We all think differently. This notion is celebrated in Autism and Me, a guide that helps children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) gain a better understanding of how their brain works. The book highlights positive ASD traits while showing kids how they can work through some of its challenges as well. Unlike some other autism books…
Tag: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Better Nate than Ever meets Love Sugar Magic in this spooky debut novel from Hamilton star Mandy Gonzalez!
Better Nate than Ever meets Love Sugar Magic in this spooky middle grade novel from Hamilton and Broadway star Mandy Gonzalez about a group of young thespians who must face the ghost haunting their theater. Twelve-year-old Monica Garcia has arrived in NYC with her grandmother and a few suitcases to live her dream on Broadway. In Fearless, by Mandy Gonzalez,…
A magical dream world that readers will want to return to over and over again
It’s a good day for sailing. Finn lives by the sea and the sea lives by him. Every time he looks out his window it’s a constant reminder of the stories his grandfather told him. He spoke of a place where the ocean meets the sky. There, whales and jellyfish soar and birds and castles float….
Jon Scieszka’s Rhythmic, Rollicking Trucktown Will Get Kids’ Motors Running
Welcome to Jon Scieszka’s Trucktown! This preschool and kindergarten series will come in more shapes, sizes, and formats than you can shake a bumper at. It’s a world where all the characters are trucks, all the stories are action driven, and boys and girls can imagine themselves in all their crazy, loud, funny, creative, excited, full-throttle…
Flights and Chimes and Mysterious Times: Alternate-worlds with a Steampunk Twist
“Every theory of the course of events in nature is necessarily based on some process of simplification of the phenomena and is to some extent therefore a fairy tale .” – Sir Napier Shaw, Manual of Meterology, in The Storm in the Barn by Matt Phelan “So full of verve and imagination that the sinister…
Uncle Si the Christmas Elf Work Hard, Nap Hard
Duck the halls! This book and doll set starring Uncle Si of Duck Dynasty® captures the true message of Christmas and makes for a perfect present—to either give or receive! In Uncle Si the Christmas Elf Work Hard, Nap Hard, Uncle Si plays the part of an elf in order to help Santa Claus to…
Whodunit “Space Case” By Stuart Gibbs is “Smartly Paced and intricately Plotted”
Also posted on TheJhub.com The whodunit is smartly paced and intricately plotted. Best of all, the reveal is actually worth all the buildup. Thrillers too often fly off the rails in their final moments, but the author’s steady hand keeps everything here on track. Fully absorbing. – Kirkus Reviews *** It’s a murder mystery on…
Hidden Girl: The True Story of a Modern-Day Child Slave by Shyima Hall
Hidden Girl: The True Story of a Modern-Day Child Slave is an inspiring and compelling memoir from a young woman who lost her childhood to slavery—and built a new life grounded in determination and justice. Shyima Hall was born in Egypt on September 29, 1989, the seventh child of desperately poor parents. When she was…