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Susan Faust

San Francisco

Book Analyst /Book Reviewer at Common Sense Media

Articles

  • 1 week ago | commonsensemedia.org | Corey Tabor |Susan Faust

    age 4+ An unlikely hero saves Earth and friendship in amusing tale. Parents need to know that two seemingly unrelated storylines converge in Cranky, Crabby Crow (Saves the World) by Corey R. Tabor, a Caldecott Honor winner and a three-time Geisel Award Medalist. As this picture book opens, Crow sits on a telephone wire, rebuffing playful overtures from four animal friends and prompting Cat to warn Crow about loneliness.

  • 1 month ago | commonsensemedia.org | Neil Sharpson |Susan Faust

    age 4+ Surprise narrator dishes on fish in funny, absurd tell-all. Parents need to know that facts, fiction, and fun blend together in Don't Trust Fish by Neil Sharpson and illustrated by Dan Santat. Information about different animals may be review rather than new for many kid readers. After all, preschoolers know snakes have scales, and birds have feathers.

  • 1 month ago | commonsensemedia.org | Kyle Lukoff |Susan Faust

    age 6+ An affecting slice of LGBTQ+ history about a secret code. Parents need to know that a slice of LGBTQ hisstory is explored in Are You a Friend of Dorothy? The True Story of an Imaginary Woman and the Real People She Helped by Kyle Lukoff and illustrated by Levi Hastings.

  • 2 months ago | commonsensemedia.org | Susan Faust

    age 4+ A caterpillar's sweet tale of change and self-discovery Parents need to know that life science and social-emotional learning (SEL) blend in Papilio, written and illustrated by Ben Clanton, Corey R. Tabor, and Andy Chou Musser. This picture book stars Papilio, at first a caterpillar and eventually a black swallowtail butterfly.

  • 2 months ago | commonsensemedia.org | Susan Faust

    age 3+ A fun dive into how to make bright powders to toss for Holi. Parents need to know that the spring Hindu holiday of Holi is introduced in Festival of Colors written by Kabir and Surishtha Sehgal and illustrated by Vashti Harrison. The Sehgals are a son-and-mother team.

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