Kate Stadt

Jan 10, 2025 | slj.com | Kate Stadt |Amanda MacGregor |Karen Jensen |JonArno Lawson

. Mar. 2025. 32p. Tr $18.99. ISBN 9781223187884; pap. $9.99. ISBN 9781223188812. COPY ISBN Gr 1-3–With titles like “When a Dog Drives” and “When a Donut’s Down,” the poems in this collection aim to be lighthearted. The straightforward rhymes, easy language, and playful subject matter are suitably accessible for younger readers. Bright, energetic illustrations make each poem come alive. However, the flaws in this collection outweigh the positives.

Jun 18, 2024 | slj.com | April Pulley Sayre |Kate Stadt

. Jul. 2024. 32p. Tr $17.99. ISBN 9781623543624. COPY ISBN K-Gr 2–Through simple, crisp rhymes, Sayre’s collection of pickle poems introduces children to the joys of traditional types of fermented vegetables across cultures. While the poems are not particularly varied in style (four lines, all in an A/B/A/B rhyme scheme), the vocabulary is perfect for early readers to practice on their own, and the rhythms are a pleasure to digest.

Sep 1, 2023 | slj.com | Raymond Arroyo |Kate Stadt |Sarah Glenn

Gr 3-5–A biography of Abraham Lincoln’s son, Tad, that introduces the lesser-known historical figure to young readers. Action-filled vignettes from Tad’s childhood, brought to expressive life through Davis’s artwork, illustrate lessons of emotional complexity and eventually mature into more somber moments, like the death of Tad’s brother, Willie, and the moral struggles of leadership Tad witnessed his father go through during the Civil War.