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Review: Rachel Carson and Her Book That Changed the World by Laurie Lawlor
Rachel Carson and Her Book That Changed the World by Laurie Lawlor, illustrated by Laura Beingessner This is a biographical picture book about the environmentalist Rachel Carson. The book covers her...
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Review: Who Says Women Can’t Be Doctors? by Tanya Lee Stone
Who Says Women Can’t Be Doctors?: The Story of Elizabeth Blackwell by Tanya Lee Stone, illustrated by Marjorie Priceman Back in the 1830s, there were no women doctors, only men could have that career....
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Review: On a Beam of Light by Jennifer Berne
On a Beam of Light: A Story of Albert Einstein by Jennifer Berne, illustrated by Vladimir Radunsky The author of Manfish: A Story of Jacques Cousteau (my review) returns with this picture book...
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Review: Becoming Babe Ruth by Matt Tavares
Becoming Babe Ruth by Matt Tavares This biographical picture book takes a look at Babe Ruth’s formative years. It is the story of a small boy named George Herman Ruth who gets into lots of trouble,...
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Review: The Boy Who Loved Math by Deborah Heiligman
The Boy Who Loved Math: The Improbable Life of Paul Erdos by Deborah Heiligman, illustrated by LeUyen Pham Paul Erdos grew up loving math from a very young age. Growing up in Budapest, Hungary, Paul...
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Review: Little Fish by Ramsey Beyer
Little Fish: A Memoir from a Different Kind of Year by Ramsey Beyer This graphic novel takes real journals, collages, lists and drawings to show the author’s transitional first year of college....
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Review: When the Beat Was Born by Laban Carrick Hill
When the Beat Was Born: DJ Kool Herc and the Creation of Hip Hop by Laban Carrick Hill, illustrated by Theodore Taylor III Clive had loved music since he was a child. He lived in Kingston, Jamaica...
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Review: A Home for Mr. Emerson by Barbara Kerley
A Home for Mr. Emerson by Barbara Kerley, illustrated by Edwin Fotheringham Ralph Waldo Emerson grew up in Boston where he moved often with his family. He dreamed of living out in the country near...
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Review: The Scraps Book by Lois Ehlert
The Scraps Book: Notes from a Colorful Life by Lois Ehlert This nonfiction picture book allows readers a glimpse into Ehlert’s creative process as well as her personal history. The book begins with a...
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Review: Edward Hopper Paints His World by Robert Burleigh
Edward Hopper Paints His World by Robert Burleigh, illustrated by Wendell Minor Released August 19, 2014. Even as a child, Edward Hopper lived as an artist. He spent his days drawing as much as he...
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Review: Alice Waters and the Trip to Delicious by Jacqueline Briggs Martin
Alice Waters and the Trip to Delicious by Jacqueline Briggs Martin, illustrated by Hayelin Choi A follow-up to Farmer Will Allen and the Growing Table, Martin continues to focus on food creators in...
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Review: Mr. Ferris and His Wheel by Kathryn Gibbs Davis
Mr. Ferris and His Wheel by Kathryn Gibbs Davis, illustrated by Gilbert Ford After the Eiffel Tower stunned World’s Fair visitors in 1889, it was up to Chicago to impress people at their 1893 World’s...
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Review: Colors of the Wind by J. L. Powers
Colors of the Wind: The Story of Blind Artist and Champion Runner George Mendoza by J.L. Powers, illustrated by George Mendoza and Hayley Morgan-Sanders George loved to move, so he decided to be a...
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Review: Viva Frida by Yuyi Morales
Viva Frida by Yuyi Morales Frida Kahlo is one of the most celebrated female artists in the world. This picture book is less a biography and more a celebration of her life and art on the page....
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Review: The Right Word by Jen Bryant
The Right Word: Roget and His Thesaurus by Jen Bryant, illustrated by Melissa Sweet The incredible and award-winning team of Bryant and Sweet return with a picture book biography of Peter Roget. The...
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Review: Ben Franklin’s Big Splash by Barb Rosenstock
Ben Franklin’s Big Splash: The Mostly True Story of His First Invention by Barb Rosenstock, illustrated by S. D. Schindler Ben Franklin grew up the son of a soap maker and loved to spend his free time...
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Review: Star Stuff by Stephanie Roth Sisson
Star Stuff: Carl Sagan and the Mysteries of the Cosmos by Stephanie Roth Sisson This is a picture book biography about Carl Sagan and how he got interested in the stars. It all started when he went...
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Review: Little Melba and Her Big Trombone by
Little Melba and Her Big Trombone by Katheryn Russell-Brown, illustrated by Frank Morrison Melba had always loved the sounds of music: blues, jazz and gospel. Even when she slept notes and rhythms...
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Review: Small Wonders by Matthew Clark Smith
Small Wonders: Jean-Henri Fabre and His World of Insects by Matthew Clark Smith, illustrated by Giuliano Ferri (InfoSoup) In a small French village lives a strange man who is interested in the...
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Review: Elvis by Bonnie Christensen
Elvis: The Story of the Rock and Roll King by Bonnie Christensen (InfoSoup) This picture book biography offers a glimpse into the journey of Elvis Presley from poverty to becoming a rock and roll...
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