Crushes of the Week: January 24-30, 2021

This week's crushes:

1. Playing to Win: How Althea Gibson Broke Barriers and Changed Tennis Forever by Karen Deans and Elbrite Brown (Holiday House, January 2021)
2. Where the World Ends: A Zip, Trik, and Flip Adventure by Davide Cali and Maria Dek (Princeton Architectural Press, January 2021)
3. Seeking an Aurora by Elizabeth Pulford and Anne Bannock (Blue Dot Kids Press, January 2021)
4. A Polar Bear in the Snow by Mac Barnett and Shawn Harris (Candlewick, October 2020)
5. Venetian Lullaby by Judith L. Roth and Kendra Binney (Page Street Kids, January 2021)

    

Endpapers for the end of your week!

THIS SMALL BLUE DOT

This Small Blue Dot by Zeno Sworder reminds readers about the interconnectedness of everything and everyone on Earth.

Endpapers for the end of your week!

IMAGINE A WOLF

Lucky Platt's debut picture book Imagine a Wolf is a visual delight.

OVERGROUND RAILROAD

I completely missed Overground Railroad by Lesa Cline-Ransome and James E. Ransome from last year, and I'm so glad it found its way to me.

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THE BOY WHOSE HEAD WAS FILLED WITH STARS

The Boy Whose Head Was Filled with Stars: A Story about Edwin Hubble by Isabelle Marinov and Deborah Marcero is a welcome reminder that the world is much, much larger than just us.

WAKEY BIRDS

Wakey Birds by Maddie Frost is a colorful romp through a jungle full of wide-awake animals.