Kate Newcombe

Jul 31, 2024 | slj.com | Laura Dooley-Taylor |Chance Lee Joyner |Molly Dettmann |Kate Newcombe

This month's starred titles include a first day of school story by June Sobel, biographies on Mae Jemison and Roberto Clemente, and a new picture book from Kyle Lukoff. From the top: Sobel's First Day, Hooray! illus. by Nabila Adani;  Oso's My Hair Is a Book. illus. by London Ladd;  White's Brave Like Fireweed. illus. by Jesse White Back-to-SchoolSOBEL, June. First Day, Hooray! illus. by Nabila Adani. HarperCollins/Clarion. Picture BooksHRAB, Naseem. How to Staycation Like a Snail. illus.

Jul 15, 2024 | slj.com | Laura Dooley-Taylor |Chance Lee Joyner |Molly Dettmann |Kate Newcombe

As educators realize how including RPGs in libraries and other school spaces can create educational opportunitiesas well as foster social-emotional learning skills, here are some books and graphic novels that feature the popular RPG Dungeons & Dragons. Middle GradeRoll for Initiative by Jaime Formato. Running Pr. ISBN 9780762481064.

Jun 18, 2024 | slj.com | Kate Newcombe |April Pulley

by (text) & illus. by Peter Sís . Oct. 2024. 32p. Tr $18.99. ISBN 9781324054009. COPY ISBN PreS-Gr 2–Limón’s words will travel nearly two billion miles to Jupiter’s second moon, Europa, via NASA spacecraft in the fall of 2024. The poem speaks to the power of the “mysteries below our sky” and the value in retaining one’s sense of wonder while journeying into the larger world.

May 1, 2024 | slj.com | Kate Newcombe |April Pulley

. Apr. 2024. 72p. Tr $19.99. ISBN 9780760385791. COPY ISBN Gr 1-5–Agostini has written multiple books about Juneteenth, and her expertise shines in these pages. The book opens with a nice explainer about the holiday, noting that while the celebration of Emancipation had been observed for over 150 years, it only became a federal holiday in 2021. Throughout the book, readers follow a little girl named Alliah and her grandparents as they prepare for their Juneteenth festivities.