School Library Jounral RSS School Library Journal en_us Fri, 17 May 2013 17:29:19 http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/csp/cms/sites/dt.cms.rss.XMLServer.cls http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/slj/reviews/pretograde4/892941-319/preschool_to_grade_4_january.html.csp PreToGrade4 851288@eschoolibraryjournal.com Thu, 27 Sep 2012 17:25:27 CECIL, Randy. Horsefly and Honeybee. illus. by author. 32p. CIP. Holt. 2012. Tr $16.99. ISBN 978-0-8050-9300-1. LC 2011029044. PreS-Gr 1–When two sleepy bugs, looking for a comfortable napping spot, confront each other inside a daylily, they have an al... http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/slj/reviews/pretograde4/894709-319/preschool_to_grades_4_july.html.csp PreToGrade4 913966@eschoolibraryjournal.com Thu, 05 Jul 2012 17:24:03 Olive and the Big Secret (Freeman) ©2012 by Tor Freeman  Preschool to Grade 4 BATEMAN, Donna M. Out on the Prairie. illus. by Susan Swan. Charlesbridge. July 2012. p. 65. CECIL, Randy. Horsefly and Honeybee. illus. by author. Holt. p. 55. CERULLO, M... http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/slj/reviews/pretograde4/894715-319/school_library_journal_stars_list.html.csp PreToGrade4 914002@eschoolibraryjournal.com Thu, 05 Jul 2012 17:24:03 In this Article Nonfiction BUITRAGO, Jairo. Jimmy the Greatest! illus. by Rafael Yockteng. 52p. Groundwood. 2012. Tr $18.95. ISBN 978-1-55498-178-6; ebook $18.95. ISBN 978-1-55498-206-6. Gr 1-3–Jimmy lives in a small village near the sea where the o... http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/slj/reviews/pretograde4/894670-319/preschool_to_grade_4_june.html.csp Mark Tuchman PreToGrade4 912832@eschoolibraryjournal.com Mon, 11 Jun 2012 17:23:39 DEMPSEY, Kristy. Surfer Chick. illus. by Henry Cole. 32p. Abrams. May 2012. RTE $16.95. ISBN 978-1-4197-0188-7.  PreS-Gr 3–A humorous story of a surfer chick coming into her own. Her dad rules the Roost Surf Shop and has radical skills, and now he’s ag... http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/slj/reviews/pretograde4/894146-319/preschool_to_grade_4_may.html.csp Josephine Marc-Anthony PreToGrade4 893201@eschoolibraryjournal.com Mon, 11 Jun 2012 17:23:39 Preschool to Grade 4 BUITRAGO, Jairo. Jimmy the Greatest! illus. by Rafael Yockteng. Groundwood. p. 79. FERN, Tracey. Barnum’s Bones. illus. by Boris Kulikov. Farrar/Margaret Ferguson. p. 102. HOBERMAN, Mary Ann. I Like Old Clothes. illus. by Patrice Bar... http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/slj/reviews/pretograde4/894440-319/school_library_journal_stars_list.html.csp PreToGrade4 903775@eschoolibraryjournal.com Fri, 01 Jun 2012 17:23:29 Surfer Chick (Dempsey) ©2012 by Henry Cole  Preschool to Grade 4 ALLEN, Jonathan. Don’t Copy Me! illus. by author. Boxer Bks., dist. by Sterling. p. 66. COOMBS, Kate. Water Sings Blue. illus. by Meilo So. Chronicle. p. 86. DEMPSEY, Kristy. Surfer... http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/slj/reviews/pretograde4/894171-319/school_library_journal_stars_list.html.csp PreToGrade4 893550@eschoolibraryjournal.com Wed, 02 May 2012 17:22:59 PRESCHOOL TO GRADE 4 BARNETT, Mac. Chloe and the Lion . illus. by Adam Rex. Hyperion/Disney. Apr. 2012. p. 129. GREY, Mini. Traction Man and the Beach Odyssey. illus. by author. Random. May 2012. p. 134. HARTNETT, Sonya. Sadie and Ratz . illus. by Ann ... http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/slj/reviews/pretograde4/893865-319/school_library_journal_stars_list.html.csp PreToGrade4 883578@eschoolibraryjournal.com Mon, 30 Apr 2012 17:22:57 Just Ducks! (Davies) ©2012 by Salvatore Rubbino Preschool to Grade 4 BINGHAM, Kelly. Z Is for Moose. illus. by Paul O. Zelinsky. HarperCollins/Greenwillow. Mar. 2012. p. 114. DAVIES, Nicola. Just Ducks! illus. by Salvatore Rubbino. Candlewick.... http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/slj/reviews/pretograde4/893634-319/school_library_journal_stars_list.html.csp PreToGrade4 872908@eschoolibraryjournal.com Thu, 01 Mar 2012 17:21:57 BINGHAM, Kelly. Z Is for Moose. illus. by Paul O. Zelinsky. unpaged. CIP. HarperCollins/Greenwillow. Mar. 2012. Tr $16.99. ISBN 978-0-06-079984-7; PLB $17.89. ISBN 978-0-06-079985-4. LC 2011002148.   PreS-Gr 2–This zany alphabet book will make childre... http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/slj/reviews/pretograde4/893541-319/preschool_to_grade_4_march.html.csp PreToGrade4 869139@eschoolibraryjournal.com Wed, 29 Feb 2012 17:21:56 In this Article Nonfiction BUZZEO, Toni. One Cool Friend. illus. by David Small. unpaged. Dial. 2012. RTE $16.99. ISBN 978-0-8037-3413-5. LC 2011021637.  