{"id":134842,"date":"2025-10-20T22:40:11","date_gmt":"2025-10-20T22:40:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/134842\/"},"modified":"2025-10-20T22:40:11","modified_gmt":"2025-10-20T22:40:11","slug":"45-outstanding-offerings-from-kate-messner-chloe-gong-and-more-starred-reviews-october-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/134842\/","title":{"rendered":"45 Outstanding Offerings from Kate Messner, Chloe Gong, and More | Starred Reviews, October 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"

This month’s notable titles include works from our fiction edition of the Series Made Simple supplement, featuring\u00a0the latest entries from Kate DiCamillo and Axie Oh.<\/p>\n\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n\n Broken (Fang) \u00a92025 by X. Fang\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Board Books<\/p>\n

Beer,<\/strong>\u00a0Sophie.\u00a0Baby, You\u2019re a Rainbow!<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong>Dial.<\/p>\n

Patricelli,<\/strong>\u00a0Leslie.\u00a0Spring!<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>Candlewick.<\/p>\n

Tassopoulos Wehner,<\/strong>\u00a0Eleni.\u00a0The Clean-Up Monster<\/a>.<\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong>illus. by Danamarie Hosler.\u00a0Barefoot.<\/p>\n

Willems,<\/strong>\u00a0Mo.\u00a0The Pigeon WON\u2019T Count to 10!<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong>Union Square Kids.<\/p>\n

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Spanish<\/p>\n

Gwis,<\/strong>\u00a0Asia.\u00a0El oso polar y la bailarina.<\/strong>
\u2013\u2013\u2013\u2013.\u00a0The Polar Bear and the Ballerina.<\/strong>
ea: Holiday House.<\/p>\n

Velasquez,<\/strong>\u00a0Eric.\u00a0El libro de los monos<\/a>.<\/strong>
\u2013\u2013\u2013\u2013.\u00a0El libro de los p\u00e1jaros<\/a>.<\/strong>
ea: Editorial el Pirata.<\/p>\n

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Picture Books<\/p>\n

Bailey,<\/strong>\u00a0Linda.\u00a0<\/strong>Lena the Chicken (But Really a Dinosaur!)<\/a>.\u00a0<\/strong>illus. by K-Fai Steele.\u00a0Tundra.<\/p>\n

Datcher,<\/strong>\u00a0Michael.\u00a0<\/strong>A Song for Two Homes<\/a>.\u00a0<\/strong>illus. by Charly Palmer.\u00a0Random House Studio.<\/p>\n

Fang,<\/strong>\u00a0X.\u00a0Broken<\/a><\/strong>.\u00a0<\/strong>Tundra.<\/p>\n

Milusich,<\/strong>\u00a0Janice.\u00a0<\/strong>I Hear the Snow, I Smell the Sea<\/a>.\u00a0<\/strong>illus. by Chris Raschka.\u00a0Random\/Anne Schwartz.<\/p>\n

Sterer,<\/strong>\u00a0Gideon.\u00a0<\/a><\/strong>If You Make a Call on a Banana Phone<\/a>.\u00a0<\/strong>illus. by Emily Hughes.\u00a0HarperCollins\/Clarion.<\/p>\n

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Transitional Books<\/p>\n

Long,\u00a0<\/strong>Ethan.\u00a0<\/strong>The Letter Setters in Fun!<\/strong>\u00a0<\/a>Holiday House.<\/p>\n

Skene,<\/strong>\u00a0Pat Lamondin.\u00a0<\/strong>One Beaded Earring<\/a>.\u00a0<\/strong>illus. by Natalie Laurin.\u00a0Orca.<\/p>\n

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Middle Grade<\/p>\n

Brockenbrough,<\/strong>\u00a0Martha.\u00a0At The Edge of Lost<\/a><\/strong>.\u00a0<\/strong>Scholastic.<\/p>\n

Tash,<\/strong>\u00a0Sarvenaz.\u00a0<\/strong>The Treasure of Ocean Parkway<\/a>.\u00a0<\/strong>Knopf.<\/p>\n

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YA<\/p>\n

Drews,\u00a0<\/strong>C.G.\u00a0Hazelthorn<\/a>.<\/strong>\u00a0Feiwel & Friends.<\/p>\n

Gong,\u00a0<\/strong>Chloe.\u00a0Coldwire<\/a>.<\/strong>\u00a0Atheneum\/McElderry.<\/p>\n

Harlow,\u00a0<\/strong>Abbie.\u00a0The Butterfly\u2019s Sting<\/a>.<\/strong>\u00a0Groundwood.<\/p>\n

Korsch,\u00a0<\/strong>Kate.\u00a0Never Seen the Stars<\/a>.<\/strong>\u00a0Scholastic.<\/p>\n

Worley,\u00a0<\/strong>Olivia.\u00a0Final Cut<\/a>.<\/strong>\u00a0Wednesday Bks.<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/p>\n

Graphic Novels<\/p>\n

MCINERNEY,\u00a0<\/strong>Mary.\u00a0Creative Writing with Miss Mary Mac: A Handbook for Young and Future Authors<\/a>.<\/strong>\u00a0illus. by Rivkah LaFille. First Second.<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/p>\n\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n\n What Medicine Can Do (Balkan) \u00a92025 by Alberto Lot\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Nonfiction<\/p>\n

Balkan,<\/strong>\u00a0Gabrielle.\u00a0<\/strong>What Medicine Can Do<\/a>.\u00a0<\/strong>illus. by Alberto Lot.\u00a0Penguin Workshop\/Rise X.<\/p>\n

Cassidy,<\/strong>\u00a0Taylor.\u00a0<\/strong>Black History Is Your History<\/a>.\u00a0<\/strong>S. & S.\/Atheneum.<\/p>\n

Fries-Gaither,<\/strong>\u00a0Jessica.\u00a0So Rude!: Animals Behaving Badly<\/a>.\u00a0<\/strong>Lerner\/Millbrook.<\/p>\n

Graham,<\/strong>\u00a0Kate.\u00a0Run the World Like a Girl: International Women Leaders<\/a>.\u00a0<\/strong>Second Story Pr.<\/p>\n

Grant,<\/strong>\u00a0Joyce.\u00a0<\/strong>Burst Your Bubble! Outsmart the Algorithms and See What You\u2019re Missing<\/a>.\u00a0<\/strong>illus. by Jan Dolby.\u00a0Owlkids.<\/p>\n

Kenney,<\/strong>\u00a0Karen Latchana.\u00a0Fascinating Fungi: Nourishers, Killers, Connectors, and Healers<\/a>.<\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong>Twenty-First Century.<\/p>\n

Messner,<\/strong>\u00a0Kate.\u00a0<\/strong>History Smashers: Ancient Egypt<\/a>.\u00a0<\/strong>Random.<\/p>\n

Stewart,<\/strong>\u00a0Melissa.\u00a0<\/strong>From BAM! to BURP!: A Carbon Atom\u2019s Never-Ending Journey Through Space and Time and YOU<\/a>.\u00a0<\/strong>illus. by Marta Alvarez Miguens.\u00a0Charlesbridge.<\/p>\n

Vermond,<\/strong>\u00a0Kira.\u00a0<\/strong>The Buzz on Wild Bees: The Little-Known Pollinators that Keep Our Planet Humming<\/a>.\u00a0<\/strong>illus. by June Steube.\u00a0Owlkids.<\/p>\n

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