Preschool Time It's So Quiet: a Not-Quite-Going-to-Bed Book Written by Sherri Duskey Rinker Illustrated by Tony Fucile San Francisco, CA: Chronicle Books LLC, 2021. Picture Book. Little mouse cannot sleep because it is too quiet--but when he really listens he finds to night is full of all sorts of sounds, so many if fact that it is too noisy to sleep. --Editor Preschool Time I Quit Written by Kristen Tracy Illustrated by Federico Fabiani New York: Farrar Straus Giroux, 2024. Picture Book. When kitty first got adopted, everything was purr-fect. Then came the rules. NO eating the bread! NO chasing the baby! BAD KITTY! Excuse me? She's not a bad kitty. Left with no choice, she says goodbye to everything she loves (even her favorite crinkled-up receipt) and quits! But kitty's adventure in the great outdoors doesn't go as planned, and she realizes that she may have made a few mistakes. She knows she can do better, but how can she get home? Would her family even want her back...
The Sky Was My Blanket By Uri Shulevitz New York : Farrar Straus Giroux Books for Young Readers, 2025. Biography, 149 pages. The Sky Was My Blanket by Uri Shulevitz is a compelling biography based on his uncle's experiences as a young man escaping the dangers of World War II. Yehiel left his home rejecting the strict religious rules of his father. He journeyed from place to place, often pushed out by the fear of capture or imprisonment, never knowing where he would end up. With no permanent shelter, he often slept outside, relying on the open sky as protection. Shulevitz's simple yet reflective storytelling captures the confusion and terror of living through these uncertain times. This book gently introduces readers to the realities of World War II and of living as a refugee. Despite it's weighty topic, Shulevitz prioritizes themes of human resilience, resistance, and true kindness. It's a relatively short book broken into chapters that are only a few pages at most. ...