Sonderbooks Book Reviews

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July 1, 2026

Perfect for America's 250th birthday, We the People Is All the People, written by Howard W. Reeves, illustrated by Duncan Tonatiuh, is a simple picture book about the wonderful multi-faceted diversity of the people of the United States.

Happy Reading!

—Sondra Eklund

Nonfiction

Braving the Truth

by Rachel Held Evans
edited by Sarah Bessey

A Hymn to Life

by Gisèle Pelicot
read by Emma Thompson
translated by Natasha Lehrer and Ruth Diver

Children's Nonfiction

Airports
Behind the Scenes

by Anna Ridley
illustrated by Maxim Usik

The Black Mambas

by Kelly Crull

Fiction

Legends & Lattes

by Travis Baldree
read by the Author

The Favorites

by Layne Fargo
read by Christine Lakin and a full cast

Children's Fiction

Dream On

written by Shannon Hale
illustrated by Marcela Cespedes

Buffalo Dreamer

by Violet Duncan
read by Ashley Callingbull

Old Favorites

The Man Who Counted

by Malba Tahan

Teen Fiction

I Don't Wish You Well

by Jumata Emill
read by André Santana and five more

Blood at the Root

by LaDarrion Williams

Teen Nonfiction

How to Survive the End of the World

by Katy Doughty

How the Word Is Passed

by Clint Smith
adapted for young readers by Sonja Cherry-Paul

Picture Books

We the People Is All the People

written by Howard W. Reeves
illustrated by Duncan Tonatiuh

Charts for Babies

by Michelle Rial