PreS-Gr 3–Sporting a tuxedo and a sly smile, Elliot is the type of dapper young hero who c... http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/slj/reviews/pretograde4/893275-319/preschool_to_grade_4_february.html.csp PreToGrade4 860865@eschoolibraryjournal.com Wed, 01 Feb 2012 17:21:28 The Hero of Little Street (Rogers) ©2012 Illustration by Gregory Rogers.  Preschool to Grade 4 BUZZEO, Toni. One Cool Friend. illus. by David Small. Dial. p. 83.     COREY, Shana. Here Come the Girl Scouts! illus. by Hadley Hooper. Scholastic. ... http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/slj/reviews/pretograde4/893278-319/school_library_journal_stars_list.html.csp PreToGrade4 860884@eschoolibraryjournal.com Tue, 31 Jan 2012 17:21:27 http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/slj/reviews/pretograde4/892994-319/school_library_journal_stars_list.html.csp PreToGrade4 852561@eschoolibraryjournal.com Thu, 05 Jan 2012 17:21:01 Also in this Issue Fiction Nonfiction Fiction ABRAHAMS, Peter. Quacky Baseball. illus. by Frank Morrison. unpaged. HarperCollins. Mar. 2011. Tr $16.99. ISBN 978-0-06-122978-7. LC number unavailable.   PreS-K–Thumby, the smallest duckling on th... http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/slj/reviews/pretograde4/888577-319/preschool_to_grade_4.html.csp PreToGrade4 703955@eschoolibraryjournal.com Wed, 04 Jan 2012 17:21:00 http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/slj/reviews/pretograde4/892676-319/preschool_to_grade_4_december.html.csp PreToGrade4 842213@eschoolibraryjournal.com Wed, 14 Dec 2011 17:20:39 In this Article Nonfiction Fiction ALTEIN, Chani. Hashem Is Truly Everywhere. illus. by Marc Lumer. unpaged. Hachai. 2011. Tr $12.95. ISBN 978-1-929628-57-5. LC 201091501.   PreS-Gr 2–A simple message about the omnipresence of Hashem (literally “... http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/slj/reviews/pretograde4/891494-319/preschool_to_grade_4.html.csp PreToGrade4 802950@eschoolibraryjournal.com Wed, 30 Nov 2011 17:20:25 http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/slj/reviews/pretograde4/891212-319/preschool_to_grade_4.html.csp PreToGrade4 792706@eschoolibraryjournal.com Wed, 30 Nov 2011 17:20:25 In this Article Nonfiction Fiction ALLEN, Joy. Princess Palooza. illus. by author. unpaged. CIP. Putnam. June 2011. Tr $16.99. ISBN 978-0-399-25455-0. LC 2009047519.  PreS-K–Allen continues her princess-themed stories, and this time the girls tak... http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/slj/reviews/pretograde4/890390-319/preschool_to_grade_4.html.csp PreToGrade4 766417@eschoolibraryjournal.com Wed, 30 Nov 2011 17:20:25 In this Article Fiction Nonfiction Fiction BARDOE, Cheryl. The Ugly Duckling Dinosaur: A Prehistoric Tale. illus. by Doug Kennedy. 32p. bibliog. further reading. CIP. Abrams. May 2011. Tr $16.95. ISBN 978-0-8109-9739-4. LC 2010021624.   PreS-Gr... http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/slj/reviews/pretograde4/889400-319/preschool_to_grade_4.html.csp PreToGrade4 731865@eschoolibraryjournal.com Wed, 30 Nov 2011 17:20:25 Fiction Also in this Issue Fiction Nonfiction ADKINS, Laura. Ordinary Oscar. illus. by Sam Hearn. unpaged. Tiger Tales. 2010. Tr $15.95. ISBN 978-1-58925-085-7; pap. $7.95. ISBN 978-1-58925-418-3. LC number unavailable. K-Gr 2–Oscar Slimegl... http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/slj/reviews/pretograde4/887983-319/preschool_to_grade_4.html.csp PreToGrade4 689346@eschoolibraryjournal.com Wed, 30 Nov 2011 17:20:25 Also in this Issue Fiction   Non-Fiction   Fiction ALLEN, Jonathan. When the Snow Comes. illus. by author. unpaged. Boxer Bks., dist. by Sterling. 2010. Tr $16.95. ISBN 978-1-907152-54-2. LC number unavailable. PreS–Little Yak senses something ... http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/slj/reviews/pretograde4/887010-319/preschool_to_grade_4.html.csp PreToGrade4 657414@eschoolibraryjournal.com Wed, 30 Nov 2011 17:20:25 Fiction   ADAMS, Sarah. Gary and Ray. illus. by author. unpaged. Frances Lincoln. Oct. 2010. Tr $17.95. ISBN 978-1-84507-955-0. LC number unavailable.    