The Seaboard Review of Books

The Seaboard Review of Books

Children's Books

Fake Gnus by Leslie Helakoski
Reviewed by Melanie Jackson
 • Melanie Jackson
The Burrowing Owls of the Prairie Grasslands by Deborah Hodge, illustrated by Karen Reczuch
Reviewed byMelanie Jackson
 • Melanie Jackson
Shy Cat and the Stuff-the-Bus Challenge by Dian Day and Amanda White
Review and Interview with Dian Day
 • The Seaboard Review of Books and James M. Fisher
Briarwood by Natalie Hyde
A wise and catchy YA novel about the power of determination + using your brain
 • Melanie Jackson
We Match! Written by Chris Barton and illustrated by Sharon Glick
A lively, inspiring children’s story.
 • Melanie Jackson
Calamity Before Jane by Noah Van Sciver
A graphic novel for young readers 8 and up
 • Melanie Jackson
The Inventive Disorder of Childhood
A Review of A Magical Passover (Starring the Tooth Fairy) by Danyael Halprin
 • The Seaboard Review of Books
The Mixed-Up Owl, story by Marzena Sowa, Pictures by Joanna Lorho
This charming children’s book takes on stereotypes—including an owl who starts out anything but wise.
 • Melanie Jackson
Yes! To Canada: When Grampa Refused to Fight in The Vietnam War
By Roger Davies, watercolours by Inae Kim, this poignant, powerful book for ages 10 and up illuminates both the courage and the self-doubts of U.S…
 • Melanie Jackson
Seamus and the Shiny Things, written and illustrated by Cara Kansala
Truly a children’s picture book to crow about
 • Melanie Jackson
The Inquisitive Raven by Richard Wagamese, illustrated by Bridget George
The virtues of curiosity
 • Melanie Jackson
Cats and Us: A Ten-Thousand Year Fascination; and This Is a Tiny Fragile Snake
Refreshingly, two kids’ picture books show animals as reality rather than myth
 • Melanie Jackson
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