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Best Picture-Book Poetry of 2019

CHILDREN'S

I REMEMBER

edited by Lee Bennett Hopkins

A perfect addition to the bookshelves of culture, poetry, and art. Full review >

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CHILDREN'S

THE PROPER WAY TO MEET A HEDGEHOG

edited by Paul B. Janeczko ; illustrated by Richard Jones

Young people lucky enough to find this miraculous collection in their hands will indeed look. Full review >

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CHILDREN'S

LION OF THE SKY

by Laura Purdie Salas ; illustrated by Mercè López

Richly rewarding and clever: a visually arresting, inventive treatment of a popular subject. Full review >

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CHILDREN'S

EEK, YOU REEK!

by Jane Yolen & Heidi E.Y. Stemple ; illustrated by Eugenia Nobati

Rancid rhymes and syncopated stank and plenty of eeeew just for you. Full review >

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