"DaCosta debuts with a bang—or, more accurately, a whisper—in this atmospheric account of a ninja's stealthy midnight journey. It's gratifying to see Caldecott Medalist Young flex his comedic muscles, and his collages are as masterful as ever. But what makes this story so outstanding is how seriously it takes the young ninja's mission, right up until the moment his secret is revealed."
Read Nighttime Ninja's full PW review.
Joining Ninja on the list are these other wonderful books:
I, Too, Am America
Langston Hughes, illus. by Brian Collier
Lemonade in Winter: A Book About Two Kids Counting Money
Emily Jenkins, illus. by G. Brian Karas
I Have a Dream
Martin Luther King Jr., illus. by Kadir Nelson
This Is Not My Hat
Jon Klassen
A Home for Bird
Philip Stead
Goldilocks and the Three Dinosaurs
Mo Willems
The Bear in the Book
Kate Banks, illus. by Georg Hallensleben
Unspoken
Henry Cole
Olivia and the Fairy Princesses
Ian Falconer
And Then It's Spring
Julie Fogliano, illus. by Erin Stead
