Laura Tallardy

Aug 12, 2024 | kirkusreviews.com | Rachel Greener |Kelli Dunham |Laura Tallardy |Matthew Syed

A guide to the ins and outs of maturation. Greener and Owen’s book covers physical and emotional changes, friendship, self-care, and digital citizenship and safety. Written in second person, the text addresses young readers directly, inviting them to consider their own experiences.

May 2, 2023 | kirkusreviews.com | Zaila Avant-garde |Raina Telgemeier |Kelli Dunham |Laura Tallardy

HOW TO BE AWESOME AT LIFE by Zaila Avant-garde ‧ Avant-garde, who in 2021 became the first African American winner of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, offers guidance to readers eager to follow their own dreams. Though the author’s many achievements—among them two basketball-related Guinness World Records and being named SportsKid 2021 of the year by Sports Illustrated Kids—may look effortless, she stresses that it’s been hard work.

Feb 28, 2023 | kirkusreviews.com | Cece Bell |Kelli Dunham |Laura Tallardy

AN IMPORTANT BOOK ABOUT VULVAS, PERIODS, PUBERTY, AND SEX! by Allison K. Rodgers ; illustrated by Annika Le Large ‧ An illustrated book about vaginas and the bodies that have them. In an ideal world, young people would freely access accurate information about bodies, including those with vaginas.