by Judy Bradbury | Feb 12, 2024 | Picture Book, Social-Emotional Learning
A Family Like Ours by Frank Murphy and Alice Lee, illustrated by Kayla Harren; Sleeping Bear Press, 2023. The latest in the …Like series of SEL-related picture books, A Family Like Ours explores the beauty of the unique nature of family. In fact, uniqueness is what...
by Judy Bradbury | Jan 16, 2024 | Middle grade Hi/Lo, Novel-in-verse
Tell Me Why the Jack Pine Grows by D. J. Brandon; West 44 Books/Enslow, 2024. In this absorbing hi/lo middle grade novel in verse releasing on February 1, twelve-year-old Meadow is approached by an adult stranger and chooses to keep the disturbing encounter to...
by Judy Bradbury | Dec 11, 2023 | Picture Book
Sick Day Jitters by Julie Danneberg, illustrated by Judy Love; Charlesbridge, 2023. In this latest installment in the Jitters series of warm-hearted and gently humorous picture books centering on Mrs. Hartwell’s classroom and students, the beloved teacher calls in...
by Judy Bradbury | Nov 14, 2023 | Social-Emotional Learning, Wordless Picture Book
Next Door by Deborah Kerbel, illustrated by Isaac Liang; Kids Can Press, 2023. When I first open a book, I turn to the dedication. I then read acknowledgements and the Author’s Note if they are provided. Though not directly part of the story, these portions of the...
by Judy Bradbury | Oct 18, 2023 | Science-related picture book
The Pie That Molly Grew by Sue Heavenrich, illustrated by Chamisa Kellogg; Sleeping Bear Press, 2023. Follow along as Molly plants a seed, nurtures the growing vine, observes bees that carry pollen from flower to flower, harvests a (huge!) pumpkin, and bakes a pie she...
