Review of the Day: Jumping Penguins by Jesse Goossens

Jumping Penguins by Jesse Goossens

Illustrated by Marije Tolman

Lemniscaat

$19.95

ISBN: 9781935954323

Ages 6-11

On shelves now.

Here’s a puzzler for you. See what you think. There’s been a lot of talk lately about nonfiction for kids and the importance of highlighting those books that adhere strictly to the truth. That means no invented dialog in biographies and no invented facts. If you conflate facts, you start getting into a murky, sticky area. As Walter de la Mare is reported to have said...