Monisha Blair

Jan 10, 2025 | slj.com | Sarah Everett |Monisha Blair |Andrea Beatriz

. Oct. 2024. 272p. Tr $18.99. ISBN 9780063256613. COPY ISBN Gr 5 Up–Twelve-year-old Skye Nickson doesn’t trust her first instinct. As an avid photographer, she relies on being able to look back at a situation through her pictures to process what happened. Using these impartial clues is how she has been dealing with the absence of her family members. Four years ago, her father kidnapped her brother, Finn, and they haven’t been heard from since.

Nov 25, 2024 | slj.com | Amanda MacGregor |Kara Yorio |Monisha Blair |Kristin Brynsvold

ABED, Omar. The Book That Almost Rhymed. illus. by Hatem Aly. Dial. ISBN 9780593406380. K-Gr 3–With wacky, bordering-on-nonsensical humor, Abed and Aly join forces for a story of plans gone awry, when one sibling wants to read a composition, but the other constantly interrupts. Brother and sister working together without frustration make a good idea even better. No forced drama, and all adorable. ADUSEI, Denise Rosario. Cesaria Feels the Beat. illus. by Priscila Soares. Roaring Brook. ISBN 978125 0824967.

Nov 13, 2024 | slj.com | Myiesha Speight |Kara Yorio |Monisha Blair |Kristin Brynsvold

SLJ montage: Getty Images/invincible_bulldog (people) and Getty Images/Olga Ubirailo (book) Writing can be a solitary activity, with many creators having to figure out plot points and character arcs on their own. The authors from this list have taken a collaborative approach to the process. Often using alternating perspectives as a device, these coauthors draw from their own experiences and writing styles to share their characters’ points of view.

Nov 22, 2023 | schoollibraryjournal.com | Emily Beasley |Monisha Blair |Kristin Brynsvold |Kristyn Dorfman

From a glittering party in Harlem to a dazzling parade in Tokyo, from a baba's small patch of soil to a cadre of children learning to love who they are or stand up for others, the very best of 2023's picture books invite readers into pages to meet the world head on. PICTURE BOOKSArnaldo, Monica. Mr. S. HarperCollins/Katherine Tegen. ISBN 9780063003958. K-Gr 3–Is it a mystery? A story of classroom rebellion, or even a coup?