Joshua David SteinRecensioni

Brick is amazed by tall buildings, and sets off to find her place in the world. Castles, churches, mosques, temples, walls, apartments, houses...she admires them all, but none seem quite right for her. So, "she became part of a wide and lovely path" to help others find their way in the world.

In inventive story that weaves in many famous architectural landmarks, such as Malbork Castle in Poland, The Ark in Uzbekistan, the Great Wall of China, and Levittown, Long Island (there is a black-and-white photo and short paragraph about each of these, and the others included in the story).

A unique journey.

A warm and fuzzy book with all sorts of diversity and representation about people hugging in different ways. Super simple, but it made me feel good and happy.

(Another project! I'm trying to read all the picture books and graphic novels on the kids section of NPR's Books We Love 2022.)

Childrens literature for adults, with high quality illustrations.

A little strange, but still interesting.

Some animals travel in packs or herds: a dazzle of zebras, a charm of hummingbirds, a school of fish. For other animals, there's no name for their group, because they are solitary animals: they prefer to be alone. These include octopuses, panthers, eagles, and sloths.

The text lends itself beautifully to reading aloud, somewhere between a poem and a joke (setup, punchline). Many illustrations, like the cover, are on a dark background; the endpapers use a bright green similar to night-vision goggles.

Back matter includes "more about solitary animals" in Q&A format.

In this invisible alphabet, the reader must use their thinking skills to see what they cannot see. Letter A is for air which is abstract and the reader must think this way until the end of the alphabet. Each letter is represented by something thinking outside of the literal. The author does a great job of demonstrating each letter and it would make a great read aloud for critical thinking with students. I would recommend this for any collection. The illustrations are simple, but colorful and will keep the reader thinking until the end of the book.

Best alphabet book! Ages 4-8

A cute book about a brick journeying to find its place in the world. The story throws in a little history and architecture appreciation from around the world. There’s even a little section in the back of the book with photographs and briefs about each of locations Brick visited.

My only criticism is that the book was too monochromatic for my personal aesthetic, but everything else was wonderfully sweet.

A short chapter on 40 stories told by children of famous men. Christopher Reeve, Evil Knievel, Jacque Pepin and John Wayne are included. It’s a great idea for a book and fun to read about how their own children perceived them as fathers. The short essays left me wanting more, though. The family photos were a nice addition to the stories.

the book is about foods, kids can learn different foods and plates from other countries, the can learn similar words sound that are not food.

Food and restaurant critic for the New York Observer, Joshua David Stein makes his picture-book debut with Can I Eat That?, which presents a seemingly random series of questions about different items and their edibility. A number of international dishes - Japanese Uni donburi (sea urchin over rice), Italian tonnato (tuna sauce), French tournedos (steak) - are featured, as are some sillier questions, such as whether eggs grow on eggplants, or whether there is a 'bacoff' to complement bacon.

Less of a story than a series of interesting food-related facts, accompanied by vividly colorful illustrations from food artist Julia Rothman, Can I Eat That? is a picture-book that will have a certain quirky appeal for some young readers, but will leave others cold. I'm not really sure to whom I would recommend it - perhaps those who enjoy more 'conceptual' examples of the genre? - although it definitely isn't suitable for vegetarians, as it features quite a few meat and fish-based foods. Clearly, for vegetarians at least, the answer to the question 'can I eat that?' would often be no.½