Reviews written by Adrien Carter, Newsletter Manager and Staff Reviewer

Nani loves drumming and when she drums the villagers can’t help but dance. But the villagers are always warning Nani about the lion that she is not to wake. The lion, king of the land, has outlawed all noise but Nani can’t help but drum. One day the Lion notices...

This is the start of LGBTQ+ biographies through picture books and tells the story of Willi Ninja, the grandfather of Vogue. The book goes through Willi’s childhood in which he would walk like the models he saw in magazines, and use his arms like swords while watching karate movies. Willi’s...

Astra, Gwen, Squishella, Kameko, and Nautique go on a fun adventure to save Pearl Kingdom and to thwart Ika Inkblot’s plan in the first Mermicorno graphic novel. This adventure takes them to a sunken ship in which they find Bottom Feeder Bandits, who challenge them to various games and this...

My Box of Feelings contains six different board books that cover various feelings. The books each describe various ways that you might feel that are related to each emotion such as happy, sad, love, angry, calm, and scared. What I Liked: These short board...

Penelope Positano tends to notice things that other people might not see and this is especially true when she is wearing her eye patch. Penelope uses an eye patch over one of her eyes for two hours daily to help the eye that is not as strong catch up with...

My First Disney Pal: Donald Duck uses original art from Carl Barks to introduce young readers to Donald Duck. This book visits some of Donald’s most memorable moments including times with Mickey Mouse, Daisy Duck, and his three nephews. What I Liked: This book...

This book follows Little Nutbrown Hare, from the book Guess How Much I Love You, as he meets different animals that are various colors. What I Liked: This book will instantly capture young children’s attention as they encounter a yellow butterfly, green frog, a...

In My First Milestones: Ready for Bed follows along as a child gets ready for bed using their bedtime routine. This routine includes brushing their teeth, cleaning up, getting into pajamas, reading a book together and more. What I Liked: This book begins by...

This is the first book in a bilingual series for young learners that helps children build their vocabulary using things around them at home. This book has various scenes inside and around homes in which children are asked to search for different items in those rooms. While they are looking...

Piggy was new, pink, plump, and perky when he was first introduced to his human as a baby. They’ve been inseparable ever since, but occasionally Piggy has to go through what he calls “a terrible thing,” meaning he had to get a shower. After so many showers Piggy is no...

Gray gets a text from a wrong number, and he is sure that it must be his ex or a serial killer. But he figures, why not respond since he’s stuck at home for the summer, and he finds that they have the same taste in music and movies. Gray...

Suddenly, Ren doesn’t seem like himself after a night at the club and a trip through the forest. Colin isn’t too sure about what happened that night, but Ren seems to be distancing himself, and now there’s a new guy in his life. Colin is sure that he can rescue...

What I Liked: Some books pile so much in that’s its hard to focus on what the story is, this book manages to layer various topics in a way that ties together. Baseball is a important part of Yasha’s life and manages to connect him to various important people in...

What I Liked: FT Lukens does a fantastic job of creating various worlds filled with fantastical creatures in which the main characters fit in perfectly. You can sense the danger in this world as you learn more about it, and there's an underlying sense of doom with the passing time....

In this book, Lil is going to stay at her grandma’s house on her own and she can’t wait. That is, until she starts thinking about all the what ifs, and things that can go wrong. Phil has the perfect way of soothing her though this, he lets her know...