Sneak Peek 2013

Barefoot checks its scuba gear for A Hole in the Bottom of the Sea by Jessica Law, illus. by Jill McDonald, a cumulative tale about underwater life; A Farmer’s Life for Me by Jan Dobbins, illus. by Laura Huliska-Beith, a look at a farm family’s everyday activities; Animal Stories 3: The Hungry Wolf – A Story from North America by Lari Don, illus. by Melanie Williamson, in which a clever lamb tricks her way out of a wolf’s jaws; Ruby’s Baby Brother by Kathryn White, illus. by Miriam Latimer, in which a big sister adjusts to a new sibling’s arrival; and Chandra’s Magic Light by Theresa Heine, illus. by Judith Gueyfier, about two sisters determined to to replace the unsafe kerosene lamps in their house with solar lighting.

Compiled by Shannon Maughan |

Jul 16, 2012 (Publishers Weekly)