Kate Hosford

Apr 30, 2024 | kirkusreviews.com | Kate Hosford |Sarah Gonzales |Alice Schertle |Jill McElmurry

A golden-hued love song, both for treasured children and for the outdoors. A parent and a child explore the world, with their love at the center of it. “Fly right over here to me,” the parent proclaims; “You’ll always be my chickadee.” The loving parent embraces the little one, whose arms are spread wide as a chickadee soars in the sunny background. Lilting rhyme and bright images showcase moments of wonder, discovery, delight, curiosity, and, above all, love as the two move through their day.

Feb 22, 2024 | publishersweekly.com | Miya T. Beck |Kate Hosford |Shivaun Plozza |Crystal Bell

Miya T. Beck. HarperCollins/Balzer + Bray, $19.99 (272p) ISBN 978-0-06-323824-4After stepping through an ancient brass mirror and magically appearing in Heian-era Japan, an outcast 12-year-old must decide whether she wants to return home. Aspiring writer Yuki Snow, who is half Japanese and half white, hates her new life in Santa Dolores, Calif.