Sonderbooks Book Reviews

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May 28, 2026

Sometimes We Pray, by Mary Wagley Copp, illustrated by Felishia Henditirto, is a picture book beautifully celebrating something so much of humanity has in common: Sometimes, we pray.

Happy Reading!

—Sondra Eklund

Nonfiction

The Heart of the Psalms

by James C. Howell

Your Last First Date

by Jaydi Samuels Kuba

Children's Nonfiction

Growing Up Under a Red Flag

written by Ying Chang Compestine
illustrated by Xinmei Liu

Omnibird

by Giselle Clarkson

Fiction

Hemlock & Silver

by T. Kingfisher
read by Jennifer Pickens

What Kind of Paradise

by Janelle Brown
read by Helen Laser and Peter Ganim

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

Tall Water

by SJ Sindu and Dion MBD

The Heart of the World

by Amie Kaufman
read by Nikki Patel, Homer Todiwalla, Suzie Rai, Vidish Athavale, Mela Lee, and Steve West

Teen Nonfiction

How the Word Is Passed

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

Black History Is Your History

by Taylor Cassidy
illustrated by Adriana Bellet

Picture Books

Sometimes We Pray

by Mary Wagley Copp
illustrated by Felishia Henditirto

Now You Know Your ABCs...
(Or Do You?)

written by Caspar Salmon
illustrated by Matt Hunt