Laura Watkinson

Mar 26, 2024 | kirkusreviews.com | Laura Watkinson |Laura Hughes |Chloe Dominique

by Tiny Fisscher ; illustrated by Herma Starreveld ; translated by Laura Watkinson ‧Honest words and arresting characters model the essential elements for one of life’s most difficult conversations. A community of birds finds, mourns, and buries one of their own. Margaret Wise Brown’s The Dead Bird, illustrated by Remy Charlip in 1958 and then by Christian Robinson in a 2016 edition, portrayed children discussing death’s finality and enacting grown-up rituals over a deceased bird.

May 5, 2023 | kirkusreviews.com | Maren Stoffels |Laura Watkinson |Natasha Preston |Bryce Moore

by Maren Stoffels ; translated by Laura Watkinson ‧ When three friends head to a remote cabin to study for exams, they make the horrifying discovery that they’re not alone in the woods in this thriller translated from Dutch. High school seniors Nova, Vin, and Lotus plan a “complete lockdown” without any cellphones or technology in order to focus on exam prep.