Mr. Alex's Bookshelf

Review: You’re Mean Covid-19

August 3, 2020 Isabel Suárez

How do you explain to a child what a virus is? How can you explain that something they cannot see, is dangerous and could hurt them? How do you make them understand that there are certain things they must do in order to stay safe? All of these questions have surely been asked countless times by adults who have children in their lives.

Review: A Boy Named Queen

July 31, 2020 Emma Gillette

We follow Evelyn, a young Canadian girl, as she begins Grade 5. Evelyn lives with her father, who crumbles his crackers into his tomato soup “as if he’s lazy and in a hurry at the same time” and her Scottish mother, who “never breaks her crackers” or is in a hurry. “She is on top of things.”

Review: How to Bee

July 29, 2020 Anjali Sanghvi

How to Bee, is a captivating book with a young female protagonist set in a dystopian future where honey bees have all but disappeared. It is a story of family–both related and chosen, friendship, perseverance, courage, and ultimately the human instinct to survive against all odds.

Review: The Day the War Came

July 27, 2020 Emma Gillette

It’s not often a picture book leaves me in tears, but SPOILER ALERT, this one did. Davies’ haunting text and Cobb’s evocative images are vivid and brutal; the two beautifully pair to convey the horror of war without being graphic or violent.

Review: Thanks to Frances Perkins – Fighter for Workers’ Rights

July 24, 2020 Alexander Fernández-Pons

Thanks to Frances Perkins – Fighter for Workers’ Rights, provides a brief overview of a life of activism and service that was influenced by perhaps the greatest tragedy in labor’s history: The Triangle Waist Company Fire, where 146 people, mostly teenage girls lost their lives to a fire because they were locked-in while working.

Review: Five Sisters

July 22, 2020 Emma Gillette

Five Sisters is a gorgeously illustrated and carefully written picture book that tells the tale of an old man and woman, who care for the woods as tenderly as they would care for the children they so desperately wish they had.

Review: Over in the Woodland (A Mythological Counting Journey)

July 20, 2020 Isabel Suárez

Not only is this book a feast for the eyes, it is a literary treasure chest of rich vocabulary that can only serve to broaden a child’s experience and knowledge.

Review: Second Dad Summer

July 17, 2020 Alexander Fernández-Pons

The story revolves around Jeremiah, who visits his Dad for the Summer. Dad, as it turns out, has a live-in boyfriend who is constantly trying to ingratiate himself into Jeremiah’s life. Jeremiah, as most kids who are going through new circumstances, is none-to-pleased. Add a cranky neighbor, a mom who lives miles away but calls routinely to check-in, and a new friend to the mix, for the makings of a summer with interesting and surprising plot twists. No, the biggest twist is not that Dad has a boyfriend. That’s established in the first couple of pages. More interesting things are in store. But this review, is spoiler free!

Review: What is a Family

July 15, 2020 Tyler Stapleton

The author of this book beautifully composed sentences that appeal to young readers. Children love informational books about animals and this one is a great introduction.

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