Hurricane by Jason Chin
Hurricane by Jason Chin (due May 2025; read via an online reader copy) is exactly what you think it is. It is about hurricanes. Now, as an adult, I thought I knew a few things about it, but this really gets into everything on an introduction level and makes it fun to read. Even if you do know a little, this can expand that knowledge. Granted, it is all facts and very minimal in an actual story arc, so it can be dry, but it […]
Papilio by Ben Clanton, Andy Chou Musser and Corey R. Tabor
The concept of coming of age is told through the eyes of a butterfly in Papilio. Ben Clanton, Andy Chou Musser, and Corey R. Tabor created a unique read (the coming of age concept) but still is a book about a butterfly and its life cycle. We follow Papilio from the changes they have from egg to a falling (though feels like flying) caterpillar, to an actual flying butterfly. Told in three “chapters” these sections show us the stages of going from caterpillar, to caterpillar […]
The Whale Who Swam Through Time: A Two-Hundred-Year Journey in the Artic by Alex Boersma and Nick Pyenson
I have read other stories about whales who have lived for centuries, as I am sure you have, too. But what makes The Whale Who Swam Through Time: A Two-Hundred-Year Journey in the Artic so wonderful is the illustrations. The story is nice, not overly pushy but gets the point across. You know this is a story not just about a whale that could live up to over 200 years-old, but an environmental book as well. Yet, when it comes to the art, that is […]
Sengi and Tembo by G. Falco
FYI: I have some not fort his book images becaue I can and I like them! If Animal Farm and A Tale of Two Cities created a book together, the graphic novel Sengi and Tembo by G. Falco (or Giuseppe Falco) probably would be the results. Rebellion, status quo, life, and the ultimate equalizer death all come together in a dark, somewhat comedic commentary on not only how things should be but can become. Sengi is a young mouse that quickly learns the dangers of […]
