So thrilled to get this beautiful review from Publishers Weekly! The More You Give Marcy Campbell, illus. by Francesca Sanna. Knopf, $18.99 (48p) ISBN 978-0-593-3 Several generations grow up—and out—in this philosophically generous reboot of The Giving Tree. In the story’s first spread, a boy and his grandmother appear as tiny figures crossing an empty field, […]
Reviews
Starred Review of The More You Give from Kirkus
It’s review season for THE MORE YOU GIVE. Magazine reviews often start coming in several months before the book is on sale. Readers may not realize that on the day an author is celebrating her book launch, she’s already received a verdict on the book from multiple magazines, newspapers, book bloggers, etc. Kirkus is often […]
Review of SOMETHING GOOD in The Horn Book
So excited to have this nice review in The Horn Book! SOMETHING GOOD by Marcy Campbell illus. by Corinna Luyken September/Ages 4-8/$18.99 ISBN 9780759557420 When a “bad-something” is scrawled on a wall in one of the girls’ bathrooms, how does a school community handle it? In Campbell’s story, the principal speaks to a group of […]
SOMETHING GOOD review from School Library Journal
Thanks to SLJ for this great review! October 15, 2021 SOMETHING GOOD by Marcy Campbell illus. by Corinna Luyken September/Ages 4-8/$18.99 ISBN 9780759557420 Campbell sets children down in the middle of something serious. What if someone did something bad at your school? How would you feel? How would you act? How would you move forward? […]
SOMETHING GOOD Review from BCCB
Loving this wonderful review from The Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books! Something really horrible has been written on a wall in the girls’ bathroom, and now the school is responding. In a meeting with the principal, the girls all wonder, “What is the bad-something? Who did it? And what will happen next?” […]
Something Good Review from Publishers Weekly
Reviews have started coming in for my next picture book with Corinna Luyken, Something Good! Something Good Marcy Campbell, illus. by Corinna Luyken. Little, Brown, $18.99 (48p) ISBN 978-0-7595-5742-0 The toughest moment in this classroom story by the previous collaborators (Adrian Simcox Does Not Have a Horse) comes when the narrator beholds the “bad-something” on […]
RULE OF THREES review from Shelf Awareness
Loved this great review from Shelf Awareness, especially because it uses the word, “humdinger,” a favorite of mine that doesn’t get enough circulation anymore! Rule of Threes Kids in middle-grade novels tend not to have it easy. Even so, in Rule of Threes, Marcy Campbell (Adrian Simcox Does NOT Have a Horse) comes up with a […]
RULE OF THREES review from The Horn Book
Thank you to The Horn Book for this wonderful review! From the May/June 2021 issue of The Horn Book Maggie has high hopes for sixth grade, especially when the principal announces a decorating contest as part of the school’s spirit week. As an avid interior designer who has learned all the rules of decoration—and persuaded […]