months ago | hbook.com | Grace Mckinney Beermann |Jennifer M. Brabander |Marva Hinton |Joan Yolleck

Love Is Hard Work: The Art and Heart of Corita Kent by Dan Paley; illus. by Victoria Tentler-KrylovPrimary, Intermediate    Candlewick    40 pp. 11/24    9781536220322    $18.99It only takes a “little heart” to make a big impact, and so tells the story of artist and religious sister Corita Kent (1918–1986). As a child, Frances Elizabeth Kent wanted to push away from the Old Masters taught in her art class and move toward something new in her creative expression.

2 months ago | hbook.com | Jennifer M. Brabander |Marva Hinton |Joan Yolleck |Kristine Techavanich

Halfway There: A Graphic Memoir of Self-Discovery by Christine Mari; illus. by the authorHigh School    LB Ink/Little, Brown    304 pp. 10/24    9780316416658    $24.99Paper ed. 9780316416726    $17.99e-book ed. 9780316416825    $9.99A Japanese American author-illustrator describes her inner journey to find herself while taking an actual journey to Japan.

2 months ago | hbook.com | Marva Hinton |Joan Yolleck |Kristine Techavanich |Betty Carter

A Voice of Hope: The Myrlie Evers-Williams Story by Nadia Salomon; illus. by London LaddPrimary    Philomel    40 pp. 9/24    9780593525913    $18.99e-book ed. 9780593525920    $11.99This picture-book biography begins with Evers-Williams (b. 1933), the first woman to chair the NAACP full time, speaking at President Barack Obama’s second inauguration in 2013. “Her voice—strong yet gentle. Soft—but powerful.” But in flashbacks, readers learn that she didn’t always feel comfortable speaking up.

2 months ago | hbook.com | Joan Yolleck |Kristine Techavanich |Betty Carter |Michelle Lee

Dive, Dive into the Night Sea by Thea Lu; illus. by the authorPrimary    Candlewick Studio    32 pp. 10/24    9781536234152    $19.99A figure stands on the edge of a boat (on the title-page spread) and then dives into the sea, a luminous, full moon shining brightly in the background. Once in the sea, the diver’s headlamp leads the way.

Aug 26, 2024 | hbook.com | Jennifer M. Brabander |Joan Yolleck |Lindsay Bayer

Emma Full of Wonders by Elisha Cooper; illus. by the authorPreschool, Primary    Roaring Brook    40 pp. 4/24    9781250884763    $18.99e-book ed. 9781250375889    $11.99“Emma was a large dog with many small dreams.” She dreams about her favorite things, such as rolling in the grass and splashing in water. In Cooper’s (most recently Yes & No, rev. 5/21) cheerful black-outlined watercolors, Emma’s dreams are pictured as small bluish-gray dogs frolicking vision-like above her.