Review by Camryn Sharratt What is there on the other side of a wall? Why do we fear it? In Derek Hughes’ retelling, Humpty Dumpty finds himself trapped in the rigid routines of white-collar work. Unsatisfied and unfulfilled, he builds a ladder to see beyond the wall. Nathan Christopher’s detailed illustrations layer the story, building…
What does it mean to be a young person living in a world where they feel detached from society, simply because they “don’t look like everyone else”
Faizah knows today is special because it is Asiya’s first-day hijab. Asiya chooses blue, like the ocean and the sky, special but regular at the same time. Asiya is beautiful, strong and resilient and Faizah dreams to be too.
Wishtree, Katherine Applegate’s fantasy novel told from the point of view of an oak tree, shows a community of animals and humans who teach other lessons of togetherness that all readers will relate to.
Reviewed by Justice Sahaydak George Ella Lyon’s My Friend, the Starfinder is a simply worded picture book with gorgeous artwork by award-winning Stephen Gammell that could fill both a child and an adult with a sense of wonder. This story is a woman’s recollections of the stories she was told as a child by her…
