Faraway Fox written by Jolene Thompson illustrated by Justin K. Thompson published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (2016) Roar Score: 4/5 Most picture books with an environmental ...

Mighty Jack written and illustrated by Ben Hatke published by First Second Books (2016) Roar Score: 5/5 Ben Hatke is a favorite in my house. ...

Christopher Paul Curtis’s novel Bud, Not Buddy first slipped onto my radar in 2012. Yes, the book was published in 1999, and it ...

Big Bob, Little Bob written by James Howe illustrated by Laura Ellen Anderson published by Candlewick Press (2016) Roar Score: 5/5 James Howe wrote my ...

Kid Beowulf: The Blood-Bound Oath written and illustrated by Alexis E. Fajardo published by Andrews McMeel Publishing (2016) Roar Score: 4/5 I’ll admit it: the ...

Poppy Pickle written and illustrated by Emma Yarlett published by Templar Books (Candlewick Press) (2016) Roar Score: 5/5 Emma Yarlett’s previous book, Orion and the ...

Ada Twist, Scientist written by Andrea Beaty illustrated by David Roberts published by Abrams Books for Young Readers (2016) Roar Score: 5/5 There’s something about ...

That’s Not Bunny! written by Chris Barton illustrated by Colin Jack published by Disney Hyperion (2016) Roar Score: 4/5 There are some picture books you ...

Field Guide to the Grumpasaurus written and illustrated by Edward Hemingway published by Clarion Books (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt) (2016) Roar Score: 4/5 Do you have ...

Mango & Bambang: The Not-a-Pig written by Polly Faber illustrated by Clara Vulliamy published by Candlewick Press (2016) Roar Score: 4/5 In my house, we’re ...

I have a checkered history with Sondheim’s Into the Woods. I came to the show very late. I listened to the recording and ...

The Illusionists: Turn of the Century playing at the Palace Theatre (New York City) dates: now through January 1, 2017 Roar Score: 4/5 A bit of ...

The King of Kazoo written and illustrated by Norm Feuti published by Graphix/Scholastic (2016) Roar Score: 4/5 I’ll admit it: I was unfamiliar with Norm ...

playing at Kennedy Center (Washington, DC) dates: now through November 27, 2016 directed by Colin Hovde written by Finegan Kruckemeyer Roar Score: 5/5 We’ve long been ...

You Gotta Be Kitten Me! Publisher: Stoneblade Entertainment Plays 2-10 Ages 10+ (realistically, 5+) Playing Time: 30 min Initial Release: 2016 Elevator Pitch: a variation on ...

At this point, I think it’s fair to say we’re seasoned vets when it comes to Disney on Ice. Yeah, we’ve been to our share ...

(previous interviews in this series can be found here.) Welcome to another installment of Questions from a Kid. Today, Zoey chats with best-selling graphic novelist Raina ...

It’s not often that I’m totally captivated by a new animated film just from looking at a few stills. (Usually, it’s, you know, ...

Ghosts written and illustrated by Raina Telgemeier published by Graphix/Scholastic (2016) Roar Score: 5/5 Raina Telgemeier is back with her fourth original graphic novel, and ...

Duck on a Tractor written and illustrated by David Shannon published by Blue Sky Press/Scholastic (2016) Roar Score: 5/5 David Shannon’s Duck on a Bike ...