PreS-Gr 1–Gary is lonely because the other forest animals find a gorilla too intimidating to pla... http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/slj/reviews/pretograde4/886611-319/preschool_to_grade_4.html.csp PreToGrade4 643738@eschoolibraryjournal.com Wed, 30 Nov 2011 17:20:25 In this Article Nonfiction Fiction ADLER, Victoria. Baby, Come Away. illus. by David Walker. unpaged. Farrar. Nov. 2011. Tr $16.99. ISBN 978-0-374-30480-5. LC number unavailable.  PreS–Though there’s no shortage of books that delight in toddler ... http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/slj/reviews/pretograde4/892306-319/preschool_to_grade_4.html.csp PreToGrade4 831398@eschoolibraryjournal.com Mon, 31 Oct 2011 17:19:55 In this Article Nonfiction Fiction AGEE, Jon. My Rhinoceros. illus. by author. unpaged. Scholastic/Michael di Capua Bks. 2011. Tr $16.95. ISBN 978-0-545-29441-6. LC 2010906971.  PreS-Gr 1–After buying a pet rhinoceros, a young boy wonders if he h... http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/slj/reviews/pretograde4/891915-319/preschool_to_grade_4.html.csp PreToGrade4 817191@eschoolibraryjournal.com Fri, 30 Sep 2011 17:19:24 In this Article Nonfiction BARDEN, Stephanie. Cinderella Smith.illus. by Diane Goode. 154p. CIP. HarperCollins. 2011. Tr $14.99. ISBN 978-0-06-196423-7. LC 2010015980.   Gr 3-5–Josephine-Kathryn Smith just can’t seem to keep track of her shoes, ... http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/slj/reviews/pretograde4/890890-319/preschool_to_grade_4.html.csp PreToGrade4 782858@eschoolibraryjournal.com Thu, 30 Jun 2011 17:17:52 In this Article Fiction Nonfiction Fiction ANDREAE, Giles. I Love My Mommy. illus. by Emma Dodd. unpaged. Hyperion/Disney. 2011. RTE $12.99. ISBN 978-1-4231-4327-7. LC number unavailable.  PreS–This appealing oversize book has a rhyming text a... http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/slj/reviews/pretograde4/888948-319/preschool_to_grade_4.html.csp PreToGrade4 716799@eschoolibraryjournal.com Wed, 30 Mar 2011 17:16:20 Rick Riordan loves flavoring his mythological-based tales of Ancient Greece and Egypt with a heavy dose of educational spice, sending his young readers racing for forgotten tomes in their libraries. We catch up with the adored author and former English te... http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/slj/reviews/pretograde4/885597-319/rick_riordan_on_his_latest.html.csp Debra Whelan PreToGrade4 613278@eschoolibraryjournal.com Thu, 03 Feb 2011 17:15:25 Also in this Issue Fiction  Nonfiction  Fiction BARRIE, J. M. Michael Foreman’s Peter Pan and Wendy . 149p. ISBN 978-1-84365-136-9. BAUM, L. Frank. Michael Foreman’s The Wonderful Wizard of Oz . unpaged. ISBN 978-1-84365-157-4. ea vol: i... http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/slj/reviews/pretograde4/887467-319/preschool_to_grade_4.html.csp PreToGrade4 672981@eschoolibraryjournal.com Thu, 03 Feb 2011 17:15:25   Fiction AKIN, Sara Laux. Three Scoops and a Fig. illus. by Susan Kathleen Hartung. unpaged. glossary. CIP. Peachtree. Aug. 2010. Tr $15.95. ISBN 978-1-56145-522-5. LC 2009024519.   PreS-Gr 1–Little Sofia’s family is making special dishes for an up... http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/slj/reviews/pretograde4/885579-319/preschool_to_grade_4.html.csp Mark Tuchman PreToGrade4 612465@eschoolibraryjournal.com Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:13:45 I heard that your greatest ambition as a child was to play shortstop for the Boston Red Sox.I haven't actually given that up. I had a real narcissistic conviction that I was meant to be discovered. I used to try to play ball as close to the road as I coul... http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/slj/reviews/pretograde4/863033-319/the_fruits_of_her_labor.html.csp Rick Margolis PreToGrade4 447374@eschoolibraryjournal.com Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:13:45 http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/slj/reviews/pretograde4/862929-319/under_cover_excitable_boy.html.csp Rick Margolis PreToGrade4 446854@eschoolibraryjournal.com Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:13:45 If you'venoticedthe toys, jewelry, and other non-book items being sold by Scholastic in its elementary and middle school book club flyers, you're not alone. A Boston-based advocacy group says the children's publisher is abusing its position by peddling ev... http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/slj/reviews/pretograde4/856894-319/scholastic_criticized_for_pushing_toys.html.csp Debra Lau Whelan PreToGrade4 416641@eschoolibraryjournal.com Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:13:45