Latest news, reviews, and honors:

The September 2008 issue of School Library Journal features a review of Maha Addasi's The White Nights of Ramadan:

“The story underlines the gift of sharing during a month dedicated to self-improvement and community welfare. Shimmering with moonlit hues, the attractive illustrations are done in a style that reflects one of many Muslim cultures. A helpful author's note and glossary are appended. An excellent choice for units on diversity and multiculturalism."

Kirkus Reviews awards Red Sled with a starred review in its July 2008 issue. The review reads:

"A father and son go sledding in this deceptively simple tale. … The rhyme works wonderfully with the simple yet very effective paintings. A quietly exhilarating ride."

Horn Book Magazine reviews Wolfsnail in its July/August 2008 issue:

"The pacing of the spare text moves, appropriately, at a snail’s pace, conveying with a phrase or sentence per page the wolfsnail’s deliberate and single-minded focus on food. Each step is illustrated with an exceptional close-up photograph that brings into sharp focus the glistening snail body, the ridges of its shell, and every nook and cranny of the hosta leaves on which the attack occurs."

Patricia Manning wrote a review of Ookpik: The Travels of a Snowy Owl, which appears in the June 2008 issue of School Library Journal:

“Hiscock’s realistic, detailed watercolors perfectly match his prose in this inviting “biography" of a typical Snowy during a cycle when lemmings, the birds’ choice prey, are few. ... Elegant and informative."

The Puzzle of the Platypus is reviewed in the June 2008 issue of School Library Journal:

“This collection of 11 articles originally appeared in Highlights magazine during the 1990s and early 2000s. Each article tells how a scientist was able to unravel a mystery about some kind of animal. ... This is a good choice for children who can read chapter books, and who enjoy nonfiction."

Kirkus Reviews takes a look at Caroline Hatton's The Night Olympic Team in the May 1, 2008 issue:

“Hatton does a creditable job of explaining the chemical alphabet-soup jargon of drugs and drug-testing, abetted by a design that features short chapters and fact boxes that both flesh out the story's details and offer supplementary facts about doping. Along the way, she makes a strong case for the importance to both health and integrity for the stringent treatment of offenders. Readers will certainly understand one of the more complicated subtexts of the upcoming Olympics much better after spending some time with this slim, readable offering."

Laurence Pringle's Imagine a Dragon was reviewed in the April/May 2008 issue of Library Media Connection:

"The book is interesting with lots of materials without being overwhelming. It provides a good introduction to dragon myths in world literature. The pictures, done in acrylic, are strong and powerful. Most are a full page with rich colors and bold action. The book will be a great addition to any collection whose users are into the current dragon stories. Recommended."