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Review: Grace for President, by Kelly DiPucchio and illustrated by LeUyen Pham

Review by Morgan Withrow Did you know that as of 2018, women accounted for only 8% of national leaders? (Rutgers) Grace for President by Kelly DiPucchio is a story of a little girl who is aiming to up that percentage, by taking the first step as president of her elementary school. The book follows Grace…

December 9, 2019 in Reviews.

Some People Do, by Frank Lowe and illustrated by Josh Hara

I had the pleasure of reading and writing about Frank Lowe’s Some People Do. This informative, charming book has a poetic structure with delightful visuals. It aims to explain diversity to children and normalize varying identities.

December 9, 2019 in Reviews.

Review: Merci Suárez Changes Gears, by Meg Medina

What do you do when everything is changing, but nobody will explain why? A Cuban-American middle school girl navigates big shifts in this Newberry Award winning novel from Meg Medina.

December 9, 2019 in Reviews.

Review: The Lost Rainforest: Mez’s Magic, by Eliot Schrefer

The Lost Rainforest: Mez’s Magic is an epic animal adventure that brings mythology into the rainforest. In my review, I discuss its representation of different animal species and how those interactions mark them as human.

December 9, 2019 in Reviews.

Pax, by Sara Pennypacker

Do you know what a boy would do when their little fox is in trouble?

December 9, 2019 in Reviews.

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