Puget Sound Council
For Reviewing Children's & Young Adult Literature
Connecting readers with quality children's and young adult books through trusted peer reviews.
Welcome
Welcome to the (new & improved!) review management system for the Puget Sound Council. Please access the features of this site via the menu bar above.
If you have questions or comments, cannot locate a book, or need to report an error, please contact pugetsoundcouncil@gmail.com.
For questions about membership, how-tos, and issues that are not site-related, please contact Eve Datisman at datseve@gmail.com.
Schedule of Events
General Meeting Dates — 2025–2026
Time: 9:00 – 11:00 AM
Location: Shoreline Conference Center, Professional Library, Building H
Sat, Sep 13, 2025
9:00 - 11:00 AM
Sat, Nov 15, 2025
9:00 - 11:00 AM
Sat, Jan 10, 2026
9:00 - 11:00 AM
Sat, Mar 7, 2026
9:00 - 11:00 AM
Sat, May 2, 2026
9:00 - 11:00 AM
Sat, Jun 6, 2026
9:00 - 11:00 AM
Reminder:
PSC 2025 dues are due January 1, 2026. Oral reviews must be posted by Wednesday 11:59 PM before the meeting.
The Shoreline Conference Center Professional Library is open 7:00 – 4:30 weekdays during the school year. Members are encouraged to drop by and pick up books at your convenience. Please call Tina Marier at 206.393.4225 or email tina.marier@ssd412.org to make sure the room is available.
How to Review Books
Important:
When finished writing a review, make sure you change the "Published" setting to "Yes." Otherwise, it will not be visible to others.
Oral Reviews
Books reviewed at the following meeting. Usually first-time authors, particularly noteworthy books, or discussion-worthy books. Oral books are returned and donated to charities.
Written Reviews
Books not reviewed orally. After reviews are submitted, these books may be added to your library collection.
Steps to Review
- Select the books you wish to review. We have a responsibility to review all books sent to us by publishers — please review them in a timely manner.
- At the meeting, separate your books into Oral and Written piles.
- Use the scanner to enter your choices. Select your name from the dropdown, choose oral or written, and scan the ISBN for each book.
- To enter a finished review: Log in, go to Reviews → My Reviews To Do, select a book, fill out the fields, and set "Published" to save.
Rating Scale
Recent Reviews
I Am Rebel
by Montgomery, Ross (2025)
Rebel, now 5, is a good dog, tied to Tom, who rescued him as a pup. He loves lamb bones, being told he's a good dog, and just about every minute of the day on the farm. In fact, during the first ...
Engineering : How The Six Simple Machines Support The World
by Mooney, Carla (2025)
Explains the six basic "simple machines": inclined plane, lever, pulley, screw, wedge, and wheel and axle. Each simple machine is a device that has no or very few moving parts, but makes doing work...
Bitter Tea And Rock Candy
by Gu, Yan (2025)
Through vibrant illustrations, this picture book depicts a young child’s relationship with her grandmother as the child tries her grandmother’s favorite tea: liangchia. This sweet story shows the r...
You Can Say Hi With Only A Smile
by Saunders, Merriam Sarcia (2025)
You Can Say Hi With Only a Smile is a thoughtful picture book that explores the many ways people can greet one another. The story provides a variety of examples, celebrating diversity and offering ...
STOP THE BALL!
by STRASSER, SUSANNE (2026)
In this board book duck, owl and spider and dog all run after the ball after duck kicks it. They follow it into the pond where the little girl catches it and kicks it into the soccer goal.
Scarlet And The Ring
by Rae, Elspeth (2023)
From the Meg and Greg series of decodable phonics of vowel and letter storybooks that is helpful to readers with "dyslexia or other language-based learning difficulty." Created to help struggling ...
BLACKPINK : K-POP SENSATIONS
by ROSE, RACHEL (2025)
While those unfamiliar with the K-Pop group might learn about the genre from this brief biography, the formulaic book offers little specifics on the group. Backmatter includes a glossary, bibliogra...
Hide And Seek History : The Vikings : With More Than 80 Flap
by Evans, Harriet (2025)
This colorful board book with over 80 lift-the-flap (many flaps within a flap) has everything you need to know about the Vikings: their trading and raiding; daily life and afterlife; war and combat...
You Are A Burst Of Color
by Choi, Sook-Hee (2025)
A young girl starts the day filled with wonder and excitement about what the day will bring. She’s a bright yellow bouncing her way to school, filled with excitement for the day to come. She’s tick...
Nahia
by Jones, Emily (2025)
9+ A sweeping prehistoric coming‑of‑age adventure set 8,000 years ago in what is now Spain, following eighteen‑year‑old Nahia, the Headwoman’s daughter, whose exile forces her into apprenticeship w...