Books for Children: Embracing Ourselves by Exploring Our World

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OOH LA LA POLKA-DOT BOOTS. II. by Christine Engel. ISBN 978-1-58246-287-5. Berkeley, CA: Tricycle Press, 2010. 36 pp. $14.99. Reviewed by Hodgkinson, Leigh

SMILE. Il. by author. ISBN 978-0-06-185269-5. New York: Balzer + Bray, 2010. 32 pp. $16.99. Reviewed by Buttle, Lana

WILLOW'S WHISPERS. Il. by Tania Howells. ISBN 978-1-55453-280-3. Tonawanda, NY: Kids Can Press Ltd., 2010. 30 pp. $16.95. Reviewed by Conway, David

ERROL AND HIS EXTRAORDINARY NOSE. Il. by Roberta Angaramo. ISBN 978-0-8234-2262-3. New York: Holiday House, 2010. 32 pp. $16.95. Reviewed by Lee, YJ

THE LITTLE MOON PRINCESS. Il. by author. ISBN 978-0-06-154736-2. New York: HarperCollins, 2010. 33 pp. $16.99. Reviewed by Luzbacher, Irene

MATTOO, LET'S PLAY! Il. By author. ISBN 978-1-55453-424-1. Tonawanda, NY: Kids Can Press, 2010. 32 pp. $16.95. Reviewed by McCarty, Peter

HENRY IN LOVE. Il. by author. ISBN 978-0-0611-4288-8. New York: Balzer + Bray, 2010. 48 pp. $16.99. Reviewed by Torrey, Richard

WHY? Il. by author. ISBN 978-0-06-156170-2. New York: HarperCollins, 2010. 32 pp. $16.99. Reviewed by Formento, Alison

THIS TREE COUNTS! Il. by Sarah Snow. ISBN 978-0-8075-7890-2. Chicago: Albert Whitman & Company, 2010. 30 pp. $16.99. Reviewed by Serafini, Frank

LOOKING CLOSELY AROUND THE POND. Photographs by author. ISBN 978-1-55337-395-7. Tonawanda, NY: Kids Can Press, 2010. 36 pp. $16.95. Reviewed by Kimmel, Eric A.

JOHA MAKES A WISH: A Middle Eastern Tale. Il. by Omar Rayyan. ISBN 978-0-7614-5599-8. Tarrytown, NY: Marshall Cavendish, 2010. 40 pp. $17.99. Reviewed by Gilani-Williams, Fawzia

NABEEL'S NEW PANTS: An Eid Tale. Il. by Proiti Roy. ISBN 978-0-7614-5629-2. Tarrytown, NY: Marshall Cavendish, 2007. 32 pp. $15.99. Reviewed by Birtha, Becky

LUCKY BEANS. Il. by Nicole Tadgell. ISBN 978-0-8075-4782-3. Morton Grove, IL: Albert Whitman & Company, 2010. 32 pp. $16.99. Reviewed by Fleischman, Sid

SIR CHARLIE: Chaplin, the Funniest Man in the World. ISBN 978-0-06189640-8. New York: Greenwillow Books, 2010. 268 pp. $19.99. Reviewed by Adler, David

FREDERICK DOUGLASS: A Noble Life. Various picture credits. ISBN 978-0-8234-2056-8. New York: Holiday House, 2010. 138 pp. $18.95. Reviewed by Holt, Kimberly Willis

THE WATER SEEKER. ISBN 978-0-8050-8020-9. New York: Henry Holt, 2010. 320 pp. $16.99. Reviewed by Railsback, Lisa

NOONIE'S MASTERPIECE. Il. by Sarajo Frieden. ISBN 978-0-8118-6654-5. San Francisco: Chronicle Books, 2010. 208 pp. $18.99. Reviewed by Conner, Leslie

CRUNCH. ISBN 978-0-06-169229-1. New York: Katherine Tegen Books, 2010. 328 pp. $16.99. Reviewed by Fergus, Maureen

ORTEGA. ISBN 978-1-55453-474-6. Tonawanda, NY: Kids Can Press, 2010. 224 pp. $16.95. Reviewed by Nye, Naomi Shihab (selected by)

TIME YOU LET ME IN: 25 Poets Under 25. ISBN 978-0-06-189637-8. New York: Greenwillow Books, 2010. 236 pp. $16.99. Reviewed by Jim Furman